Gerard Geer (Australia) is a Melbourne based sculptural artist with an insatiable curiosity for the anatomical inner workings of all things organic. Predominately using animal bones as his medium, his work combines skeletal articulation, chemistry, and fantasy to create intricately articulated works that conjure a slightly distorted reflection of nature. The cyclical processes of nature are reflected in Geer’s work. Just as animal remains decompose and nourish the environment, ultimately being redistributed into their ecological system, so too do his creations. Their bones are akin to building blocks, and on a chemical and physical level; are taken apart and reassembled into new forms. Through this process he breathes new life into the medium he works with, to create pieces that explore ideas of impermanence, mortality and rebirth.
Geer utilises a combination of naturalistic articulation of animal specimens and amalgamations of interspecific forms to create fantastical hybrid creatures and intricate landscapes. Geer is self-taught in all of the techniques he uses in creating his artworks.
Available works can be seen at Beinart Gallery collection here.
Upcoming exhibitions
T.B.A. 2021
Past Exhibitions
Metamorphosis - Solo Exhibition at Beinart Gallery, February 8th 2020
Tidepool - Solo exhibition at Beinart Gallery, April 6th 2019
Bloom - Solo exhibition at Beinart Gallery, October 6th 2018
Small Works 2018 - Group exhibition at Beinart Gallery, July 14th 2018
Small Works 2017 - Group exhibition at Beinart Gallery, July 29th 2017
Chimaephera - Solo exhibition at Beinart Gallery, May 6th 2017
Flesh and Bone - Group exhibition at Beinart Gallery, Jan 14th 2017
Small Works 2016 - Group exhibition at Beinart Gallery, Sept 17th 2016
Luminosity and Dust - Group Exhibition at Beinart Gallery, July 23rd 2016
Inaugural Group Exhibition - Group Exhibition at Beinart Gallery, March 12th 2015
media
Specimens Podcast (2 parts) - Specimenspod by Elle Kaye Taxidermy, November 2020
Interview with Gerard Geer - Beinart Gallery blog, May 2019
Binge Thinking Podcast - August 2018
Revealing Beauty From Bones - Arts Law Centre of Australia, July 2016
Vice Creators Project, July 2016
Illusion 360, July 2016
Le Blog Du Kitsch, July 2016
Collide Art and Culture, July 2016