Preview: Miniature Art – A Group Exhibition of Miniaturists @ Beinart Gallery [Melbourne]
Over two dozen international artists assemble to showcase “sculptures and paintings created on a mind-bendingly small scale. “
Two years ago, we posted a preview for a group show happening in Melbourne, Australia. The venue hosting the event was the Beinart Gallery, which began as Beinart Collective in 2003, when artist, Jon Beinart, assembled “an online community of strange and imaginative figurative artists.” From their beginning as an online gallery highlighting the work of Jon and small group of fellow Australian artists, they would swiftly expanded into a much broader international network encompassing hundreds of artists from around the world. Beinart would publish numerous art books before, eventually, setting up shop in a physical brick and mortar location in 2016, dedicated to continuing their efforts promoting work from the new contemporary art scene. The group exhibit that we posted about back in 2018 was titled “Small Works.” This weekend, Beinart have stepped it up — or down — with a brand new show focused on on pieces created on an even tinier scale.
The title for Miniature Art: A Group Exhibition Of Miniaturists is a fairly self-explanatory one. Co-curated by master miniaturist Joshua Smith, the show brings together over two dozen artists crafting highly detailed art pieces at a reduced scale. From Smith‘s “scratch built sculptures of urban decay” to Russian sculptor, Salavat Fidai‘s microscopic masterworks carved into lead pencil tips, the details and precision in so much of the contributions for this show are mind-boggling. There’s a whimsical nature to a display like this, as well as an incredible ability to transport the viewer into particular submissions that operate like miniature art installations. We love this theme and it’s a really easy one to get excited about and get behind. It opens Saturday, March 7th. Go check it out if you’re in the area.
Here’s a list of contributing artists…
ARTIST LIST INCLUDES:
Joshua Smith, Abigail Goldman, Naoto Hattori, Steve Casino, Salavat Fidai, Marina Dieul, Rick Araluce, Thomas Doyle, Vildan Hosbak, Sonya Palencia, Beau White, Annita Maslov, Chris Leib, Matt Dangler, Stéphanie Kilgast, Stefano Ives, Dina Brodsky, Jon Ching, Rosa de Jong, Ken Hamilton, İnanç Ömer Benlioğlu, Lori Nix, Kathleen Gerber, Emmanuel Nouaillier, David Williams, Raphael Truffi Bortholuzzi & TokyoBuild.
Check out preview images for the exhibit below the following event details…
WHAT:
Beinart Gallery Presents:
‘MINIATURE ART’
A Group Exhibit Of Miniaturists
WHEN:
Opening:
Saturday, March 7th, 2020
5pm – 10pm
WHERE:
Beinart Gallery
1 Sparta Place | Brunswick | VIC | 3056
Australia
PHONE: +61 3 9939 3681
EMAIL: contact(at)beinart.org
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Opening is FREE
Exhibition runs until Sunday, March 29th
Gallery Hours:
Wed-Thu: 10am – 4pm
Fri-Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/849004892206280/
“68 Bolesława Limanowskiego”
Scratch built miniature made from MDF, balsa wood, styrene, plaster, wire, acrylic paint, weathering pigment
Sculpture size: 57 x 51 x 57 cm (22.4″ x 20″ x 22.4″)
‘WALL-E’
Pencil micro-sculpture
Sculpture size: 0.2cm (0.07″)
“Storefront in Green”
Mixed media: wood, brass and paper
Sculpture size: 16 x 20 x 24.5 cm (6.3″ x 7.8″ x 9.6″)
“Nr2”
Miniature in test tube
Sculpture size: 3 x 21 cm (1.1″ x 8.2″)
“The Two Brained Firetruck Myth”
Mixed media bricolage including wood, plastic model dinosaur and fire truck parts, string, epoxy, polymer clay, glue, wire, sprays and paints
Sculpture size: 25 x 85 x 58 cm (9.84” x 33.5” x 22.8″)
“Beatle Breath”
Polymer clay, acrylics and Tic Tac container
“Toilet”
Mixed media, scratch built
Sculpture size: 40 x 30 x 35 cm (15.7″ x 11.8″ x 13.7″)
“Flamboyance”
Oil on wood
Painting size: 12.7 x 12.7 cm (5″ x 5″)
‘Stream of Thought 02’
Acrylic on board
Painting size: 7.5 x 15 cm (3″ x 6″)
“Proxy (45 Catherine Ct.)”
Papier mache, foam, plastic, wood, oil paint on wooden base under glass dome
Sculpture size: 22.2 x 24.1 x 24.1cm (9.5” x 9.5” x 8.7”)
