Q & A with Liz Wickramasinghe for THIS PLACE
The Corner Store Gallery - Liz Wickramasinghe
Q & A with Liz Wickramasinghe for THIS PLACE
I discovered Liz Wickramasinghe’s work via The Design Files last year and instantly fell in love with her unique style and colour palette! I’ve been following her progression ever since and was completely delighted when she agreed to be part of our new group exhibition THIS PLACE! I asked Liz a few questions about her practice and most recent body of work.
How did you become involved with The Corner Store Gallery?
Via Instagram! If I remember correctly, Madi and I had been following each other’s Instagram pages and then she invited me to be part of the group show ‘This Place’. I’m a big fan of The Corner Store Gallery and of Madi’s work, I was really thrilled to be able to exhibit my work in this show at the gallery. It’s my first inter-state group show.
Tell us about your practice? How long have you been making art? What is your favourite subject matter? Where do you create your art?
I have always made art but have only been getting serious about it in the last 2 years. In the past I have worked in a gallery and have been a secondary school art teacher. Having children allowed me to have a break from work and then I naturally began making art again. I studied both painting and printmaking at art school and my work is a combination of both disciplines. I am currently making mostly paintings with printmaking techniques integrated into my processes. My subject matter preferences cover a range of topics – landscapes, botanicals, architecture, textiles, stitching-crafts, nautical themes and structures, both natural and human made. I have always loved interweaving my subject matter into my paintings, it makes for some interesting, abstracted compositions.
Tell us about the body of work you've created for THIS PLACE. Why have you chosen this particular place?
We built a house in Armstrong Creek about 5 years ago after living in inner Melbourne. The landscape was vastly different to Melbourne and had an immediate effect on my artwork compositions. We are surrounded by wetlands, grasslands, coastal marshlands, creeks and a big river. This area is traditionally known as Dooliebeal, an important part of the traditional lands of the Wathaurong people. It is a very special place. There is so much inspiration! I wanted to represent aspects of this landscape with my abstracted, approach not only to understand it and explore it better but to also attempt to share its beauty.
The Corner Store Gallery - Liz Wickramasinghe
The Corner Store Gallery - Liz Wickramasinghe
The Corner Store Gallery - Liz Wickramasinghe