GERRY JOE WEISE Art Collages

NEW-REALITIES COLLAGE

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA DIGITAL COLLAGES
ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA 2006

BUSHFIRE Slide show : 10 images
http://www.fotothing.com/slideshow.php?id=weisebushfire
SEASIDE Slide show : 10 images
http://www.fotothing.com/slideshow.php?id=weiseoceanside

GERRY JOE WEISE

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ART COLLAGE

Born in Australia, GERRY JOE WEISE has traveled the World, and has experimented with his many ideas and concepts on Contemporary Art. He left Australia in 1980 at the age of 20, and moved to Europe where he was attracted to the several different European Art movements. He first settled down in Germany (Frankfurt and Munich), later moving to France (living in a Occitane hameau in Southern France) and Switzerland (living high up at 2,000 meters altitude in the Alps). Gerry Joe Weise then returned to Australia in 1999, apart from living in different Australian capitals, he spent some time on two remote aboriginal communities of the Kunwinjku tribe, east of Kakadu Reserve Park in Arnhem Land, at the Monmoyi remote settlement and the Gunbalanya community.
Gerry Joe Weise has utilized many different mediums in his career, from painting using canvas, wood, bark, metal, stone and slate; to installations comprising of "colored pigments on earth", water, plants, totems, wood and stone; to performances and musical "sound-scapes"; to photography, negative engraving, digital photographic manipulation and photographic collages.

DIGITAL COLLAGES
The Artist's Statement
26 April 2006 by Gerry Joe Weise

The Digital Collages from the "New-Realities" theme use a variety of techniques from "old-school" montage superimposing to "new-school" computer manipulation of the final image. Landscapes can be looked at from a 2 dimensional to a 3 dimensional view. The "New-Realities" theme is trying to obtain a 4th dimensional aspect, the "inner-soul" of the landscape. Some of the works can be looked at by tipping the image around to its side or by standing-it-up upside down. Other works can be looked at from a topographical view, as if the viewer was airborne. I have always respected collage artwork from Modern Art to Contemporary Art, and while creating these works has been a natural on-going process of great passion and desire, it seems I can finally express myself about nature as a whole. One must note that animals and humans do not appear within these landscapes : earth, water, air and vegetation, overwhelm any chance of an animal form making an appearance, and humans seem to be the intruders. Air has a way of being represented in different densities, different colors : yes air has color and form. Minerals give earth different flavors and odors, water creates division and distance, while vegetation creates time and space. It is impossible to escape nature walled up in a city, and do we have to drown out earthly sounds with our mechanics ? Utopia is for amateurs, the sublime is for the unfit, and to hell with political realism on this planet !

New-Realities Statement

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INTRODUCTION
by Gerry Joe Weise
It can be said that this theme, is maybe an ultimate theme concerning nature and the Earth. Whereas the Universe is supreme (and nature is too), how can one re-invent nature ? That is, how can one re-invent nature to only do justice to it ? As I have said in the past, ecology is one of man's best inventions and intentions, as it tries (and sometimes in vain) to preserve mother nature. But man cannot replace the organized structure that guides the Universe, and we must stay humble before all situations concerning / dictated by the Earth and Mother-nature. So easy to say, impossible to do...Then why re-invent nature ? Well my works are paying homage to - they also try to point out different ways of perceiving nature and landscape forms - and to show different ways of recognizing certain color schemes known to nature, containing some colors not usually detected by the human eye.

NEW-NATURE photos Southern France
http://www.fotothing.com/slideshow.php?id=gerryjoeweise
http://gerryjoeweiseartphoto.blogspot.com
GERRY JOE WEISE ARTWORK web-site
http://gerryjoeweiseartwork.blogspot.com

