HOLDING ON
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Holding the Line​ 

I'm holding you - second iteration 2024, plaster, rust paint, wood dimensions variable

​​Drawing and sculpture, whilst distinct in their mediums, have long been intertwined in the artistic process. From initial sketches to final sculptures, and artworks that incorporate both elements, these art forms inform and enrich each other.
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Holding the Line explores the dynamic relationship between the two-dimensional language of drawing and the spatial presence of sculpture. This exhibition investigates how these practices inform and transform each other, blurring boundaries between surface and structure, idea and material.

​a joint exhibition with 
Elizabeth Barr  Visit Elizabeth's website 
Sascha McIntosh Visit Sascha's website 
Robby Wright Visit Robby's Instagram page 
 and myself, Karryn Argus.
The Barn Gallery, Montsalvat, Eltham  2025

Relief found in what is pressed into being (3rd iteration) 2025, plaster 26cm x 27cm x 2 cm Photo by Laura May Grogan

Relief found in pressed crochet 2025, plaster 28cm x 30cm x 1 cm Photo by Laura May Grogan

A study of Banyule's Fragments 2025, plaster

Constructed drawing No.1 2025, vinyl, found objects Photo by Laura May Grogan

Deprived 2025, plaster, fabric, wool, dimensions variable

Always connected no matter what 2024, plaster, dye, wire, dimensions variable

Drawn to form-second-iteration no.-1, 2024 plaster, found object, dimensions variable

Drawn to form-second-iteration no.-2, 2024 plaster, found object, dimensions variable

Drawn to form-second-iteration no.-3, 2024 plaster, found object, dimensions variable

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Drawn to form-second-iteration no. 4, 2024 plaster, found object, dimensions variable

Drawn to form-second-iteration no.5, 2024 plaster, found object, dimensions variable

Drawn to form-second-iteration no.-6, 2024 plaster, found object, dimensions variable

Artwork 'Drawn to Form - second iteration #2 (Detail) Karryn Argus 2024 Photo Credit and Design Sascha McIntosh 2025

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​Held by the Comfort of Pink

The Comfort of Pink: Tension 2024

Holding Pink Studio Work 2024

Studio works 2024

Studio works 2024

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​Holding on Until you Cure

Drawn to Form #1 Exhibited Banyule Open Studios Group Exhibition Loft 275 Melbourne 2024

Drawn to Form #1 detail

'Holding on until you cure' investigates absence, vulnerability and loss through fibre-based mediums and found objects.
Karryn creates works with casting plaster and found objects and tenderly holds them until they cure,  symbolically embracing the process of healing. 

​This project continues Karryn’s ongoing interest in the embodied sculptural object and the relationship between bodies, objects, and spaces. 
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​Studio Works

Works below created at Fibre Arts Australia workshop April 2024
Workshop with Dr Jean Bennett