Open, Enclose by Shayle Flesser

A substantial new body of work from artist Shayle Flesser Open, Enclose, spanning large-scale painting, collage, hand-built ceramic vessels and sculptural objects, opens at Emma Street Studio in Windsor, Brisbane this October. 

The exhibition is built around a conversation between painting and object. For Flesser, who studied both painting and ceramics, the return to working across the two feels like a coming home. Works have been developed alongside one another, with paintings and ceramic forms sharing colour, gesture and material sensibility while emerging through distinctly different processes.

Open, Enclose is also a deliberate return. After years at the helm of A1 Frames and Emma Street Studio, immersed in art, interiors and the creative work of others, Flesser has turned her attention back to her own practice. What has emerged is some of the most raw, layered and unguarded work of her career.

Flesser is an internationally exhibited artist whose work is held in private and public collections across Australia and internationally. She has lived and studied abroad and undertook a significant residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. Open, Enclose is where those parts of her life converge: artist, maker, gallerist and business owner, returning with intent to the work that has been with her from the beginning.

Open, Enclose launches in Emma Street Studio by invitation on Friday 30 October, followed by a public gallery day on Saturday 31 October. The works are available for acquisition. Take a trip to Windsor to see these exquisite pieces in person this October! 

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