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  • A  painting of an elongated torso with four horns at the top of their head in purple hues.
  • Painting of a person's face, with long hair in shades of blue, in the background is a black angular creature on a sandy coloured background.
  • Oil painting of a human skeleton against a dark background.
27 May – 7 Jun

Steve Leadbeater: Ritual of the Senses

  • Free
  • Art

This body of work by Steve Leadbeater celebrates the process of its own creation.

Says Leadbeater, 'When I’m creating I get lost in a ritual of the senses. I see flashes of shapes and colours, it’s like music is passing through me, the aromas of paint and incense hang in the air, I sip tea and I feel surfaces and materials collide as marks are made. I’m always trying to capture and share that spirit. My subjects change, but the work remains concerned with energy, contrast and inner beauty'.

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Tue 27 May
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Wed 28 May
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 29 May
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 30 May
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 31 May
  • 12pm - 4pm 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Tue 3 Jun
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Wed 4 Jun
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 5 Jun
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 6 Jun
  • 12pm - 7pm 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 7 Jun
  • 12pm - 4pm 12:00pm - 4:00pm

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fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Ln
Melbourne 3000

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This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 9966
  • email address: info@fortyfivedownstairs.com
  • Visit website for Steve Leadbeater: Ritual of the Senses
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