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Peter Sharp - This Is Not A Solo Show - Wollongong Art Gallery

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I was a bit curious about these works on paper by Peter Sharp. Some seemed intriguing but there was a bit of a lag between seeing the work and understanding the artist's intention. The references are a bit esoteric, for a start. I mean I know that Albers was a psychologist and artist of some sort - but I may have that wrong. In the whow there was not much explanatory material or at least I didn't see it if it was there. But this is the curator's responsibility not the artist's. For example the items above are titled interaction with Albers. Presumably there was some sort of idea exchange or else a stylistic handover. But what was it, how did this exchange happen and what was the result. The items on display presumably. But what then? Actually these pieces (above) are not very attractive. They are a bit dull and possibly intentionally modest in their expressive capacity. So I wasn't sure about this artist and will have to keep an eye out for his work down the track. ...