Shaun Gladwell, Approach to Mundi Mundi (production image), 2007, 2-channel digital video, colour, silent, 3:50 minutes (Dawn), 4:40 minutes (Day).
John Kaldor Family Collection, image courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne © the artist
Shaun Gladwell constantly experiments with technique – from classical oil painting to virtual reality – but he remains the master of playful motion.
A still image from Orbital Venus.
Shaun Gladwell
An Australian virtual reality work premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week takes the viewer on a wild ride through space.
Gladwell’s work will be displayed at the art school where he earned his Masters degree and the gallery where he was first represented.
Untitled – Murramarang Plank, 2014. Photo: Lucille Gladwell
With two exhibitions opening in Sydney this week, Shaun Gladwell is returning home, with a star still in the ascendant.