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This body of work directly references memories and recollections of gazing endlessly out of the passenger window on road trips throughout parts of Western Queensland and Australia which seemingly blur into one continuous panorama. Although central themes of the landscape do not appear to change significantly, it is my perception of place through a private lens which shifts, as well as the gradual change the landscape generates through the shifting environments concerned. Landscape remains my touchstone for conveying ideas of place. Experiencing the Australian landscape, through the act of painting, allows for a manifestation of new encounters and reconnection in the anticipation of a deeper understanding of the ever-changing world around me.

‘If the landscape changes, then I don’t know who I am either. The landscape is a refracted autobiography. As it disappears you lose your sense of self.’  (Iain Sinclair b.1943 )

David Usher, July 2018

Join us for the Opening & Artist Talk on Sunday 18 November starting at 1.30pm. This is a free event and all are welcome | RSVP to the Gallery by Wednesday 14 November 2018. 

Exhibition on display 17 November - 16 December 2018.

This exhibition is part of the Cam Robertson Gallery exhibition program that showcases the work of artists, curators and arts organisations in the Toowoomba Region.

Image: David USHER / Take me There (or leave me here) (detail) 2018 / acrylic on board / 40 x 120cm / Reproduced by kind permission