HILARIE MAIS
Systems are forever rummaging for a complex whole, which is why artists have continually used them to make their intentions known. Hilarie Mais’ systems calmly lure us to consider the changes that occur over time, physically and emotionally. In her painted constructions, the body, the hand, the grid, colour, scale and materials are a continuing presence that are endlessly composed and reflective like moving shadows under contrasting light. ARTIST PROFILE caught up with her just before what promises to be an inspirational survey at the Museum of Contemporary Art: Australia (MCA).
What about the cultural responses to colours as well? Colours are universal, but it’s not a universal language. We have culturally different responses to colours. Hence my current use of white, the Asian colour of grief.
LET’S BEGIN WITH YOUR UPCOMING MCA EXHIBITION.What can we expect to see?
The exhibition has 20 works from 2007 to 2017. Two-thirds of the exhibition is comprised of works on loan from various Australian institutional galleries. The rest are
