Evan Pank & Chloe Granato

Opening Event: Wednesday 30 May, 6 – 8 pm,
Runs 31 May – 17 June 2018

Untitled Agency is a collaborative exhibition by emerging artists Evan Pank and Chloe Granato-Sing who bring together their unique commentary and reflection on the current political climate in Australia and globally. The artists examine the shifting political landscape, attempting to engage their audience with questions regarding their own role in the political discourse of now.

Granato-Sing constructs her images through collage of historical images, abstract shapes and architectural landscapes to create multilayered print works. Pank merges images of football fan groups and political protests, reducing them to a raw half tone image, applying spray paint to resonate the chaos, intensity and passion of football fans and political activists.

The detailed and layered works of Granato-Sing dwell on hidden political agendas, the influence of past tyrants and dictators and how their actions still influence politics to this day. Employing images of past political figures, their identity is erased and dehumanised to devalue their voice and power. Along with architectural landscapes and representations presented in the work revealing the significant notion of space and dimension of these images heightening the concept of power in both the individual and work. Disfigured text and words of jargon are incorporated, demonstrating a political agenda that can be misinterpreted or miscommunicated accordingly. Given that the subject matter had been based on historical image, it engages with the contemporary world as it deals with analogous political issues.

Evan’s large-scale work complements Chloe’s intricate pieces presenting the confluence between football supporter groups and politics, presenting a means of action for the public to respond in force to the politics around them. The large mural like works allow the audience to become drawn into the scene and analyse the events unfolding in front of them. The melding of images from the football stands to the streets creates a loose narrative and the artist employs spray paint to ad the atmosphere and chaos of smoke, flares and noise of these events. While the scenes are vast the absence of any specific symbols and iconography allow the viewer to overlay their own narrative into the space of the artwork, raising questions about the role of political activism and protest in society.

Chloe Granato recently graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

In 2017 Evan Pank was awarded the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award; the Megalo Print Studio Residency Award; and a Mentorship Award from Artereal Gallery, Sydney. He recently graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.