Polychromatic

Polychromatic exhibition is a display of vibrant, impactful art.‘Polychromatic,’ meaning ‘Many Coloured,’ celebrates artists who work with bold colours, vibrant palettes, and create art that makes you take notice. This exhibition runs from Saturday the 18th of July to Saturday the 5th of September.

Throughout the history of art, colours have often been used in symbolic ways, often to express inner emotions or psychological states, or to signify the divine or royalty. Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night uses saturated yellows and deep blues to convey turbulence and hope, while Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio transforms a room into a dreamlike, emotional environment through a single bold red. Artists often use bold palettes to break from realism, allowing colour itself to become the narrative or emotional force in the artwork.

Art has the incredible ability to conjure emotions, and to convey complex feelings and messages in more digestible ways. 

Walking through an art gallery or museum has always encouraged such visceral reactions in me. There are artworks that never fail to draw me in, no matter how many times I see them. We hope the phenomenal work in this exhibition encourages feelings and connections in viewers.

Artists joining us for this exhibition:

Mark Armstrong (Glas Gogh)

Ar Bee	Collette Howie
Caroline Bennett	Ingrid Mayes
Carol Binnie	Migglet
Charmaine Boyle	Tracey Paterson
Garry Brander	Renee Rilexie
Helen Butler	Kaz Robertson
Alanda Calmus	Ruth Scott
Lesia Davidson	Gillian Sim
Arantza Elosua	Neil Smith
Lynsay Hay	Claire Wills