‘Gravity System Response’ transforms a bland corner of Sydney into a colourful abstraction.
A spectacularly unspectacular brown canvas.
Before one splosh of paint hit the wall, Ash spent 2 days mixing paint, filling and pressurising extinguishers.
Every great painter uses drop cloths.
Using approximately 350L of paint, Ash fired layer upon layer of paint to bring his illusive composition to life. He crafts through gestures and intuition.
Ash used 80 x 9.1L water type fire extinguishers, mostly half-filled so it was easier to haul them up and down the hill beside the wall.
Painting: It’s a workout.
Ripping dripping.
Rugged beauty
No more mission brown.
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Gravity System Response was curated by Billie and Elliot Routledge of FUNSTUDIO for Art & About Sydney.
To find it, head down through the park beside the Art Gallery of NSW towards Woolloomooloo. Gravity System Response is on the wall opposite the big matchsticks (officially known as Brett Whiteley’s Almost Once) behind the art gallery.
View the marked section on the map below.
Published 15 March 2019, updated 25 March 2024