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EARTH NATURE

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THE RIVER

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COASTLINE GLORY

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EVENING BUSHFIRE

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MOUNTAIN COASTLINE

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DESERT EVENING

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RAINY COASTLINE

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PURPLE GHOST GUM

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DESERT STUMP

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NATURE WHIRL

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DESERT CROSS

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WATERFALL CROSSING

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SEASCAPE FROST

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GHOST GUM WIND

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FOREST ENTRY

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SEA SKY

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DIVIDING LANDSCAPE

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HORIZONTAL WATER

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BEACH DUNE

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ISLAND EYE

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SUMMER LANDSCAPE

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THE BUSHFIRE

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BURNT LANDSCAPE 1

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BURNT LANDSCAPE 2

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RIVERSIDE SILENCE

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BLACK TREES

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LAKE FOREST

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TREE IMPULSION

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SEASIDE WAVE

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SHADOW LANDSCAPE

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CIVILIZATION

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WATERFALL FOREST

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INLAND LAKE

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BEACH CROSS

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EYE ROCK

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THE SEA NATURALLY

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SEASIDE LANDING

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VIOLET STRIPE

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SUMMER BREEZE

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TROPICAL FOREST

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WINDOW VIEW

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AFTER THE FLOOD

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THE POND

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NATURE CROSS

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THE TREE

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ABSTRACT FIELD

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ROAMING LANDSCAPE

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NEEDED TIME

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DESERT SPRING

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HORIZONTAL GREEN

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THE BEACH

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NATURE DIAGONAL

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SEASIDE NOTE

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WAITING ABSTRACT

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COUNTRY NATURE

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GHOST GUM WIND 2

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WATERFALL CROSSING 2

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VIOLET STRIPE 2

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HORIZONTAL WATER 2

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INLAND LAKE 2

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TREE IMPULSION 2

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WATERFALL FOREST 2

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WATERFALL FOREST 3

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WATERFALL FOREST 4

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THE TREE 2

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LAKE FOREST 2

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NATURE DIAGONAL 2

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DESERT STUMP 2

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DESERT CROSS 2

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NATURE DOUBLE CROSS

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GREAT PURPLE LANDSCAPE

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GERRY JOE WEISE : CURRICULUM VITAE

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GERRY JOE WEISE
Born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia.
Has lived in Australia, France, Germany, Switzerland and USA.
Collections in Museums, private & public collections.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1985.........- La Grande Serre Gallery, Rouen, France.
1986.........- Les Archers Culture Centre, Cambrai, Fr.
1986.........- Culture Centre, Gaillon, Fr.
1987.........-"Transmythic Earth" Installations:
........................Australian Embassy, Paris, Fr
........................CROUS Culture Centre, Rheims, Fr
........................Espace AGF, Rheims
........................Restaurant VO, Rheims
........................Cafe du Palais, Rheims.
1988.........- Australian Embassy, Bonn, Germany.
1988.........- Australian Embassy, Brussels, Germany.
1988.........-"Earth Church" Installations:
........................Saint Denis Basilica, Paris
........................Saint Remi Basilica, Rheims
........................Church, Viels St Remy, Fr
........................Church, Neuvizy, Fr.
1989........- Espace 13 Culture Centre, Paris.
1989........-"Earth Music", Ocre d'Art Culture Centre, Chateauroux, Fr.
1989........- Espace Tresor, Rheims.
1990........-"The Sacred-Looking Up", Rimbaud Museum, Charleville-Mezieres, Fr.
1990/91...-"Le Chant des Roches" Exhibitions:
........................Les Loges, Rheims
........................Radio Station 93 FM, Rheims
........................Espace AGF, Rheims.
1991........-"Underworld Earth Works", BK Galerie, Frankfurt, Germany.
1993........-"Earth Spiral", CAC, Brussels, Belgium.
1994/95...-"L'Utopie", Ancien College Culture Centre, Sezanne, Fr.
1997........-"Earth Painting, CCA, Munich, Germany.
1998........- LB Art Gallery, Montreux, Switzerland.
2000........- Galerie Jiwini, Albi, Fr.
2000/01...- Out Of Australia Gallery, Toulouse, Fr.
2002........-"Earth Spirit", Culture Centre, Les Salvages, Fr.
2005........-"Distorted Nature", Ancien Temple, Lacaze, Fr.
2006........-"Nightscapes", Jam Factory, Adelaide, Australia.
2007........-"Nature Wide", Junction Gallery, NYC, USA.
2008........"New Real Nature", Culture Centre, Buchholz IdN, Germany.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1982/84...- Schlosspavillon Gallery, Munich, Germany.
1987........-"Grande Prix de France", Ancien College Jesuits Museum, Rheims.
1987/88...-"Rituel Commun / Common Ritual" Exhibitions:
........................Australian Embassy, Paris
........................La Lisiere gallery, Rheims
........................Clin d'oeil Gallery, Toulouse.
1988........-"Grandeur Nature", SBAC Centre d'Arts Plastiques, Clamart, Paris.
1989........-"Installation THNO", Sculpture Park, Tinos Island, Greece.
1992........-"Sun Earth", Co-Temporaire Culture Centre, Troyes, Fr.
1993/98...- Ligne Roset Gallery, Rheims.
2000........- City Show Grounds, Caen, Fr.
2000........-"Arts Passions", Town Art Gallery, Boissezon, Fr.
2001........-"L'Esprit de la Terre", CCI, Castres, Fr.
2002........-"L'Esprit de la Terre", Culture Centre, Les Salvages.
2003........-"L'Esprit de la Terre", Town Hall Chateau, Brassac, Fr.
2004........-"Nature Nature", Lac du Merle, Fr.
2005........-"Installations", Sculpture Park, Brassac.
2006/07...- Ligne Roset Gallery, Rheims.
2007........-"Where To Now ?", Artist's Space, NYC, USA.
2009........"L'Esprit de la Terre", Conservatoire, Laon, Fr.

