Exhibitions Amber-rose Hulme Static 11th March 2021 - 27th March 2021

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Amber-rose Hulme Artist Statement: ‘Static’

Everything stopped. The bustling streets of Melbourne are empty. The constantly evolving graffiti laden walls of the city stand frozen. Layers of paint that would have repeatedly been covered are left unexpectedly to peel and age as we are locked away.

When I look at these highly textured walls of abandoned and peeling graffiti, I can almost hear the fuzz of static floating through the empty streets, like a deep breath, waiting for us to return.

Predominantly working with pastel on paper, Amber-Rose Hulme creates evocative, photo-realistic representations of the urban and industrial everyday. Interested in the idea of graffiti as a visual form of conversation between the many individuals who contribute to these constantly evolving murals, Hulme uses light, texture and the inevitable nature of decay to draw out ideas of social circumstance and the experience of a personal or cultural identity. Laneways, back alleys and abandoned industrial sites, each emptied of human presence, serve as the many backdrops for a melancholy awareness of the transience of human endeavour, and the beauty of the graffiti that enlivens the spaces we inhabit.

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AmberRose Hulme
Stop 2020
pastel on paper
114cm x 114cm