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She-Oak (2025)
$850.00
by TEO
Medium: Synthetic Polymer & Raw Cotton
Measurement in L x W (cm): 52 x 42 cm
NOW SHOWING AT HOWLER: 7-11 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056. Artwork will be available for preview from the 19th of February till 19th of May. All artworks can be picked up at Howler after the 19th of May. For delivery costs, please enquire at hello@platformpresents.com.au
Quantity
Only 1 left in stock
Artist Bio
TEO is a multidisciplinary artist living and working off-grid in remote bushland. Deeply attuned to their surrounding environment, TEO's practice serves as a lens through which personal experiences and quiet observations unfold. Memory and emotion move through the work, hinting at broader narratives that blur the boundary between the personal and the universal.
Artist Statement
"This work centres on a she-oak I have observed since its emergence from seed. Its youthful suppleness allows it to sway with a dancer's grace, shaped continuously by wind and weather. I am drawn to she-oaks for their sinuous limbs and quiet resilience- forms that reveal the marks of time and environment. Working synthetic polymer into raw cotton, I used a process akin to drawing with coloured pencil, scrubbing and layering pigment into the surface. Through this method, I sought to evoke a sense of movement and breath, capturing the tree not as a fixed object, but as a living, responsive presence."