Leanne Savory
My work begins with my favorite subject – light, and its inalienable protégé, dark.
At the edge of my vision there is something pushing me, pushing me to see, to seek, to understand. I love to paint the beauty of objects - the hand of human beings and I love to paint the beauty of nature - the hand of spirit. This nourishes my soul.
I find myself frequently mystified and intrigued with the visual displays of light illuminating a subject, it’s intertwined relationship with darkness and the arisal of colour and form. There is more here than meets the eye for us, more than the scientific theories we have been taught. I ponder the following quote and it drives my work - Through Art, a bridge is built between the Spiritual and Earthly worlds (Rudolf Steiner)
My work endeavours to explore and challenge how and what we see. Can we learn to see the unseen, to know the unknown?
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Exhibitions at Tacit Art
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov
My work explores the idea that what is absent is as important as what is present in the perceiving of form. I am fascinated with colour, gesture, light and dark. With these, I endeavour to meet the challenge of creating the illusion of form emerging from the canvas.
My practice is a slow process of observation, colour creation and the considered, reverential placement of marks on the work’s surface. I invite the viewer to come with me and explore our intriguing world of reality, illusion, how we see, what gives form and ultimately what moves our soul.
Exhibitions
solo
2024 What gives form - Tacit Art, Melbourne
group
2023 TACIT Still Life Prize [Redux] - Tacit Art, Melbourne
SUBSTRATE 23 - Tacit Art, Melbourne
2022 TACIT Still Life Prize - Tacit Art, Melbourne
#5 Collective - Oak Hill Gallery, Manningham
2021 TACIT Still Life Prize - Tacit Art, Melbourne
Our Melbourne - Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne
Winter Select - Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne
Autumn Select - Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne
Summer Select - Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne
2019 Postcard Show - New Linden Art, Melbourne
2018 Warrendyte Art Show
2017 Villa San Rocco Studio - Tuscany, Italy