INERTIA / FORCE / CHANGE / INERTIA
CRITERION Gallery
August 7 – September 6, 2008
Opening 5.30pm Thursday August 7, 2008
CRITERION Gallery, Criterion Street, Hobart, Tasmania.
"Political identities come and go in a ceaseless procession; their time spent in office marked by contributions made towards solving or exacerbating political problems, for better or for worse. These identities are like a veneer, a thin patina that covers the substrate beneath. This substrate is constructed from the political parties to which these identities pledge allegiance, the economic and business interests of the day and the deals cut by predecessors, forming a complex web of relationships that span an array of bodies, institutions and entities. Enmeshed within the patina of these identities are their words, actions and beliefs as presented to the public, offset by the perceptions of others, whether it is a commentator’s opinion, a private conversation between friends or a boardroom discussion. This substrate and its patina sit upon the ground of history, of wars, feuds and alliances, of environmental catastrophes, of past misdeeds and valour."
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First We Take Paris, Then We Take the World
Devonport Regional Gallery Solo Commission 2007
September 7 – October 7, 2007
Opening 6pm Friday September 7, 2007
Devonport Regional Gallery, 45 Stewart Street, Devonport, Tasmania.
Visit Paintings 2007 for images of all the works.
"Blown up to mega proportions and saturated in colours from a can, Jamin’s work is more billboard than wall hanging. The paintings speak in the language of pop culture, with the big, loud and shiny images we’re so used to... In First We Take Paris Then We Take The World, Jamin is reversing the spin, taking the mixed messages back to their source and having more than a bit of fun along the way." Jennifer Hopper, J ARTS CREW, The Program, September 10, 2007 www.theprogram.net.au
"In a fusion of front-page juxtapositions spawned by the ‘news of the day’ during the development of these new works, Paris Hilton has become the hero, the enemy, the metaphor and the motivation. In the sinister Get the Girl, Kill the Baddies and Save the Entire Planet Paris appears brainwashed. Empty and vacant, a container for meaning. John Howard appears intrinsically aware of both Paris’s awesome power as a vehicle for any message imposed upon her, and his own control over the Australian people and relative invulnerability. Howard cackles menacingly skyward, neck muscles taught and constricted with the power and testosterone of patriarchy. Paris, or perhaps popular culture, has become Howard’s secret weapon."
Excerpt from catalogue essay "One Night In Paris" by Scot Cotterell
View (or right/option click to download) a PDF e-catalogue of First We Take Paris, Then We Take the World at Devonport regional Gallery, 2007.
‘Tasmania: Explore the Possibilities’
An Exhibition of Alternative Parliamentary Portraits by Jamin
March 2 – 24, 2007
Opening 6pm Friday March 2, 2007
INFLIGHT Gallery, Elizabeth Street, North Hobart (Behind Kaos).
‘Tasmania: Explore the Possibilities’ is an exhibition of alternative Parliamentary portraits by Hobart artist Jamin. The work explores the bizarre and often disturbing links between politics and business in Tasmania, and questions whether or not the arts have a role to play in these issues. In a state where the Premier makes jokes like: “Tasmania: the Conspiracy State”, and business leaders like John Gay would like it noted that “it was Mr. Lennon had who rushed to see him… and not the other way around” - it is appropriate to be alert and alarmed.
In these alternative Parliamentary portraits, Jamin has broken from his stencil-based practice to create free-hand aerosol works, continuing to appropriate and re-present images sourced from the mass media.
- Big thanks to everyone who came to the opening - it was huge!
Here is an article published in the Sunday Tasmanian:
"Intimidating Exhibition..." Sunday Tasmanian, March 25, 2007
'Common Ground' was part of an exchange show from INFLIGHT Gallery in Hobart to BUS Gallery in Melbourne. The exhibition was called FOLIE Á TROIS and showed the work of Jamin, Sally Rees and Scott Cotterell in the three diffferent rooms of BUS Gallery.
Wednesday 5th April till 22nd April, 2006 - BUS Gallery, 117 Lt. Lonsdale St. Melbourne.
'Common Ground' is a series of stencils sprayed directly onto the gallery walls. The works depict various 'good' and 'bad' characters that have appeared in the mass media - all of them carrying guns. 'Common Ground' investigates notions of guilt as prescribed by the media and reveals how men in positions of power love to be photographed with a big gun.
Opening 5.30pm Monday 22 August 2005
CRITERION@Amulet, 333 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart 7004
This is Jamin's first show with CRITERIONGallery.
Everyone's a Suspect...
Looking at masks, concealment and camoflague, the paintings in this exhibition integrate subject matter with technique and material. In an age of New World Order, Big Brother, global unrest, the fear of terror and the violence of ideologies - we are all subjected to the machinations of forces shrouded in secrecy. From hedge funds to governments, terrorists to corporations... who is who and what do we really know?
This Exhibition is a part of Tasmanian Living Artists' Week, 2005.
Go to www.dielaughing.com.au/aka/ for images of the paintings.
1 – 29 August 2004
Opening Friday 13 August 2004
Mon – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Open late Thursday & Friday
Pseudo-Political Stencil Art About Beards
This work is a tongue-in-cheek exploration of beards, propaganda, icon and identity. It questions sources of (mis)information, irrational fear and suspicion in the post September 11 era. Evoluntary seeks to challenge perceptions and ignite inquiry within the viewer.
This exhibition was a part of Tasmanian Living Artists Week, 2004.
Visit the Art page for images of the paintings.
