Canberra Centre has collaborated with a group of local artists, silversmiths and textile designers to create their newest in-centre installation, Cycle Culture.
Showcasing bespoke creations by Luke Chiswell, Megan Jackson, Charlie Kilmartin and Alison Jackson, Cycle Culture is an ode to the classic bicycle with a modern spin.
Join Canberra Centre in a celebration of our city’s love affair with all things cycling and how the pastime has played a role in creating the relaxed culture our wonderful city has become renowned for.
Cycle Culture is now on display near R.M. Williams on Level 1, Canberra Centre.
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Luke Chiswell – Visual Artist
Moving between mediums, visual artist Luke Chiswell lives and works in rural Australia. Developing an abstracted representation on a conventional bike. Focusing on the image of a bike – abstracting the form to represent a minimal silhouette, ultimately viewing the bike as a simple line drawing. Using geometric shapes to create a rigid structure while maintaining functional elements from an original bike.
Megan Jackson – Textile Designer
Megan Jackson is a Canberra based textile designer and artist, designing and producing a collection of hand printed textiles, furniture pieces and works on paper. Her work is a playful approach to pattern and colour, characterised by a modern, abstract aesthetic.
Megan has approached each bicycle as a three dimensional canvas on which to playfully explore the interaction of materials and pattern. Combining hand screen-printed fabric and wood and paper in a new form, they interact to create a visually stimulating expression of texture, volume, colour and pattern.
Charlie Kilmartin – Artist
A recent graduate of Fine Arts at UNSW, Charlie has returned to his hometown of Canberra in 2015. His work usually mixes the vernaculars of advertising, design, pop and street art; commanding attention through formal composition and a bold use of acrylic colours. In this project we realise a connection to the bike in ways we usually wouldn’t, and are reminded of the human agency these machines exhibit.
Alison Jackson – Silversmith
Alison Jackson’s practice is split equally between designing and hand-making jewellery and tableware. Elegant and refined, Alison’s work draws inspiration from the clean lines of geometric shapes, paired against soft satin finishes. Inspired by a love of traditional Silver smithing, many of Alison’s tableware pieces retain the mark of the hammer. Taking cues from her folded cutlery series, each or her bicycle designs feature angular and geometric metal structures. These playful folded structures create an intriguing visual display as the light bounces off each surface differently.
