Al Munro

Al's work investigates the relationship between abstract and non-objective painting, textiles and geometry.

"One of the main focuses of my work is the geometry of patterns and the never-ending options for variation that simple pattern systems allow. This for me represents hope – that there will always be innovation, creativity, aberrations and new ways of looking at old ideas."

In recent works, Al has made use of a ‘folded’ or corrugated surface, which is likened to textile pleats. The pleated surface causes changes in how the patterned surface can be seen and activates the viewer’s experience of the painted surface through an optical distortion. As the viewer moves around the work, areas of the pattern are either revealed or hidden, allowing the experience of the pattern, colours and forms to change according to the viewer’s position.

Al Munro is a Canberra-based artist whose interests span painting, print and drawing-based practices. Her art practice and research draw on diverse fields including artistic abstraction, geometry and philosophy to explore the relationships between visual art, craft and design practices. Al has exhibited widely throughout Australia and internationally, and her work is held in public and private collections. More recently, Al was selected for the Dobell Drawing Prize group exhibition held in Sydney. Al has received a Doctorate of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy (Print media and Drawing) and a Bachelor of Visual Arts, each obtained from the Australian National University, School of Art.

Irregular Colour Fold 1, 2022
Acrylic paint on wood and boxboard
$660

Image (Top): Al Munro, Irregular Colour Fold 1, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the artist