The Self ‘n The Toys
Friday 14 February from 11am to 5pm Friday 14 February from 11am to 5pm Saturday 15 February from 11am to 2pm Tuesday 18 February from 11am to 5pm Wednesday 19 February from 11am to 5pm Thursday 20 February from 11am to 5pm Friday 21 February from 11am to 5pm Saturday 22 February from 12am to 2pm Tuesday 25 February from 11am to 5pm Wednesday 26 February from 11am to 5pm Thursday 27 February from 11am to 5pm Friday 28 February from 11am to 5pm Saturday 1 March from 11am to 2pm Tuesday 4 March from 11am to 5pm Wednesday 5 March from 11am to 5pm Thursday 6 March from 11am to 5pm
The Self ‘n The Toys is the first solo exhibition by Sydney artist Peter Cerneaz for over 20 years. It has been specifically curated as a response by Peter to the Sydney Mardi Gras.
The Self is an ongoing series of work that explore human emotion and psychology as expressed in the human face. These paintings are done quickly and spontaneously often, as an opportunity to make use of an already loaded brush, rather than simply washing it and discarding the paint. These Paintings are then sometimes worked to further develop the portrait.
For the duration of the exhibition, Peter will be in the gallery offering to create a portrait of anyone who would like one made
The 2nd part of the exhibition; The Toys is a series of artworks that portray toys. As children and adults we often attribute meaning to our possessions beyond their superficial purpose. These possessions, these “toys”, represent a part of our personal story. They are an extension of our own self.
For the duration of the exhibition Peter encourages visitors to bring along their own toy to be painted by the artist.