Around the globe for new show

ROSS Creek Gallery’s latest exhibitor is showcasing the results of about three years’ worth of national and overseas travelling to attendees.

Printmaker, Damon Kowarsky’s Of Land and Sky is on show until Sunday 17 March and features about 16 pieces depicting locations captured from across the globe.

“They’re mostly dealing with landscape and architecture in the landscape,” he said.

“They’re all based on my travels around Australia and the world and then from those travels I made drawings and then from those drawings I made etchings which are what’s on display.”

The featured works depict nearby locations such as Tower Hill near Warrnambool, and Mount Noorat, to places further afield like Ulcinj in Montenegro, San Diego’s Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Shibam in Yemen.

Kowarsky estimated about each work would take about a week to complete on average, and depending on size.

“They range in size from about 12 centimetres across, to two metres across so it’s quite a range of different scaled works,” he said.

He said he wants attendees to bring their own experiences to the exhibition.

“I’m looking through the pieces I’ve made to date to find a show that looks cohesive,” he said.

“But it’s also about what works in the space and allowing the people who come it to make their own stories and connections with the pieces.”

Ross Creek Gallery is open Fridays to Sundays from 11am to 4pm during the show’s run although appointments can be made to see the exhibition outside operating hours.