Ainsley Wilcock

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Shadow Play

As part of my enduring interest in the relationship between presence and absence (and presence of absence), my work has often explored the psychological aspects of shadows as a stimulus for imaginative association and interpretation. I want to explore the historical significance of shadows for drawing and representational art. 

I'm interested in human tendencies to try and make sense of what we see and divine meaning from, or the haunting connotations placed on what we perceive. Where mundane objects, or the overlooked may be abstracted and transformed through the play and manipulation of their shadows. 


Shadow play with garden waste (diptych)
2011
oil on canvas paper
60 x 84 cm
Shadow play with twigs
2011
oil on canvas paper
60 x 42 cm
Shadow play with weed
2011
oil on canvas paper
60 x 42 cm
Perception of Absence 1
2011
graphite pencil on paper
76 x 110 cm
Perception of Absence 2
2011
graphite pencil on paper
110 x 76 cm
Perception of Absence 3
2011
graphite pencil on paper
110 x 76 cm

Perception of Absence 4
2011
graphite pencil on paper
76 x 110 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 1
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 2
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 3
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 4
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 5
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm


Holes in the Light: shadow study 6
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 7
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 8
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 9
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 10
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow study 11
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm


Holes in the Light: shadow study 12
2011
graphite pencil on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Holes in the Light: shadow studies
2011
graphite pencil on paper, wooden partition with mirrors

install 1
Holes in the Light: shadow studies
2011
graphite pencil on paper, wooden partition with mirrors

install 2




I acknowledge the Dharawal people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which I was born, live, and work. I pay respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.