ABOUT
Eyles' practice explores the emotive quality of inorganic structures observed in the Australian built environment. His sculptural work looks towards the affective value of new property development and it's surrounding rhetoric, employing found and misappropriated materials to explore the unique possibilities of ambivalence. By employing resistive strategies in accessing and managing materials, Eyles aims to subvert the unethical power structures inherent in the material supply chain.
Tristan Eyles is a sculptural artist who graduated from the Queensland College of Art with a BFA (Hons.) in 2019. His most recent work attempts to consolidate the problematic use of extractive materials in urban development with the sometimes fatiguing concerns surrounding climate change and the anthropocene. Post-degree, Eyles has turned these methodologies towards a more broad framework of environmental cataclysm.
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SOLO
2022
Perceived Aesthetic and Moral Tension, Nextdoor ARI and Metro Arts.
2018
Civil Landscapes, s0s0 Art Space and Greaser Gallery.
GROUP / DUO
2022
Project/Reflect, Outerspace ARI.
Block Show, Vacant Assembly.
2020
The Allure of the Unaesthetic Discord, Wreckers Artspace.
De-Fence; in-Scribe, Vacant Assembly.
IN KIND: Art Swap, Outer Space (participant).
2019
Ellipsis (...), Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art.
The Work of Art in the Age of the Selfie, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art.
2018
Site, Sample, Sign: A Case Study, STABLE Art Space.
Etic Response, White Box, Queensland College of Art.
2017
Sculpture ‘17 - Dimensions Various, River Studios, Queensland College of Art.
River Street Studios, Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art..
[working title], POP Gallery.
2016
Imposter Syndrome, Busybrick ARI.
2022
Perceived Aesthetic and Moral Tension, Nextdoor ARI and Metro Arts.
2018
Civil Landscapes, s0s0 Art Space and Greaser Gallery.
GROUP / DUO
2022
Project/Reflect, Outerspace ARI.
Block Show, Vacant Assembly.
2020
The Allure of the Unaesthetic Discord, Wreckers Artspace.
De-Fence; in-Scribe, Vacant Assembly.
IN KIND: Art Swap, Outer Space (participant).
2019
Ellipsis (...), Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art.
The Work of Art in the Age of the Selfie, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art.
2018
Site, Sample, Sign: A Case Study, STABLE Art Space.
Etic Response, White Box, Queensland College of Art.
2017
Sculpture ‘17 - Dimensions Various, River Studios, Queensland College of Art.
River Street Studios, Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art..
[working title], POP Gallery.
2016
Imposter Syndrome, Busybrick ARI.
WRITING / PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
2022
The Edge of the Pit Podcast: In Conversation With Tristan Eyles
2019
Loss, ambivalence and hybridity - towards a consolidated ecological practice (exegesis)
2018
Site, Sample, Sign: A Case Study (catalog essay), Stable Art Space.
CURATING
2019
Bellmouth, XYZ ARI / Ipswich Community Gallery.
2016 - present
Minimal Impact.
AWARDS & SUPPORT
2020
BEMAC Creative Booster Pack (Quick Response Grant)
2019
Griffith Award for Academic Excellence.
2018
In-Kind support from NAVA/CutThumb via New Space mentorship program.
2017
Recipient Works on Paper Prize, Nundah Art Show.
2022
The Edge of the Pit Podcast: In Conversation With Tristan Eyles
2019
Loss, ambivalence and hybridity - towards a consolidated ecological practice (exegesis)
2018
Site, Sample, Sign: A Case Study (catalog essay), Stable Art Space.
CURATING
2019
Bellmouth, XYZ ARI / Ipswich Community Gallery.
2016 - present
Minimal Impact.
AWARDS & SUPPORT
2020
BEMAC Creative Booster Pack (Quick Response Grant)
2019
Griffith Award for Academic Excellence.
2018
In-Kind support from NAVA/CutThumb via New Space mentorship program.
2017
Recipient Works on Paper Prize, Nundah Art Show.