Kasia Tons
Kasia Tons — 'Martha' Wall Work, 2024
$3,850
Title work from the 2024 series 'Martha Leaves' exploring alter egos, friendship and creativity as a tool of survival through the lens of magic realism. 'Staying in on place makes our monsters loom too large. Travelling gives them something to do. When we travel, we take our problems for a walk.' - Ben Okri
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Kasia Töns is a textile artist living and working on Peramangk and Kaurna Country. Hand embroidery and mask making are central to her practice which sits at the intersection of art, fashion, and craft. Recurring thematic interests include social impacts of digital technology use, the Anthropocene, and interpersonal/interspecies relationship dynamics. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and has participated in residencies in Iceland, the USA, Latvia, and the Slovak Republic. She is currently a studio member of Central Studios in Kent Town and represented by MARS gallery.
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November 14, 2024 - January 25, 2025
Curated by Simone Haag
Craft is thrilled to invite internationally renowned Australian decorator Simone Haag as the guest curator of Craft’s final main gallery exhibition of 2024. Making her curatorial debut, Haag presents a group exhibition featuring works by more than 30 Australian artists.
Material: digital textile print on organic cotton canvas, hand stitching, tent pole, found arrows, bubble gum, metal triangles, percussion stock made with pins and wooden skewer
Dimensions: 82 x 67.5cm
Please note when purchasing, exhibition works are to be collected when exhibition closes.