Sally Smart

25 May-18 Jun 2012

Overview

Purdy Hicks Gallery is delighted to announce the first solo exhibition in the UK of acclaimed Australian artist, Sally Smart. Smart has long been concerned with the feminine identity from both a contemporary and historical perspective. The methods she employs in creating her work, including stitching and sewing, are often traditionally termed as female practices. Her exploration in particular of the relationship between the female body and its surroundings is continued in her recent series of work, ‘Exquisite Pirate’ which stemmed from the simple question “Were there any Women Pirates?” As a concept that has developed new meaning in our current age of digital lawlessness, Smart also highlights links between modern and historic issues of immigration and colonial discourses associated with her native Australia.