Pioneer – Colin Pennock

Colin Pennock has embraced abstraction to produce relatable works which titillate and inspire. These oils of sharp edges and long slices of paint which float on the walls like multicoloured clouds coalesce into shining representations of landscapes and dreams.

The hallucinogenic hues of Just As We Imagined It, are a combination of sunset and imagination. It is recognisably dusk, yet it is an ideal, a chimera, a perfect representation of every days end. It encompasses the beauty and the terror of each lived moment, each second of suffering and each minute of loving compassion.

The impressionistic pastels of Homes Apart seem to owe much to the artist’s upbringing in Ireland. Its softer tones speak to the viewer of a lost world, a sadness and nostalgia connected to home and family.

Pennock’s works invite poetic descriptions, yet remain embedded in common experience. They are works for rumination and skilful artistic creations. (LR)

Until Nov 22, Arthouse Gallery, 66 McLachlan Ave, Darlinghurst, FREE, arthousegallery.com.au