A working interstate holiday has done wonders for a Tasmanian artist who returned to the state for his exhibition.
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Richard Klekociuk has spent the past two years interstate, living half the time in Cairns and the other half in Port Macquarie.
However, he returned to the state for the launch of his exhibition Eklektic at Launceston’s Gallery Pejean on Friday night.
His colourful work was created with pencils and featured abstract snapshots of the diverse Australian landscape.
It was important for him to travel and challenge his creativity to grow instead of allowing his work to become stagnant, Klekociuk said.
“I feel a sense of freedom.”
The theme of climate change also featured in his work with the harsh, bright colours of land stripped bare influencing his latest work, Klekociuk said.
Despite travelling around Australia with his wife, he still found inspiration from the Tasmanian landscape, he said.
He has turned a shopping centre floor pattern into the design motif for one of his abstract landscapes, Klekociuk said.
Although travelling around meant he relied on pop-up studios spaces instead of his well-established space in his Tasmanian home, which he said he missed.
He plans to return to the state with his wife next February.
- Gallery Pejean will feature Richard Klekociuk’s exhibition Eklektic from February 21 until March 17.
Tess Brunton
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
