TWO emerging artists - who also happen to be friends who studied art at the University of Wollongong - will be exhibiting at Spiral Gallery this month.
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The exhibition Twisted opens on Friday at 5pm and runs until October 15.
Both Melanie Zangger and Zoë Tindale work in a variety of media including sculpture, painting and drawing.
“I feel like a child trying to fit a glove on my hand for the first time,” Ms Tindale says of her art.
“For me, sculpture is the perfect glove and it just feels like an extra layer to my being.
“I love discovering the figures that live in me, and forming them in solid materials.
“Sculpting is like a constant - and sometimes difficult – self-discovery, which is humbling and exciting.”
Ms Zangger takes a different approach.
When discussing her work she said she finds inspiration in the many striking and unique forms found in nature.
“So often, elements such as light, shadows, running water, boulders, roots and twisted branches echo the shapes and lines of female forms,” she said.
“I use these correlations between nature and the body to question contemporary social values in relation to gender and sexuality.
“I approach this by exploring a surreal interpretation of how the female form evolves when a woman is objectified.”
Both artists have featured in numerous exhibitions and intend to continue working as artists, finding inspiration and enjoyment developing and creating art.