GERRY JOE WEISE : BIBLIOGRAPHY

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- 1986 Oct, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise - Mythorythmique", Centre Culturel Les Archers Cambrai, édition Les Archers Cambrai, Fr.
- 1987 Sept/Oct, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise", Centre Culturel du CROUS Reims, édition Antigone Reims, Fr.
- 1987 Dec, magazine, Artension N°1, "Gerry Joe Weise au CROUS" by Jean-Marie Le Sidaner, Paris, Fr.
- 1988 Feb, magazine, Artension N°2, "Rituel Commun / Common Ritual - Gerry Joe Weise & Jon Cockburn" by Jean-Marie Le Sidaner, Paris Fr.
- 1988 May, livre de poche, Flache N°1 "Michel Butor", édition Musée Bibliothèque Rimbaud, Charleville-Mézières Fr.
- 1988 May, catalogue, "Grandeur Nature", Centre d'Arts Plastiques Clamart Paris, édition SBAC Paris Fr.
- 1988 Sept/Oct, magazine, Art Line, "Australian Artists in Paris" by Andrew Nuti, AGP Press London England.
- 1989 Feb/March, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise - Music", Centre Culturel Chateauroux, édition Ocre d'Art Chateauroux Fr.
- 1990 Jan/Feb, magazine, Artension N°13, "Gerry Joe Weise" by Jean-Marie Le Sidaner, Paris Fr.
- 1990 Feb/April, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise - The Sacred", Galerie Contemporaine Musée Rimbaud Charleville-Mézières, édition Musée Rimbaud Charleville-Mézières Fr.
- 1990 June/August, magazine, Marges N°2, "Aparté - Gerry Joe Weise - Sauver l'infini" by Alexandre Ban & Jean-Marie Le Sidaner, édition Ad Hominem Reims Fr.
- 1991 Jan, magazine, Artension N°20, "Gerry Joe Weise - Le Chant des Roches" by Jean-Marie Le Sidaner, Paris Fr.
- 1991 April/June, magazine, Marges N°3, "Peintres Du Monde" by Gerry Joe Weise, édition Ad Hominem Reims Fr.
- 1991 Nov/Dec, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise - l'Utopie", Espace AGF Reims, édition AGF Fr.
- 1993 April, magazine, CAC Mag, "Gerry Joe Weise - Earth Spiral", édition CAC, Brussels Belgium.
- 1997 Jan/Feb, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise - Earth Painting", CCA Munich, Germany.
- 1999 Nov/Dec, catalogue, "Aboriginal Art - the Ol' Fellas" par Gerry Joe Weise, Gallery Press Melboune Australia.
- 2006 Feb, magazine, "Nightscapes - Gerry Joe Weise", Jam Factory Adelaide, JF editions Adelaide Australia.
- 2007 Oct, catalogue, "Where To Now", Artists Space New York, Art Now editions NY USA.
- 2007 Oct/Nov, magazine, Art Zac N°72, "Where To Now Artists" by David Kellner, Art Zac editions NY USA.
- 2007 Nov, catalogue, "Gerry Joe Weise - Nature Wide", Junction Gallery NYC, Zart Press NY USA.
- 2007 Dec/Jan, magazine Art Zac N°73, "Gerry Joe Weise and Nature Art" by David Kellner and Catherine Defrisco, Art Zac NY USA.