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Nick Offer
‘Remains of the Control Room at The Space Tracking Centre, Orroral Valley’
Oil paint and ink on aluminium composite
I am drawn to painting landscapes mainly as a way of exploring a sense of the animal histories (mainly human) that have shaped and scarred them, using a range of approaches and tools (rollers, spray paint, ink, silicon, stencils, scrapers etc.) to achieve this.
This is one in a series of paintings which depicts the old Orroral Space Tracking Station outside Canberra. My intention is to convey the surreal conjunction of the traces of a deep space project nestled in an unpopulated valley. I hope that the bright blue sky hints at the celestial nature of the project and contrasts with the very terrestrial nature of the remaining debris.
Size: 128 × 73 cm
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About Nick Offer
I live in Canberra and have a studio at the M16 Artspace. My work focuses on landscape, portraiture and figurative painting, often combining mixed media with traditional painting.
Recent exhibitions and award shows have included 'The Waverley Art Prize' Show (2021, 2022), 'Figurative Art Now' (2021 Mall Galleries, London), 'The National Capital Art Prize' Show (2023, 'highly commended' award), 'The Lethbridge Landscape Prize' Show (2024, 'highly commended' award), and 'The Percival Portrait Prize' Show (2024).
I am currently working towards a solo exhibition at M16 Artspace to be held this October.
