The IMA Gallery Shop welcomes Mark Titmarsh for the launch of his new book, Expanded Painting (Bloomsbury), with an introductory talk and Q&A with Reuben Keehan, Curator of Contemporary Asian Art, Queensland Art Gallery. The relevance of painting has been questioned many times over the last century, by the arrival of photography, installation art, and digital technologies. In Expanded Painting, Titmarsh traces the paradoxical relationship between this art form and its opposing forces. He attempts to define a new practice known as ‘expanded painting’, giving the term historical context, theoretical structure, and acknowledging its place in contemporary art. Titmarsh argues that, as formal boundaries tumble, painting expands to become a kind of total art incorporating all other media.
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Mark Titmarsh is a lecturer in the Faculty of Design, Architecture, and Building, at University of Technology, Sydney. His paintings and screen works are held in public collections across Australia, including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Monash University Museum of Art, and National Film and Sound Archive.
