'New Works By' – Stephen Brameld & Jay Staples

Art Leven announces New Works By, a solo exhibition by Walyalup (Fremantle) artist duo Stephen Brameld and Jay Staples, recipients of the 2024 Art Leven award as part of the Paddington Art Prize.

As self-taught artists practicing in painting, sculpture and video, Brameld and Staples simultaneously work on the same artwork until they reach a point of mutual recognition.

Their work explores improvisation, shared consciousness, regeneration and mysticism through a rugged workshop-like approach to painting and sculpting, using a wide array of materials. Their collaborative input works to destabilise falling into tendency or idiosyncrasy. Because of this, linear productions of work are not tenable. Rather visual themes emerge overtime; dissonant narratives gradually come into focus and expand through collections of work.

Their unique artistic collaboration will be showing from April 3 - 26 2025 at Art Leven.