AG3 Gallery - the Soleil Exhibition

Soleil, Sol, Sole, Zon, Soleil—the star at the center of the solar system. Humanity’s most fundamental understanding of the Sun is as the luminous yellow disk in the sky, whose presence above the horizon creates day and whose absence causes night.  In many prehistoric and ancient cultures, the Sun was thought to be a solar deity or other supernatural phenomenon. Worship of the Sun was central to civilizations such as the Inca of South America and the Aztecs of what is now Mexico. Many ancient monuments were constructed with solar phenomena in mind. The pyramid of El Castillo at Chichen Itza in Mexico is designed to cast shadows in the shape of serpents climbing the stairs of the pyramid at the vernal and autumn equinoxes.

The magnificent AG3 gallery at Angelgate will guide you to the wonders and interpretations of Soleil through its own unique spiral staircase engulfed in creativity and inspiration by some of today’s most influential SL’s artists. White Lebed, curator of AG3 has put together a wonderful exhibition to celebrate Soleil. The mix of sculpture and 2-D imagery creates an exquisite environment for Soleil. As Pablo Picaso once said, “Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot. Others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” At the AngelGate AG3 Gallery you will see the interpretation of Soleil in many different ways by many different artists: Saiwun Yoshikawa, Alizarin Goldflake, Oberon Onmura, Filthy Fluno, Pixels Sideways, Poid Mahovlich, Soror Nishi and many others. You may indeed see an interpretation of Soleil that reminds you of an ancient culture as you climb the stairs to Soleil’s centerpiece, “Memories of Summer” created by Glyph Graves.

Glyph gives us his interpretation of his newest installation:

“It is new– though the “nest” in the middle is something I made quite a while ago but it hasn’t been shown before. The pink/blue structure above is the dance of the jellyfish. This follows my theme of transformation. Where in previous works wind is transformed into colour, sound and movement here movement through time is frozen in solid in space. This centre is part of and surrounded by a personal interpretation of bushwalking (hiking) in summer in the National Parks around Sydney. These are large areas of native forests that come down to the sea. Often you are walking along the edge of a large sandstone cliff that plunges in to the sea. The sea and sea life are an intimate part–where sea and forest are interwoven for me. The colours are the deep red of bloodwood eucalypt sap and its brown/grays of the bark, the olive greens of leaves and the yellows of the sandstone and the coastal Banksia flowers. The shapes are the shapes of coastal heath and Banksia flowers and leaves.”

Poid Mahovlich Solen til jorden is a magnificent immersive installation that takes you inside an interpretation of Soleil. Touch the book inside and receive this söguöld (age of the sagas) tells as she comes from the east. You must come to Soleil to receive the rest of this Soleil thought.

BF2 Shepherd brings to life Isis the Egyptian Goddess of Rebirth. According to the note card that you acquire from the sculpture,“Unlike the other Egyptian goddesses, the goddess Isis spent time among her people, teaching women how to grind corn and make bread, spin flax and weave cloth, and how to tame men enough to live with them (an art form on which many of us would welcome a refresher course!)”. The rest of the information is enlightening—a must see at Soleil.

The Mechanical Knight by Nessuno Myoo is  piece that I saw at his sandbox prior to his coming to AG3. I was intrigued by his use of textures, wire and shape. I see this knight fighting off the darkness of evening with his stead rearing on his back legs. I see the mixture of new and old–sun and darkness. This knight will mesmerize you with its stunning detail and circular motion.