Archetype

Archetype presents select Art Works and Writings by and about Dr. Kelsey Ashe; contemporary Australian Artist. Over 200 pages in full colour explore Ashe's signature aesthetic and prose which draws from themes hidden, mysterious, esoteric and surreal. Kelsey Ashe has a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD Art) which directs a depth of knowledge into her contemplative works, delving into imaginary, allegorical and historical landscape narratives that are often emphatically feminine. Exploring the symbology of cultures, particularly from the vast swathe of geography in the Austral-Asian basin, Ashe seeks resonances from previous era's; sensing traces of stories or beliefs from place, to perceive perceptions or concerns for contemporary culture. Ashe's practice-led research has traversed print and illustration, textiles and cloth, photography and film, performance and painting, with each new idea finding its unique expression of form.Archetype highlights key projects that explore Ashe's constructed mythologies and unique visioning of the Australian Sublime.Ashe has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the iconic Sedona Arts Centre in Arizona, USA the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, UK, Site: Brooklyn Gallery New York, USA, the National Gallery of Victoria, AUS and represented Australia in the Katonah Museum of Art New York's Juried International Biennale 2021.