CHRISTOPHER POLACK

Oct 20, 2024 | tobemagazine.com.au | Billy De Luca |Mahmood Fazal |CHRISTOPHER POLACK

In James Barth's works, we witness a conflict. Awash in cold metal and the sweat of decaying plant matter, The Clumped Spirit begs the question: Where is the line distinguishing representation and personality? On exhibit at the Institute of Modern Art until December 22, Barth dissolves the roles of identity and representation. After training as a self-portraitist at the Queensland College of Art, Barth quickly shed the traditional paradigms of the painting discipline.

Feb 4, 2024 | tobemagazine.com.au | CHRISTOPHER POLACK |Annabel Blue |Alexia Petsinis

MBC: Day to day, what role does your art play in your life? EC: Life is a work of art. There’s so much creativity in what we do just to survive, just to cope with the everyday. It’s how I see everything I do—this is a work of art. MBC: Is that a choice? EC: When I first started doing Instagram, six or seven years ago, I’d just started seeing a psychologist. He asked me to do some free writing, to write what was on my mind, which I found really challenging.