ACTION V. ACTION

7 – 17 January 2009

Action v. Action is a ten-day painting project involving local Sydney artists. Gallery 4A’s ground floor, turns into an experimental laboratory for the creation of spontaneous artworks.

For ten days over the summer holiday period, some of the busiest times in Chinatown, artists will engage with the idea of action painting. Given a half-hour time frame, the artists will be asked to create an artwork on the spot, in full view of the public. The artists will be painting on large sheets of Chinese rice paper, and supplied with paintbrushes and ink. The finished works will be hung on the First Floor of the gallery, in the style of washing on a line.