Words Within Anita George

This exhibition explores the power of the hidden word; the word not spoken and the sentences not formed. Are they less powerful if not legible? The artworks manifest as hinted thoughts, powerful in their own right.

Anita, a West Gippsland calligraphic artist, consciously directs attention away from isolating words or paintings in her artwork and urges the viewer to perceive them as an integrated whole. Growing up in country Victoria, her artistry is rooted in her love for the colours and textures of the rural landscape. More recently, overseas masterclasses have introduced an aspect of freedom to her practice. This is evident in her new medium of glass engraving.

All her experiences have given Anita a range of rules she now breaks in order to travel a very personal path, her work playing with the tension between traditional technique and free expression. This exhibition is a celebration of freedom of letters!

'This is where I am at the moment, using any tool in expressing the fluidity of thoughts while still retaining the memories and practices of my Calligraphic training'.

Anita is a past president of the Baw Baw Arts Alliance, a participating artist in Open Studios West Gippsland events, and a member of the Calligraphy Society of Victoria.