The Barnard Gallery presents Fumbling Towards Ecstasy – an exhibition of paintings by Tracy Payne. Taken from the haunting song by Sarah McLachlan, the title provides a poignant hint of Payne\\\’s relentless odyssey in search of self-actualisation. The exhibition provides an almost chronological evolution of Payne\\\’s efforts to access spirit through art and her embrace of creativity and creation. It is a quest that isskinless, profound and in parts, viscerally painful, but articulated with grace, sensuality and beauty. Payne has literally inserted herself into some of the painting by lying on the bed sheets, which serve as giant canvases for some of her more provocative imagery. But describing this exhibition simply as a \\\”body\\\” of works, while literally accurate, does not encapsulate the spiritual processes and self-interrogation Payne has undertaken in this on-going journey.
Ascension Astar Barnard Gallery Black Widow Butterflies Creation Death Destruction Duality Glenda Kemp Hayley Manson Hazel Friedman Hieros Gamos Hinduism Kali Kundalini Life Mixed Media Natalie Payne Paganism Painting Pan Profane Redemption Sacred Sacred Sexuality Sergei Polunin Serpent Shiva and Parvati Snake Dancer Suicide Tracy Payne Transcendence
Artist: Tracy Payne
Essays: Hayley Manson, Hazel Friedman
Gallery: Barnard Gallery, Cape Town
Dates: 5 September 2013 – 10 October 2013
Website: http://barnardgallery.com/exhibitions/tracy-payne-fumbling-towards-ecstasy/press-release/
Artist\\\’s website: www.tracypayne.com
Pages: 11
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