CORINNE COSTELLO

In 2005 Corinne graduated with honours in printmaking from the University of Tasmania. In September 2008 she completed a post graduate oil painting course of old masters techniques at The Charlie Sheard Studio School in Sydney.

Her mastery of these techniques amplifies the vision of abstraction she brings to the canvas. The results are mysterious and joyful as the artist’s intuitive response to the medium of oil on linen allows the works to reach a spiritual conclusion. The paintings have their own internal dialogue and offer the observer an endless narrative.  For Corinne, painting is a creative state of being present to the medium which is paint and linen and present to the act of painting through touch. – Kate Kennedy White, Curator and Art Writer, Sydney

Standing in front of a painting in the studio is about how far into it can I sink? It can be a very psychological game, definitely being in the flow is the aim without bringing expectations along. Sometimes the lines are awkward, sometimes free and effortless. Too much control destroys the beauty of happenstance.

These paintings are embodied with pigments and oil on the smooth surface of wood. It has its own characteristic from the very start from the wood grain still visible and morphs into a complex puzzle. The line is like a silent code I have no idea about what it literally means, in this sense it is very abstract. I another sense it is about the lilting, lifting diving and emerging and sometimes chaotic flow of words and ideas in my head.

Have you ever had a conversation with someone when there is a drama in your head running around and ideas fall out seemingly unrelated for your friend but make perfect sense to yourself?

At the end of each day I have to have trust that the work will communicate back to me the more poetic emotions that will somehow be inspiring and otherworldly to the viewer.

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The artworks selected for our Gallery showroom have been painted by Corrine with great care on large canvas’s with oil paint. We will contact you directly on purchase of these artworks to discuss the transporting to your destination and anything freight related.