Now showing: Myles Heskett @ Mart Gallery
THE VALLEYS OF ASH
Myles Heskett is a Sydney-based artist.
Encouraged to draw at a young age by his father, who was also an artist, Myles went on to study at the National Art School, graduating in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Now working mainly in oils on canvas and ink/mixed media on paper, Myles cites some of his artistic influences as Miro, Cy Twombly, Basquiat, Stanley Donwood and David Lynch.
Heavily involved in music, Myles is also a drummer and was a founding member of the rock band Wolfmother. He began working on this current collection after coming off a world tour in 2007.
Since leaving Wolfmother in 2008 Myles has continued his musical pursuits in the band Palace of Fire, touring with The Slew in early 2010 and recently beginning a new collaborative project Machete Moon.
The Valleys of Ash will be Myles’ second solo exhibition. His first, Inhabitants, in 2003, was a collection of paintings, prints and drawings.
Wolf Trails
Myles is publishing Wolf Trails in conjunction with the exhibition. The book features a selection of drawings from the sketchbook he carried with him while on tour with Wolfmother between 2005 and 2008.
Myles would draw while sitting in airports, planes, tour buses, hotel rooms and venues around the world and he describes his sketchbook as “my primary source of meditation when faced with the boredom of countless hours spent in transit.”
Wolf Trails will be available to view and purchase at Mart Gallery throughout the exhibition.
Exhibition will run from Friday 8th April - Saturday 30th April. Closed over Easter long weekend (Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, Monday 25th April, Tuesday 26th April).
(Source: martgallery.com.au)
