Dig Deep, Rowena Boyd, 2019, encaustic on board, 120cm x 105cm
Assault on the senses is seductive and absorbing
ANCA exhibition review by Sasha Grishin
“As a whole, her exhibition is a seductive and absorbing experience. It is like a deliberate invitation to melt into her pieces, lose yourself and depart from a simple visual engagement into a somatic experience that operates on a non-verbal level.”
Grishin, Sasha. (2019, February 12). Assault on the senses is seductive and absorbing. The Canberra Times, p. 20.
Link to full article: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/5995471/assault-on-the-senses-is-seductive-and-absorbing/
Soul & Mortar at Nishi Gallery, 2019
“Resonating within the body both viscerally and at ones fingertips. Prompting us to think about physical sensations and material ambiguities, the processes Rowena uses in her practice provoke the desire to touch, stimulating sensory intimacy, curiosity and pleasure.”
Artist profile for the Art, Not Apart 2019 festival exhibition Soul & Mortar at Nishi Gallery, curated by Chloe Mandryk.
The Dog Star, Rowena Boyd, 2019, encaustic on board, 122cm x 140cm
Waves of Honey & Other People’s Houses - solo exhibition at ANCA Gallery, 2019
“comprised of a body of abstract, encaustic paintings that operate in the visceral sweet spot that language can never quite perfectly articulate; the pre-verbal glue that binds together material resonance, instinct, gut feeling, and sensory curiosity.”
Intimate Geographies - solo exhibition at Tributary Projects, 2018
“Through Intimate Geographies Rowena Boyd continues her experimental exploration in encaustic painting. Guided by a fascination with the intersection between art and science, and what connecting these disciplines can reveal about perception and sensory integration. Comprised of a body of delicately crafted, vibrant works that physically push the boundaries of encaustic paint as a material, this exhibition focuses on the links between vision and the somatic senses. Seeking to dissect what painting, particularly abstraction, can reveal about knowledge, perception and sensory experience.”
Link: https://www.tributaryprojects.xyz/intimate-geographies