“FLIGHTS OF FANTASY”
An Art Exhibition by Lucy Buttenshaw & Martin Lane
The exhibition is on display from December 2021 - February 2022
In this exhibition we explore our own flights of fantasy in painting. A fantasy theme seems appropriate as this subject is represented in every form of art, but none more so, than in film. In the history of cinema, flights of fantasy can be traced back to the early years of film and Georges Méliès, the cinema's first great fantasist.
Image from “A trip to the moon”, the 1902 film by Georges Méliès
Playing a vital founding role, fantasy films represented hopes, desires and dreams of the imagination or alternative worlds, and through the technical developments required to portray those worlds, they contributed significantly to the development of cinema.
It is interesting to speculate that Fred Davys may have shown the early fantasy films by Méliès when they first became available. Davys had pitched his cinema/vaudaville show tent on Main Street, West Wyalong (by the present Roundabout Bakery) back in the gold rush days of 1899. In 1910 he built The Tivoli Theatre on the same site and prospered for many years due to the huge popularity of motion pictures.
As residents of West Wyalong, we would like to say thank you to all involved and acknowledge that without funding from the NSW Government in association with Bland Shire Council and Evolution Mining, the Tivoli Theatre may have remained just a flight of fantasy.
“Seeing the World”
In this flight of fantasy, a Mary Poppins figure floats above the seas to travel a world of famous buildings condensed onto one canvas. Mary holds her wonderful umbrella and magical bag and in the bottom left hand corner two feet can be seen disappearing down a chimney. Fantasy has allowed the melding of childhood cinema and the act of travelling to create a new, imaginative experience on canvas.
about the artists…
LUCY BUTTENSHAW & MARTIN LANE
LUCY BUTTENSHAW
Lucy Buttenshaw is a regular exhibitor in galleries around Australia and is represented in the collections of many regional galleries. She has a reputation for highly expressive and bemusing works, many of which feature rural stories and interactions.
Lucy has taught painting and drawing at the National Art School (Sydney) for the HSC intensive studio course and summer workshops, has given workshops in regional galleries and other community centres, has been artist in residence at Wagga Regional Gallery, coordinated murals and has been featured in magazines/newspapers and film. She is a qualified teacher of Art, English and the piano. (BA, Dip Ed, ATCL).
MARTIN LANE
Martin Lane's expertise goes beyond his work as a graphic designer, photographer and technical illustrator. He has exhibited in Britain and Australia in painting, drawing, sculpture and photography.
Martin's many years of teaching in the UK includes The University of Bath, Bath Spa University, Bath College and The Royal Photographic Society. He has also given several workshops since his arrival in Australia (2008).
HOW TO VIEW AND/OR PURCHASE An ARTWORK…
Artworks will be on display on the Gallery Walls of The Tivoli. From December 11, 2021 to February 28, 2022. You can view the artworks when you come to the movies or any other events at The Tivoli. If you’d like to view the exhibition at another time, please make an appointment by CONTACTING US.
Alternatively, you may contact Lucy & Martin directly.
LUCY BUTTENSHAW
0429 409 264
lbuttenshaw@bigpond.com
http://www.lucybuttenshaw.com/
MARTIN LANE
0408 179 103
martin@martinlanedesign.co.uk
www.martinlanedesign.co.uk