Alizon Gray
Original Abstract Works
About Alizon Gray
Gallery Raye presents original abstract works by Melbourne-based painter, Alizon Gray.
“I see my paintings as illusory abstract landscapes where the landscape emerges as an imagined place, or the in-between space that connects memory and place rather than representing somewhere specific. Through layers of various marks and veils of paint I hope to build an image that cannot be understood in a simple glance. The various paint marks aren’t representative of anything in particular. Instead, like points on a map they guide toward the memory of a place and will resonate differently for each person that encounters them as they bring their own history and viewpoint, that inevitably influences their experience of my work.
My process is very intuitive and I never have a particular outcome in mind when I start a painting. Usually I pick a colour (often pink or green) and randomly start to make marks on the canvas. Each mark thereafter is in response to those previously placed; it is a dance between intuition and consideration. The decision to place each mark is part of my pursuit to seek a delicate balance between the forms and space that evolve naturally in each piece as it develops to a point of resolution.
Like most artists, I feel that it is impossible to separate the themes emerging in my paintings from the events of the past year. Living conditions in Melbourne were very confined throughout 2020 due to the pandemic, and whilst feeling very challenged by this, I was ever grateful for my creativity and capacity to create new spaces for myself through my painting practice. Creating spatial abstract landscapes as a place for daydream and quiet reflection continues to be the focus of my current work.” - Alizon Gray 2021
Alizon has been a finalist in numerous art prizes including the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize, ANL Mission to Seafarers Prize, Musswellbrook Art Prize, and mCollection Award. Recent exhibitions include 'Heart of Snow' at Michael Reid Gallery, ‘Seeking Silence’ at Boom Gallery, and ‘Slippery Slope’ at Sawtooth. Her work has been included in many group exhibitions, most recently, ‘Winter’ at Fenton & Fenton, ‘Goodbye Hello’ at CAVES, and ‘Dusk till Dawn‘ at Saint Cloche. She has work in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, England, USA, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland.
Alizon Gray — Hover 2021 — Oil on Canvas — 110 cm H x 95 cm W — Framed in Victorian Ash — $2200
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Original work Alizon Gray.
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