July 8th, 2023Making his mark: Wardle is feature artist

Recently opened in Maldon, the MANet artists’ gallery is a collective of eight local artists who are all excited about the opportunity to exhibit, and sell their work, locally.
The group consists of six visual artists, a jeweller and a woodturner Each month one of the artists in the collective will exhibit their work as feature artist of the month.
From 26th June to 24th July Mark Wardle (Pictured above) will be the inaugural feature artist.

Mark uses woodturning as the basis of most of his work, with pieces often embellished with texture or carving. He has always enjoyed working with wood trying to bring out the natural beauty of the material whilst also working with the inherent imperfections that wood contains. Many of his pieces start with
preliminary sketches that are inspired by organic forms or different styles of graphic art. He has always enjoyed the challenge of adapting these elements into turned work. In this very retrospective exhibition, you will see many ways in which he has approached this challenge.
“It is my hope that the visitor will enjoy the many ways in which I have come up with ways to express these adaptions on turned work and also enjoy the contrast between the very delicate pieces, and others that reflect the ruggedness and brutality of trees that grow in Australia’s often-harsh environments.” Along with the exhibition of woodturnings will be some of Marks graphic art and kinetic sculpture (also made from wood) called ‘The Marble Steps’ (pictured above).

Mark uses woodturning as the basis of most of his work, with pieces often embellished with texture or carving. He has always enjoyed working with wood trying to bring out the natural beauty of the material whilst also working with the inherent imperfections that wood contains. Many of his pieces start with
preliminary sketches that are inspired by organic forms or different styles of graphic art. He has always enjoyed the challenge of adapting these elements into turned work. In this very retrospective exhibition, you will see many ways in which he has approached this challenge.
“It is my hope that the visitor will enjoy the many ways in which I have come up with ways to express these adaptions on turned work and also enjoy the contrast between the very delicate pieces, and others that reflect the ruggedness and brutality of trees that grow in Australia’s often-harsh environments.” Along with the exhibition of woodturnings will be some of Marks graphic art and kinetic sculpture (also made from wood) called ‘The Marble Steps’.

The MANet Arts Focus gallery is located at 27 Main St. Maldon. It is open from 10am to 4pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and most public holidays.