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Master Woodcarver on show at Switchback

20 February 2008

The creative woodwork of Monash Master of Visual Arts student Michael Gallop is featured in the latest exhibition at Gippsland's Switchback Gallery.

The Switchback Gallery at the Gippsland Campus will feature work by Master of Visual Arts student Michael Gallop from 11 February.

Michael's detailed carvings of animal life convey the importance of freedom and movement to the sense of self and also raises questions as to the ability of people to deal with issues of power and helplessness.

Switchback Gallery Director, Rodney Forbes said Michael is in his final year of studies at Gippsland Centre for Art and Design and has really developed a skill for using a range of exotic woods and is able to push the boundaries of woodcarving.

"These works make you marvel that they were carved in wood but they are much more than exercises in technical virtuosity. They make you ponder our relations with animals but also wider notions of freedom and captivity," Mr Forbes said.

The public opening of the exhibition will be held Tuesday 4 March at 5pm.