Jack Featherstone, Deua Valley, 2007, acrylic and oil on bark, 27 x 77 cm
Local artist Jack Featherstone will show his paintings for the first time in 35 years at a solo exhibition opening at The Australian National University. Jack Featherstone: Magic Realist, will display the latest body of work by the octogenarian, self-taught artist from Braidwood. Drawing on a range of natural materials that include chunks of stone, bark, and wood measuring up to two metres long, Featherstone's paintings portray landscapes, townscapes and narratives of every day life. The inspiration for the scenes and unusual materials which form Featherstone's paintings are the hikes that the avid bushwalker undertakes with his family. Visitors to the show will find imagery of the north and south coasts of NSW, the mountainous landscapes of the Deua Valley, and scenes of everyday life around Braidwood and other country towns around the state. Featherstone's ability to reflect on the world around him has inspired exhibition curator, Associate Professor Nigel Lendon from the ANU School of Art, to describe the artist as a 'magic realist'. 'Jack has an eye for the magical mysteries of everyday life and shows us how to see quite normal things as if they are extraordinary,' said Associate Professor Lendon.
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