Flinders Lane Gallery  

Greer Honeywill

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For installation artist and sculptor, Greer Honeywill, the blemished surface of suburbia and the concept of 'home' provide fertile ground for her diverse practice.

"Within my practice I have an obsessive need to gather and document - histories, memories, traces of life, and in particular, evidence of life lived in the much loved (and equally derided) suburbs. The resulting accumulations of data provide endless opportunities for artistic speculation. Like an ethnographer or taxonomist of the domestic I endlessly sift, search and reclassify." Greer Honeywill

Writer and curator, Dr Kevin Murray says, "Greer is able to draw upon aspects of everyday life and render these in a form that's quite extraordinary. Her work gives us a moment out of the day to enjoy and reflect. She's dedicated to things that happen in our everyday lives and gives them a new meaning."

While the breadth of her practice encompasses photography, textiles, painting, and text, one consistent seam within her work centres on objects made in wood using techniques associated with the construction of the timber frame for the domestic dwelling.

"Like all of Honeywill's work, these sculptures eloquently convey the push-pull of societal expectations and gender roles, the dream of escape and the place of self. These works urge us to question our ambitions and desires and reflect upon the true cost of what is lost and gained in their pursuit." Kelly Gellatly, Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria.

Greer Honeywill is currently shortlisted for:

The Geelong Print Prize with the artwork Site Specific,
The
Deakin University inaugural Small Sculpture Prize with the artwork Decidedly Picturesque,
The Yering Station Sculpture Prize with the artwork Wrap (pictured left),
The Hutchins Print Prize (Tasmania) with the artwork House Music – triple bill

Greer has also been invited to participate in the biennial
Lorne Sculpture Exhibition 2009.

 
Architecture of the Heart 3#
2008
type C photograph
66 x 100cm

Winner of the Commended Award at the Sunshine Coast Art Prize for Architecture of the Heart #3. The Judge of the Prize, Philip Bacon, commented on Greer Honeywill's piece:

My commended award, out of this strong field, goes to Greer Honeywill’s ‘Architecture of the Heart III’. This beautiful and haunting work is full of atmosphere and an ethereal, other worldly light. Technically it is a tour-de force; if Caravaggio was working today, this is perhaps the sort of image he would be creating.