inclusion of the artworks of Danie Mellor and Cia Guo-Qiang for your upcoming exhibition that explores the topic “Utopian Australia – the Lucky Country?” Both artists explore the idea of transformation through landscape, culture and country; employing symbols, narratives, traditions and materials to convey their own ideas on Utopia. Utopia is defined as being an imagined place or state in which everything is considered to be perfect. The works presented by Danie Mellor in one of his previous exhibitions
An Allegorical Scene of History Unfolding (2010) is an artwork produced by Danie Mellor that explores the history between indigenous and western cultures, focusing in particular on the colonial era. The artwork is currently on display at the University of Queensland Art Gallery in Mellor’s exhibition: Exotic Lies Sacred Ties. The work was created using pastel, pencil, glitter, Swarovski crystal and wash on Saunders Waterford paper. An Allegorical Scene of History Unfolding is a landscape-orientated
perfect”. Australia is considered to be the lucky country in reference to its natural resources, weather, history and other sorts of prosperity. Danie Mellor and Cia Guo – Qiang are two artists who explore perfect transformation in a country by offering symbolic traditions of landscape and culture in their artworks. Through the use of utopia as a central theme, Danie Mellor’s ‘Paradise Generations’ and Cia Guo – Qiang’s ‘Heritage 2013’ and ‘Head On 2006’ communicate a similar message on Australia’s identity