ARTIST STATEMENT
Werner’s environmental photography explores the grave global issues that we face. His work is influenced by authors like Al Gore, Professor Garnaut, Tim Flannery and Richard Heinberg.
Werner uses photography as a palette for the creation of stimulating visual compositions which have a clear, concise visual and intellectual impact in his viewer’s mind. His process involves connecting digital images in an ‘Escher’ like manner, grabbing a viewer’s attention with their visual vibrancy and the apparent way in which the pictures seem to shimmer and resonate.
His work focuses on the energy sector; exploring the generation, distribution and consumption of power. The large photographic panels consist of spiralling interconnected images, suggesting the downward spiral caused to our environment by human reliance on carbon emitting, carbon based technologies. Also the photographs with the abstracted repeated forms, are analogies of human excesses and warped multiplied examples of our growing environmental negative outcomes. However, within his work there are hopeful signs of regeneration and the power of nature to heal itself.
Werner’s work encourages discussion which he hopes will stimulate people into doing something to lighten the burden on our environment. He believes that we have procrastinated too long and without action, fears that Richard Heinberg’s prediction may be realized:
“Power-down \\ n. 1. the energy famine that engulfed industrial nations in the early 21st century 2. the deliberate process of cooperation, contraction, and conversion that enable humanity to survive . . .” (Richard Heinberg - 2004)
CURRICULUM VITAE
Werner Theinert
Date of Birth: 5th March 1954
Phone: (03) 51 955188
Mobile: 0427955188
Email: wersula@gmail.com
Website: www.wernertheinert.com.au
ABN: 55 088 580 911 GST Registered
COMING EXHIBITIONS
‘Fields of View’, Group Environmental Exhibition,
Touring Regional Galleries, starting in 2010.
Sale Regional Gallery at Maffra Gallery,
23rd of January to 7th of March
Parliament House Dinner for Launch of Environmental
Expressionism and Fields of View,
Friday, 5th of February
Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery, in Alan Lane Gallery,
7th of April to 26th of April
Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong
3rd of June to 26th of June
www.environmentalexpressionism.com
EXHIBITIONS
2009 ‘9 x 5′ Exhibition, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong,
People’s Choice Winner
2009 ’Regionalis’ Exhibition, Red Gallery, Nth Fitzroy, Melbourne
2009 Art Melbourne 2009, Royal Exhibition Centre, Carlton
2008 ’He Who Explores’ Art Prize, Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong.
2008 Centre for Contemporary Photography Kodak Salon, Fitzroy
Melbourne.
2008 ‘Interconnections’, The Vault Gallery, Trafalgar.
2008 The ARC Summer Show - Arc Gallery, Yinnar.
2007 GippsTAFE Student Exhibition, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell.
2007 Gippsland Emerging Artist Exhibition, Cardinia Cultural Centre,
Pakenham.
2007 ’In the Spirit of Art’, Cardinia Cultural Centre, Pakenham.
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CURRENT WORKS
BUSHFIRE SERIES 2009
My environmental photography includes a personal perspective about the aftermath of fire and the change that the conflagration created on the natural environment and the man-made environment. My images are based on my home and surroundings after my wife and I fought for our world during the Black Saturday fires. I attempt to capture the transformation of a new reality in the cold light of the morning after. My photographs endeavour to express the new forms of the destroyed into a hopeful beauty of a new beginning.
‘Spa Cover Discovery’ 2009 Digitial Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
SOLD
‘Distorted Metal’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Burnt Studio Metal’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Mower Metal Burnt’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spa Cover Boxes’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
SOLD
’Spa Cover #2′ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spa Cover #1′ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
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WORKS BEFORE BLACK SATURDAY
‘Vapour Trails’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Power Station Bending’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Power Grid Bending’ 2009 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
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2008 PHOTOGRAPHS
‘The Green Thing’ 2008 Digital inkjet print 120 x 120cm
SOLD
’Seed Pod’ 2008 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spiralling Forests’ Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spiralling Power Stations’ 2008 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spiralling Pelicans’ 2008 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spiralling Power Lines’ 2008 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
‘Spiralling Wind Turbines’ 2008 Digital Inkjet Print 120 x 120cm
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2007 PHOTOGRAPHS
Tidal River Reflection
Reflections of a Tidal River
Spiral Reflections
Sunrise at Tidal River
Negative Reflections
Reflections in Flight
Flamenco Seagull
Dream Launcher
Loy Yang A & B Power Stations
Loy Yang B Power Station
