Art + Travel: New And Recent Works By Damon Kowarsky | 14 June - 27 July

Art + Travel contains recent images by Melbourne based artist Damon Kowarsky of Serbia, Montenegro, Istanbul, Yemen, France, and Saudi Arabia, all made with his characteristic attention to detail and precise, analytical observation of the natural world.

For more than twenty years Damon has travelled the world, making etchings and drawings inspired by the architecture and landscape of the places he has visited.

“Travel has long been an essential part of my practice. While Australia is home, I get most of my ideas overseas. Part of this is about availability. Architecture and the built environment are some of my main subjects. If you want to draw the streets of Paris you have to go there.”

Damon is primarily a printmaking artist who specialises in etching and aquatint on copper plate which is a traditional printmaking technique that dates from the early 1500’s.

“There is a lot of technique involved in making an etching but it has always been my aim to make this invisible. … Ultimately I believe the image comes first, and the technique is a way to support it, and hopefully bring joy to the audience.”

Damon is the recipient of numerous awards and is represented in public and private collections in Australia and internationally. He has worked as a scientific, courtroom, and archaeological illustrator.

Preview the exhibition here: https://solandergallery.co.nz/exhibition/art-travel/

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11am - 3pm Friday and Saturday 
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