'Thinking Inside the Box" 
at Olsen Annexe, 74 Queen St, Sydney
11th-28th September 2024
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My current show 'Thinking Inside the Box' features interiors and landscapes from Far North Queensland painted on unfolded, recycled packaging.
You can see all the details of the works on the Olsen Annexe website 
​And flick through a Thinking Inside the Box pdf here 
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The Artists' Beach House (Wonga) SOLD

The Green Sofa (Artists' Cottage) SOLD

The Bird Shelf (Artists' Tree House) SOLD

The Artists' Cottage (Kitchen) SOLD

Kulki (Rainforest Clearing) SOLD

White Tip SOLD

The Elephant Curtain (Artists' Nook) SOLD

On The Deck - Kulki SOLD

The Peacock Wallpaper (Artists' Treehouse)  SOLD

Bathroom (The Artists' Cottage) SOLD

The Artists' Tree House FNQ SOLD

Balcony Birds SOLD

Kulki Rainforest 

The Artists' Nook FNQ (diptych) 

Strangler Fig - Kulki SOLD

Study for The Artists' House FNQ  SOLD

Kulki - Inside/Outside SOLD

Sweet Lips  SOLD

Alison Mackay’s distinctive paintings on unfolded domestic packaging explore the eclectic interiors of houses in Far North Queensland.
 
The irregular shapes of these tiny panoramas highlight the dimensionality of each space, whether inside or outside. Up close, the detailed observations celebrate everything from interior décor to the patterns on tropical fish.
 
The unfolded packaging – repurposed tea and drug packets, food and takeaway containers and collaged book pages – shows the surrounding circumstances, both mental and physical, for the artist. Books being read, food consumed and even Covid test packets from the height of the pandemic when some of the works were made. 
  
These works reference concepts of recycling and consumer culture but are also an exploration and celebration of places that are important to the artist. 

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