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SUMMARY:Continuum
DESCRIPTION:John Wren\n\n\n\nExhibition Dates:Friday 29 May – Friday 5
  June\, 2026Friday 29 May: 10:00am – 7:00pmSaturday 30 May: 9:00am –
  5:00pmSunday 31 May to Thursday 4 June: 10:00am – 5:00pmFriday 5 June
 : 10:00am – 12:00pm (Exhibition closes)Opening Event:Thursday 28 May\,
  20265:00pm – 7:00pmPresented within the historic sandstone walls of S
 alamanca Arts Centre\, Continuum brings together a comprehensive selecti
 on of John Wren’s work\, spanning from his earliest explorations to hi
 s most recent and resolved paintings.–––––\n\n\n\nThe exhibiti
 on traces the arc of a sustained creative life\, revealing shifts in tec
 hnique\, scale\, subject and confidence that define the development of a
  rigorous artistic practice. Early works expose a raw instinct\; bold ge
 stures\, restless surfaces\, and an urgency to understand material. As t
 he work unfolds\, mark-making becomes more deliberate\, compositions mor
 e assured\, and a distinct visual language begins to emerge.\n\n\n\nOper
 ating slightly outside the traditional art world\, Wren has developed hi
 s practice with a high degree of independence\, free from rigid expectat
 ions\, and guided instead by instinct\, discipline\, and an ongoing comm
 itment to exploration. Rather than presenting a singular style\, Continu
 um embraces multiplicity. It reveals an artist unafraid of change\; one 
 who revisits\, reworks and reimagines. Structure and abstraction exist i
 n constant dialogue\, each informing and challenging the other\, creatin
 g a dynamic tension that underpins the work.\n\n\n\nSet within a space s
 teeped in Tasmanian cultural history\, the exhibition becomes a quiet co
 nversation between past and present. The enduring architecture mirrors t
 he artist’s own trajectory\, marked by persistence\, transformation\, 
 and time.\n\n\n\nContinuum invites viewers to move through the gallery c
 hronologically or intuitively\, encountering not only resolved works\, b
 ut the thinking and evolution behind them. Both retrospective and renewa
 l\, it offers a moment to pause\, reflect\, and recognise the cumulative
  force of a practice in constant motion.\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\
 nAccessible Toilet (located on level 1 and in the Courtyard)Registered 
 Assistance Animals welcomeAccessible entry via the lift in the Courtyar
 d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Wren | Lobby boy in waiting | 2025 | 153cm x 122cm
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Wren
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sac.org.au/events/continuum-2/
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DTSTAMP:20260415T080307Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260605
LOCATION:Salamanca Arts Centre
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