ANTHONY WHITE Scratching the Surface

4 - 22 October 2011 To be opened by CATHERINE MARTIN on Thursday 6 October, 6-8pm

iain dawson gallery | 443 oxford street | paddington | nsw 2021

+61 2 9358 4337 www.iaindawson.com

Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm or by appointment

Anthony White is an Australian artist based in Paris, France. In this latest body of work,

'Scratching the Surface', which White created while on a residencey in Leipzig, Germany in early

2011, the artist explores notions of colour, tension between materials and the abstract concept of

space and form. Inspiration comes both from the heritage of German expressive abstraction

movement of the early 20th century, White's Australian background feeds into the choice of

palette, anchored by his present influence of the streetscapes of Paris.

Relying on an emotive response to his surroundings provides White with a veritable

smorgasboard of material, the titles of the works hint at influences that inspire him to create, or

comment on the world in which the artist finds himself inhabiting.

Anthony White is a graduate of the National Art School, Sydney and has exhibitied in 2011 in

London and Hong Kong. This is his second solo exhibition with Iain Dawson Gallery.

OFF THE RECORD

oil on linen

150 x 120cm

DEFECTION

oil on linen

150 x 120cm

Install shot

Install Shot- Works on Paper

REGIME

oil on linen

150 x 120cm

AVALANCHE

oil on linen

51 x 51cm

Install Shot