The exterior of the Joondalup Library has undergone a transformation in recent weeks, starting with the installation of the stunning new Inside-Out billboard on Boas Ave. The artwork entitled Still Life on my Studio Table was created by Katie Gordon, winner of the Inside-Out Billboard Commission in 2023, which was awarded through the 2023 Community Art Exhibition.
About the Artwork
Katie’s subject is a quotidian moment of serenity – a shell, a vase and a banksia branch. It is one that could easily be overlooked and yet is soothing in its simplicity and familiarity. Each item of ordinary beauty is rendered in warm tones that reflect the surrounding Joondalup buildings and bushland. Bathed in balmy sunshine filtering through the window blinds, and casting long and striking shadows, the scene offers a meditative moment for a public busily engaged in their daily lives.
The presented work at the Inside-Out Billboard site is a digital print of Gordon’s original acrylic painting on carved wood. In considering the billboard site, she says, “I have chosen to create an image that is dynamic and easily recognizable, and able to be understood and appreciated quickly in passing. My intention is for the billboard to be visually soothing by conveying a fleeting moment of stillness and serenity amidst the busyness of the everyday.”
Image credit: Still Life on my Studio Table, Katie Gordon, 2023. Installation view, City of Joondalup Inside-Out Billboard program. Photo: Aaron Claringbold.
