Talking to Strangers
Noël Skrzypczak’s ‘Talking to Strangers’ exhibition is an anomaly. The twin scents of paint and soap greet the nose; an image quite like a Rorschach test unfurls on the wall, spreading its pink and black wings skyward. Then the gaze turns downward, and two shapes greet the eye.
More than shapes, they are a mess of glass, soap and silicone. Bubbles seem ready to burst forth with luminescent colour and form. It seems fragile, as if the smallest touch would destroy its delicate equilibrium.
This is a three-dimensional artistic experience; connections about its potential meaning clash with fluorescent viscera, leaving the viewer unsure but strangely at home.
Skrzypczak echoes the metamorphosing allure of the exhibition with her words:
“The way I work, I often don’t know how the paint will act and this is precisely the point. I want the paint to be free, to be itself, because that is when it is most beautiful and alive.”
‘Talking to Strangers’ is open at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia from Saturday 25 June until Wednesday 9 October 2011.
