Jack Rowland, Ormiston Gorge, 2015, oil on linen, 110 x 140cm
Jack Rowland’s third solo exhibition Alternative Territories, is inspired by the artist’s recent journey through outback Australia. For Rowland, exploring unfamiliar territories fostered a deeper engagement with the land and created new ways of interpreting the physical and inner reality.
Visualising the notion of altered perception through his psychedelic aesthetic, Rowland transforms the familiar earthly environment into an otherworldly landscape, inviting us to see the world around in a Utopian light. Through the vibrancy of his palette, Rowland celebrates the beauty of the natural world, and by extension, enriches our perception of reality.