Stella Imber Exhibtion Opening - Salian Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia - May 8th, 2015

Stella Imber by Glenda Lee Sutardy : http://glendasutardy.wix.com/stellaimber

STELLA IMBER is an ongoing theme of the interconnectedness of the cosmos and ourselves as sentient human beings. The series of star and comet paintings employs a mix of media, including, polymers, Nihonga pigments, oils, waxes, and stitching,and draws upon Sutardy’s fascination with the cosmos and our place within it. A starwatcher and dreamer of stars since early childhood, Sutardy bases this body of work around one special childhood memory of her father waking her in the early hours of the morning to view and wonder about Comet Bennett, a celestial visitor that passes through our part of the universe every 1,770 years.“The impact of seeing that comet has continued to reverberate throughout my life. It was as if it were a living being. I was part of it, and it was a part of me and everything else.”

Looking up at the sky in Bandung we rarely see the bright and clean vistas of the Southern skies. Glenda has created her own imaginative realm based on her dreams and experiences of the Cosmos.

Bennett Comet was first observed by John Caister Bennett on December 28, 1969. ‘Beginning the last week of October, an extraordinary, brilliant, dense tail was seen in the southeastern sky at dawn. The comet’s head, then situated in Corvus, of second magnitude. Comet moved toward the southwest, crossing Crater and Hydra, its slightly curved tail growing rapidly to 25 degrees in length by the opening of November. The head was by then of fourth magnitude. Maximum tail length reached in late November at 35 degrees.’ http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/bortle...

GLENDA SUTARDY is an artist, writer, storyteller and designer from Australia, who employs an ecclectic mix of media within her paintings, drawings, print media and embroidery. She was born in Geelong Victoria, Australia, and spent her formative years on the Southern coast of Australia before moving to a remote town in the Northern Territory. These were the times that formed her into an artist. Currently living between Indonesia and Australia, Glenda’s works, spanning a number of themes, are represented in many collections and publications.

SALIAN ART was established on 2014. The Art space facilitating the provision of a growing interdisciplinary synergy between the Visual Arts, new creative ideas and other diverse arts disciplines. A space to be enjoyed by all, in a beautiful setting, we intend to provide and facilitate new challenges for creatives and the public, encouraging dynamic discourse, a social venue, and a fresh approach within and towards the Indonesian and International Art scene.