Image:
Gonketa
Spiral Cosmos 2023
enamel paint on 10oz primed duck canvas, in raw Tasmanian Oak float frame
200 x 150 cm
When: Friday 15th December 2023, 6PM
Where: Bennett Gallery
Price: This is a FREE event
This event is AUSLAN Interpreted
Bookings: Numbers are strictly limited. To secure your place, book online HERE or email the gallery on gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au
Join Benalla Art Gallery, Just Another Agency, and the artist Gonketa for the official launch of his new exhibition, Moving Forward.
Born profoundly Deaf, Gonketa’s first language is Auslan (Australian Sign Language), and as such he uses his art to continuously explore the complexity of hands; from their shape and forms, to their usage for communication in sign languages and commonly used hand gestures.
With heavy linework, vivid colour, and exaggerated expressions, Gonketa’s work explores the many nuances of expression that are fundamental within non-verbal communication. Gonketa’s practice is centred around his aim to promote self-determination for all members of the Deaf community.
Gonketa draws on his own lived experience and personal visual catalogue to develop a style that is as unique as it is exciting.
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