Current - APW Gallery Exhibition

David SEQUEIRA

 I hear a symphony    

8 February - 22 March 2025

I hear a symphony comprises thirty-two hand drawn, original lithographs (twenty-five monoprints + seven editioned prints) produced by David Sequeira in collaboration with APW printers at Australian Print Workshop in 2024.

This ambitous suite of original prints demonstrates Sequeira’s ongoing interest in the contemplative aspects of colour and geometry. The works point towards infinite colour intensities that are possible through the layering of transparent inks achieved through the medium of lithography.

Adhering to a strict formula (all of the imagery is symmetrical and formed using only circles) I hear a symphony highlights the endless variation that is possible through tight restrictions. More specifically, in Sequeira’s work, colour attains its fullest and richest potential when it is organised within the confines of geometric structure. The circles in Sequeira’s diagrammatic compositions overlap allowing the colours to merge into each other to create complex variations. The titles of the prints are drawn from the lyrics to Reach out and Touch (Somebody’s hand) recorded by Diana Ross in 1969. Referencing this context in these prints, Sequeira links the metaphysical aspirations of his coloured geometry with the romantic optimism of 20th century pop. A shape without a beginning or end, the circle has been associated with ideas about eternity, unity, balance and harmony. This universal familiarity, linked with the vibrational quality of Sequeira’s colour combinations imbues I hear a symphony with a sense of cosmological ‘unfolding’.

David Sequeira

Born India 1966. Arrived Australia 1970. Lives and works in Melbourne. David Sequeira is an artist, curator, and academic. Renowned for his multidisciplinary approach, Sequeira’s work has been widely exhibited across Australia and internationally and is held in significant public collections.

Exhibition continues until 22 March 2025