For those of you unfamiliar with the rising art star Carlson Hatton, this is a very worthwhile read. Hatton is featured as February's Artist of the Week and the accompanying interview gives a fantastic insight into his work. "I want to tap into the complexity that we’re surrounded by. We have to walk with blinders on so that we can get through the day. I always liked the thought that the cubists were portraying the complexity of how we really might see our surroundings." CH For limited edition Cotton Rag prints of Hatton's work, visit TW Fine Art and browse through his print portfolio. These are true collector pieces!   [caption id="attachment_3954" align="alignnone" width="253"] Strangers # 1, Painting, Carlson Hatton 2012[/caption] http://theawards.co/carlsonhatton/

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Keep an eye out for a gorgeous series of prints by Sydney artist Clementine Barnes - COMING SOON to TWFA! In the meantime, if you live in Sydney check out her work in person in an exhibition at SNO Contemporary Art Projects in Marrickville, opening this Saturday 8 February and running until Feb 24.      

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Veronica Ibanez's interest in both time and the movement of light has been beautifully captured in a body of work titled 4:36pm. In each sculptural piece, a series of time lapsed photographs are superimposed and illuminated to capture multiple moments of time and light within a stationary form. Each piece is a glowing reminder of the past, our urban environment and the inevitable progression of time. "Light is moving constantly, shaping everything around us, changing it's color, temperature and intensity. This project is a part of my obsessive observation of light and it's effect on the spaces and environments that we live, and the silent transformations of what we see." VIR. For more work, visit http://www.virfotografia.com/index.php?/project/436-pm/

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TW FineArt artists Rebecca Norton & Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe will be showing their work at this fantastic exhibition curated by Christian Haub. If you live in New York City or are planning a visit, be sure to check it out at Terrazzo Art Projects on the Lower East Side.

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An installation artwork by physicst Dr Andrew Melatos and visual artist Briony Barr, called ‘Drawing on Complexity: Experiment 4’, has been unveiled at the inauguration ceremony of Seoul’s $230M National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA). The event was attended by the President of South Korea, Park Geun-hue. The artwork was one of four commissioned for the Aleph Project, a four-month exhibition at the MMCA inspired by the ideas of the writer Jorge Luis Borges. It explored the themes of complexity and emergence in an art-science context. Dr Melatos, from the School of Physics, said exploring the deep connections between art and science through the creation of an artwork, in partnership with an established artist like Briony Barr, had been a wonderful experience. "To be invited to contribute an artwork to the opening of Seoul's premier contemporary art museum was a real honour, not to mention a lot of fun for someone who plays with mathematical equations for a living,” Dr Melatos said. "The enthusiastic response Briony and I received from the Seoul public when lecturing about art and complex systems in the museum's educational program replicated the sort of excitement we have encountered in Australia over the last two years, for example during activities with primary school kids at the civic studio ArtPlay. 'Drawing on Complexity: Experiment 4’ is an expanded drawing constructed from three kilometres of coloured electrical tape by a team of 25 local volunteers, or agents, enacting the rules of a cellular automaton on a 10 metre by 10 metre grid. Each agent is assigned a two-component genetic code; when agents meet at a point in the drawing, their interaction and hence the tape marks that they make are determined by the combination of their genetic codes, leading to the emergence of scale-invariant forms. The drawing and video are on public display at the MMCA until 16 March, when the artwork will be "undrawn" - and the process recorded - by the same group of volunteers. It will also feature in the MMCA's educational program. A time-lapse video of the artwork's creation: http://vimeo.com/brionybarr (see Experiment 4). (University News, Melbourne University)    

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