The Way Home
George Gilles

Wednesday 2 December 2020  -  Saturday 2 January 2021

In The Way Home, emerging artist George Gilles explores the theme of disassociation from one’s self identity and habitat, whilst introducing concepts and imagery inspired by pop culture icons such as The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland and The Labyrinth, in which the protagonist is placed into a surreal world far away from a home they strive to return to. 

Please join us on Wednesday 2 December from 5.30 - 7.30pm and enjoy a glass of wine to celebrate the launch of this new exhibition.

All works will be available to purchase via our online shop from 8pm on Wednesday 2 December. A live stream of the exhibition will be available via our Facebook for those who wish to experience the opening from
​the comfort of their own homes.

​ABOUT THE ARTIST

George Gilles is a multi-disciplinary emerging artist born and based in Adelaide, South Australia. Her painting practise is driven by the experience of living in over fifteen homes throughout her childhood. Her work explores the relationship between self and ‘home’ whether that be in an old van in rural Tasmania or a room in an overcrowded share house.

​Her nomadic lifestyle birthed the development of detachment from her body, dwellings and accompanying surroundings, recognising them as temporary lodgings rather than homes. A grounding technique she commonly used was to connect with the nuanced characteristics of each place, whether it be the colour of the kitchen tiles, the texture of the crumbling stone facade or the crooked shapes ancient cracks drew in the walls.

She concluded that buildings, like people, have their own personalities, quirks and secrets. This is reflected in her emotionally-charged figurative and landscape works, constructed from scenes and images past, present and imagined.

George Gilles is the recipient of the Urban Cow Emerging Artist Award, and has previously received a South Australian Visual Art Merit in her final year of high school. George has also been a finalist in the Prospect Portrait Prize, and is excited to present her debut solo exhibition at Urban Cow Studio.

George Gilles, detail of ‘Sunflower Way’, acrylic and oil on canvas, 2020​

George Gilles, 'Lions, Tigers and Bears', acrylic and oil on canvas, 2020​