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LIAM GERRARD

Wilt & Wing

Archive exhibition
30 August - 25 September 2022
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Liam Gerrard Whenuakite River, 2022 charcoal and pastel on paper 1370 x 1030 mm
Liam Gerrard
Whenuakite River, 2022
charcoal and pastel on paper
1370 x 1030 mm
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Sanderson are pleased to present the exhibition Wilt and Wing, an exhibition of new works by Liam Gerrard.

Gerrard is an artist whose practice offers a contemporary take on the 17th century still life vanitas. Closely related to memento mori still lifes, vanitas gently remind us of the fragility and transience of life. 


Most recently Gerrard has explored this theme through the depiction of plants and flowers, and other aspects of wildlife that one can find in a garden. The artist has become known for his depictions of the hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) in various states of blossom and decay. In recent months the artist has started to explore the moth as subject matter, an insect which has the average lifespan of one to six months, but in many cases lives for only one to two weeks. 


Gerrard is known for the exquisite, meticulous detail with which he paints and draws. Notions of the passing of time are made apparent not only through his chosen subject matter but by the very processes that he employs.


In the case of his floral works Gerrard titles each work by the location in which the flower was discovered. In doing so Gerrard ensures the works embody a sense of place; an insight into the artist’s travels as he encounters each of his carefully selected subjects at specific moments in time.

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