Autoflora
Daine Singer Gallery
April 19 - May 20, 2023
Andy Hutson’s Autoflora is a series of sculptural relief works. The exhibition was titled after Hutson noticed some cars in his neighbourhood were growing tiny plants and lichens. The title also refers to the surrealist technique of automatism – allowing the unconscious mind to drive the creative process. In this case, Hutson is thinking about the play between weeds and urban spaces, and letting these relationships inform the visual choices made as the works evolve. The patterns, colours and textures in these sculptures are borrowed from his encounters on the bike path, which runs behind a series of industrial areas, and past rivulets and roadside reserves. Although Hutson’s actual ‘floral’ motifs are quite sparse, each artwork circles back to this intersection between the natural and industrial.
Images: Tim Gresham
