Silent Light
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Silent Light


THIS EXHIBITION presents small, simply stated paintings depicting commonplace scenes that often pass unnoticed. The subjects are largely derived from the artist’s long-term observations, day and night, of locations in Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. When transfigured by light, an everyday moment can seem permeated with deeper meaning and mystery – perhaps even hinting at a reality greater than we habitually perceive.

The paintings in Silent Light observe these moments, illuminated by sunlight or lamplight, not just for their quiet drama but for their surprising beauty too. They invite the viewer to look twice or think again about the world they live in. In doing so, they might be considered analogous to traditional Japanese haiku where, to use the words of Lucien Stryk (1985), in a moment ‘snatched from time’s flow’ the eternal might be ‘wrested from the phenomenal world’.

Sales

All works in the exhibition are for sale and can be purchased directly from this website. Any enquiries regarding sales please contact Tohby directly.

Exhibition

15 January–27 February 2022

BLUE MOUNTAINS CITY ART GALLERY

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
30 Parke St Katoomba NSW 2780

A Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Exposé Program exhibition

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Artist’s Talk

Saturday 22 January 2020, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Join artist Tohby Riddle for a gallery floor talk.

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Catalogue

Download exhibition catalogue as PDF (5Mb)