Review: Pippin Drysdale and all the Colours of Australia
In a world where Covid has drawn us physically further apart, we can’t help but be charmed by Pippin Drysdale’s intimate clusters of porcelain vessels from her latest exhibition The Patterning of Light: Breakaway Series II. Read our review below.
With the emphasis this year on our planet and saving our natural environs no one celebrates the Australian landscape quite like Pippen Drysdale does. The stunning colours echo natural Australia and celebrate the light, abundance and the details found in the environment around her home in Fremantle and WA.
Pippen Drysdale’s most recent works have focused less on the ‘vastness’ and more on the ‘smallness’ of things. “The iridescence of dragonfly wings; the fluttering of fish, the glisten of frogs; the dew on the leaves.”
This attention to detail is reflected in her preferred layouts of her installation. Huddled together like families, each piece requires a deeper look, whilst also being part of the whole.
We immensely enjoy her work ‘Devils Marbles’! This delightfully mirrors the rock formations for which the collection is named after.
Her work captures the spiritual and cultural significance of the Australian landscape, flora and fauna. This reminds us to include each other, gather around our families this holiday period and spend some time in nature! There is no better teacher and inspiration!