Orange will be treated to one of the country's best animation installations as a new exhibition of Melbourne-based Arlo Mountford will take centre stage at Orange Regional Gallery for the next two months.
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Kinetic sculptures and animations spanning Mr Mountford's 15-year-career will be on show at the gallery until December 1.
Mr Mountford, who was in Orange on Friday to launch the show and participated in a workshop on Saturday, said he used stick figures as a way to engage with complex themes.
His works often include stick figures in paintings
"The exhibition and the works themselves operate on multiple levels through a combination of technical execution, humour, history and self-reflexive response," he said.
"I feel the 'relatability' present in the works acts as a gateway to engage with the more challenging conversations about what art is and how it might operate'."
I think it's extraordinary. It's got so much depth and it's extraordinarily evocative ... I recommend anyone go and see it.
- Gallery visitor Karen Wilcox
Museums and Galleries NSW programs and tourism exhibitions coordinator Olivia Welch said the was Mr Mountford inter-weaved animation and art history was "quirky" and something crowds loved, and she said it was incredibly exciting to have the exhibition touring regional Australia.
Meanwhile, gallery visitor Karen Wilcox said she absolutely loved the exhibition.
"I think it's extraordinary. It's got so much depth and it's extraordinarily evocative ... I recommend anyone go and see it," she said
The show runs until December 1.
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Max Stainkamph
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
Max joined the CWD in September 2017, leaving the big smoke of Melbourne to come to Orange, where he stayed until 2020.
