Venice Biennale Italian Virtual Pavilion
VENICE BIENNALE 2021 CITYXMobility of Mind Sonic Cities | Silent Runways First of a number of animation and sound works on Theme of, Mobility of Mind. Before us many others were contemplating being in this space, now with the air rising and falling we meet again with uncertainty. As we are faced with critical moments, […]
Exhibition- Catching the Moment
Exhibiting a series of photographic works about being in a new place: Tilburg in The Netherlands, where I was international artist in residence at the SEA Foundation in 2019. Perth audiences will get to view the works ahead of the series being exhibited at the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture. Opening Saturday 20th February 2pm […]
Art work is a “Sonic Broome”
Interview with ABC Kimberley on Jon’s latest project at Broome Senior High School: If you listen to sounds around you, what do you hear?Are there sounds more particular to where you live, compared to others – different frogs, cicadas, birds. Artist Jon Tarry turned to sound for his newest piece of art. It is a […]
Bob Hawke College
Immediately after the College was formally named in honour of Bob Hawke, Jon Tarry was commissioned to create a bronze bust of the former Prime Minister. Bronze casting is an ancient and time-consuming technology that has been used for centuries in many countries and cultures. To give the portrait a sense of timelessness and lightness […]
Deep Six at Rise Sound Gallery
Jon Tarry’s work Deep Six is part of sonic tour of popular and exclusive WA surfing spots. Interested in the cross-section between sound, video and sculpture, Tarry has turned to investigations of what he has termed ‘spatial power’ in public spaces. Experiences of global encounters—like airports, public squares and the like—are increasingly dominating his practice, but this […]
Cadence at LACDA
Jon Tarry’s “Cadence” is an exhibition of super graphic still and moving image with sonics. Cadence is a form of intonation, modulation, inflection, and tonality. Using code based script to generate sculptural flow, matter in time. Time matters. All the works are data generated augmentation. More information via LACDA
Wave Length City Beach Residential College
Waves breaking and sand shifting across the dunes on CityBeach were the ever-flowing forces of nature that inspired artistJon Tarry to create the dynamic form of his radiant, ultra bluesculpture ‘Wavelength’. Using computer-aided design (CAD) tomodel pencil drawings of these natural phenomena, the sculptureis extruded along a diametric circumference, forming a loopingribbon form.‘Wavelength’ is fabricated […]
Baggage Handler has arrived at Mushroom Music
Jon Tarry is proud to announce that his project with Musician Dom Mariani – “Baggage Handler”, is now a part of the impressive Mushroom Music Song Writer catalogue. On signing his contract with Mushroom Jon said “It is humbling to be listed among great acts like Daddy Cool, The Triffids, Skyhooks, Hunters & Collectors, Models, […]
Baggage Handlers by the WA Art Collective
‘Baggage Handler’ is what happens when two diverse creative practitioners at the top of their game decide to work together. Art Collective WA member Jon Tarry will launch the result of a unique collaboration with musician Dom Mariani – the album Baggage Handler – at The Backlot Perth on Friday 9 August 2019. Click through […]
Baggage Handler
The album Baggage Handler is the outcome of a unique collaboration between musician Dom Mariani and artist Jon Tarry. Recorded at Killerwatt Studios in 2017/18 it is a shared intuitive exploration – of the moments between departure and arrival. Mariani and Tarry construct a sonic framework from the known and an unknown turbulent space. Each track […]
