Petalia Humphreys
EPLC series #2, three pieces in fourth composition | 2023-25 | low sheen interior/exterior acrylic (Pacifika, Coconut Ice and Suzy's White) on plywood | 50 x 50 x 45cm (installed)
Local Contemporary Art Prize 2025 – Finalist
Image courtesy of the artist
Petalia Humphreys | EPLC series #2, three pieces in fourth composition | 2023-25 | low sheen interior/exterior acrylic (Pacifika, Coconut Ice and Suzy's White) on plywood | 50 x 50 x 45cm (installed)
EPLC series #2, three pieces in fourth composition presents us with a visual puzzle of sequenced patterns that wrap around hand-crafted plywood cubes. The luscious, candy-coloured work dismantles high formalism with geometry that floats in an illusory dance of shifting dimensionality. The use of mis-tinted paint references Humphreys’ local architectural vernacular.
Celebrating the legacy of material, Humphreys continues a genealogy of art making and woodworking - constructing site-specific built forms that map familiar (and familial) domestic spaces. Employing reductive abstraction, her playful architectonic installations respond to location, engaging the viewer to move around the work and the exhibition space it inhabits.