Structures in the Landscape

Sybil Curtis is a Queensland-based artist whose architectural paintings employ mining and industrial subject matter, finding beauty within and giving warmth and personality to these areas of construction. Initially, Curtis takes photographs that form the underlying structure of her paintings, however, she does not paint records of buildings as they are but instead uses addition and subtraction to produce a coherent and visually intriguing artwork. The traditional landscape does not appeal to Curtis, as she believes there is little to add to enhance natural beauty and prefers these industrial scenes, which allow her to present her own, unique perspective to the viewer.

Structures in the Landscape considers the constructions and incursions into the landscape of a more modest nature; the subtle structures of cubbies and forts made form nature's materials are positioned alongside the sites of industrial architecture that dominate Sybil's practice.