Exhibition

7 May 2022 - 24 Jun 2022

Paul Kuhn Gallery

something the wind blew in | Mark Mullin

"something the wind blew in" is a solo exhibition by Sessional Instructor Mark Mullin and based on the artist's absence from his studio during the many months of isolation and chaos.

"something the wind blew in" is a new solo exhibition by AUArts Sessional Instructor Mark Mullin. It explores the artist's absence from his studio during the many months of isolation and chaos describing his sense of loss and the inspiration for his new beginning.

On now at the Paul Kuhn Gallery until June 25, 2022. Selected works are viewable online.

Artist Statement

So many months had passed without me being able to get back in the studio. Lockdowns and everyday routine had been turned upside down. But eventually I returned. My own creative space felt oddly foreign, lonely and abandoned. Remnants of my youngest daughter's 4th birthday were still sprinkled about. Some deflated balloons, old dry birthday cake, and fallen ripped streamers humbly decorated some walls and floor..  Paintings that were started before the unexpected hiatus had been lying in limbo. The studio air was very stale. I sat and stared at the interrupted canvases. " How do I begin? What was I even thinking of when I started some of these "new" works so long ago? " It felt like years had passed. "Where do I pick up?" At this point it was clear that I needed to open a window.  I strong breeze blew through the studio as some colourful party streamers and wrapping paper fell onto the canvases. " Hmmmmm, perhaps this is where to begin .... "