Ian Strange (Australian artist)

Ian Strange (born 1983) is an Australian multi-disciplinary artist. His work investigates space, architecture and the home, alongside broader themes of disenfranchisement within the built environment.^[1]

Strange lived in Perth as a child, and is now based in New York.^[1]

He is best known for his 'Suburban Intervention'^[2] projects and exhibitions. Using the suburban home as a canvas, Strange's work incorporates large-scale projects, film, photography, site-specific installation, sculptural installations, drawing, painting and on-going research projects^[3]

Independent art advisor Sarah Crown has said that "Strange's monumental interventions exist on two extremes of the spectrum of destruction and of elevation. By doing so he challenges our understanding of home and safety."^[4]

Strange has presented a project in the NGV Studio space at the National Gallery of Victoria, ['Suburban', 2011-2013],^[5] The Canterbury Museum ['Final Act', 2013],^[6] as well as having participated in the 2014 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia with 'LANDED'^[7] a commissioned sculptural installation on the forecourt of the gallery. 'SHADOW' [2015]^[8] a large-scale project incorporating suburban homes, documented in film and photography for PUBLIC Festival 2015;^{[9][failed verification]} and 'ZŁOTY',^[10] a site-specific intervention onto the exterior of a historical building commissioned by the Intytucja Kultury, Katowice, Poland [2015]. He most recently collaborated with Standard Practice,^[11] a New York-based Artist Run Initiative, to present his body of work SUBURBAN on Bowery street in New York, May 2016.^[12]

In 2017, a documentary was released and broadcast by ABCTV under the title HOME: The Art of Ian Strange^[13][14]

In 2018 the State Library of Queensland commissioned Strange to produce a work inspired by the Frank and Eunice Corley House Photographs Collection.^[15] In response he produced a large scale charcoal triptych drawing titled 'Sixteen'.^[16] The work was first exhibited in the Home: a Suburban Obsession exhibition, which was on show in 2018 and 2019.^[17]

His work is included in public collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia,^[18] Art Gallery of South Australia,^[19] Art Gallery of Western Australia,^[20] and the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand.^[21]

See also

• Installation art
• Art intervention

References

1. Forrest, Nicholas (1 April 2014). "Interview: Ian Strange on Dropping Home Into Adelaide Art Biennial". Blouin Artinfo. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. Hurlston, David. "IAN STRANGE: SUBURBAN". ngv.com. National Gallery Victoria.
3. Martin, Olivia. "Playing House: artist Ian Strange creates eerie portraits of America". Wallpaper.com. Wallpaper*. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
4. Crown, Sarah. "Essay: Ian Strange 'From Home To Home'". sarahcrown.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
5. "Ian Strange: SUBURBAN | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
6. Storey, Rachel (March 2014). "Ian Strange transforms quake-ravaged homes into works of art".
7. "Ian Strange | 2014 Adelaide Biennial". adelaidebiennial.com.au. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
8. Hurdle, Gregston (April 2015). "CHECK "SHADOW," THE HAUNTING NEW INSTALLATION FROM FORMER STREET ARTIST IAN STRANGE".
9. "PUBLIC2015 leaves its mark on Perth's buildings and minds - Watch - ABC Arts | Australian contemporary art and culture reviews, news & videos". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
10. "Ian Strange's latest project covers historic Polish building in gold wallpaper". ACCLAIM. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
11. "Ian Strange - SUBURBAN - 05.20.16 - 05.30.16". Standard Practice. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
12. Strange, Ian. "Biography". Ian Strange. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
13. "Art Bites: Home: The Art of Ian Strange : ABC iview". iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
14. "Art Bites: Home: The Art of Ian Strange : 30m Broadcast". iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
15. State Library of Queensland. "The couple, the Cadillac and the camera [Media Release]" (PDF). State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
16. Strange, Ian. "ian_strange". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
17. "Home: A Suburban Obsession". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
18. "Ian STRANGE | Artists | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
19. Advertising, Design implemented by Lance Learhinan, Designed by Sono. "Art Gallery of South Australia :: Exhibitions :: 2014 Adelaide Biennial". www.artgallery.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
20. Australia, The Art Gallery of Western. "The Art Gallery of Western Australia Website". www.artgallery.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
21. "Ian Strange: Final Act | Art Almanac". Art Almanac. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Ian Strange on Instagram
• Ian Strange and 'Home: a Suburban Obsession' Exhibition' Digital Story - State Library of Queensland