‘SYZYGY’ - Art Exhibition

‘Syzygy’ presents the works of Queensland artists Martina Clarke and Ella Senbruns at Metro Arts in West End, Brisbane. Spanning across oil painting, mixed media drawing and ceramics, this exhibition explores fusions of stone and flesh as a recurring motif.

Referencing the union of opposing forces ‘Syzygy’ is an investigation by Clarke and Senbruns on both metaphoric and visual contradiction. They present fantastical paintings and drawings that warp reality, offering audiences impossible fusions of the body with stone. The figures created here are formed from the boulders of a landscape, appear as though part way through petrification, and merge with one another to create abstract bodies.

Martina Clarke completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at RMIT University in 2018. She has since won awards at the Brisbane Portrait Prize three times for excellence in portrait painting.

Ella Senbruns graduated from a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) in 2021. She was a finalist in the 40 Under 40 Art Prize in 2024, and has installed public mural artworks across South East Queensland.