“DO YOU REMEMBER?”
An Exhibition of Childhood Memories
John Abery

15 August 2020 to 7 February 2021
Gallery 6

Latrobe Valley artist John Abery remembers the perspective that a child has of the world. It is a place of large and wonderful things, such as tricycles and Meccano sets. The trinket box and its oddments allow for fun play beyond the imagining of adults.

John Abery is a sculptor working primarily with timber and steel. He creates indoor works such as those on exhibition here as well as large out door works that adorn his Hazelwood South property. The works John Abery makes are highly crafted and well-made reflecting the artists love for working with materials.

This highly playful exhibition includes a large tricycle, Meccano Truck, Teddy, Lego Man, spinning top and a trinket box containing many wonderful treasures.

IMAGE:
1. John Abery, My Brother Had a Big Red Trike, 2016, Laminated timber, 115 x 64 x 115 cm, Courtesy the artist.
2. Exhibition documentation of “Do You Remember?” An Exhibition of Childhood Memories, John Abery, shown in Gallery 6, Latrobe Regional Gallery 2020.
3. John Abery, Trinket Box, 2016, Laminated timber, 50 x 150 x 150 cm, Courtesy the artist. Shown at Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020.
4. John Abery, Let Go Man, 2017, Timber, oil paint, 150 x 93 x 55 cm, Courtesy the artist. Shown at Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020.
5. John Abery, Would you like to meet my old Teddy, 2016, Laminated timber, 180 x 120 x 120 cm, Courtesy the artist. Shown at Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020.
6. John Abery, Meccano Truck, 2017, Timber, 50 x 40 x 100 cm, Courtesy the artist. Shown at Latrobe Regional Gallery, 2020.