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Corinne Loxton

Into The Desert

19 November - 21 December 2024

The Red Centre holds a unique position in the psyche and mythology of all Australians. This exhibition enables you to journey with me as I connect with and explore the majesty and extremes of the desert.

Deserts have long been spaces of encounter and challenge, places that seem limitless through which we experience our own physical and metaphysical limits. In the desert wilderness we can inhabit solitude and silence, connecting with ourselves, others, nature and the path of dreaming. 

I made the plein air paintings in this exhibition while on a 3-week residency in the Red Centre in April 2024. As I immersed in the environment of the MacDonnell Ranges, I was able to connect profoundly with the landscape, exploring the desert’s mystical, sacred and environmental significance.

At a time of unprecedented focus on what it means to be an Australian inhabiting this land, when the impacts of climate change are being felt across both urban and non-urban communities, where people are experiencing less connection with nature, greater social and physical isolation and increased reliance on technology, my paintings invite a reconsideration of the importance of the Central deserts.

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The Sacred Yes, Simpsons Gap, 2024

The Sacred Yes, Simpsons Gap, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 80 cm

Sunlit Face, Emily Gap, 2024

Sunlit Face, Emily Gap, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 60 cm

Standing Still, 2024

Standing Still, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 60 cm

Sleeping Shadow, West MacDonnells

Sleeping Shadow, West MacDonnells

oil on board, 40 x 80 cm

Shifting Sands, Ormiston Gorge, 2024

Shifting Sands, Ormiston Gorge, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 60 cm

Mountain Mass, West MacDonnells, 2024,

Mountain Mass, West MacDonnells, 2024,

oil on board, 30 x 60 cm

Morning Blaze, East MacDonnells

Morning Blaze, East MacDonnells

oil on board, 40 x 80 cm

Passage, Wiggleys Waterhole, Alice Springs, 2024

Passage, Wiggleys Waterhole, Alice Springs, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 60 cm

Marks of Time, West MacDonnells,

Marks of Time, West MacDonnells,

oil on board, 30 x 80 cm

Desert Greening, West MacDonnells, 2024

Desert Greening, West MacDonnells, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 80 cm

Dusk on the Ranges, 2024

Dusk on the Ranges, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 60 cm

Ancient Valley, Ormiston Gorge, 2024

Ancient Valley, Ormiston Gorge, 2024

oil on board, 30 x 80 cm

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