The?McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery?on the?Mornington Peninsula currently is exhibiting two works by Olsen Irwin artists Paul Davies and Cherry Hood?as part of their permanent collection rotation. The McClelland?s permanent collection consists of over 2,200 works of art encompassing sculpture, paintings, photography, works-on-paper and more. This exhibition brings together a selection of key contemporary works from McClelland?s collection dating from 1990. Both old favourites and recent acquisitions by many of Australia?s acclaimed contemporary artists, working across a range of mediums and styles, are presented in celebration of the continuing growth and significance of McClelland?s permanent collection.
Paul Davies 
Paul DAVIES, Abandoned roadside II 2012 acrylic on linen, 136.5 x 167.0 cm
Davies? Abandoned roadside II reflects the artist?s interest in modernist architecture, in particular buildings which are disused and neglected. Davies? interest in architecture is explored as he experiments with representing three dimensional forms on two dimensional surfaces. Drawn from an amalgamation of photographs taken during his travels, Davies adapts images into stencils which he then uses when painting onto canvas. The subject of Abandoned roadside II is a disused petrol station in the rural town of Marulan, located along the Hume Highway in New South Wales. The ?auto port? petrol station was bypassed by the freeway during its construction, ultimately sending it into redundancy. To view avaliable works by Paul Davies click here
Cherry HOOD, Harolds End print folio 2004 ,archival inks on Velin white paper, 85.0 x 59.5 cm each
Hood?s Harolds End series of watercolour portraits depict the adolescent characters of J.T. LeRoy?s novella Harold?s End. These delicate but raw and unsettling portraits capture the deteriorating innocence of LeRoy?s destitute San Francisco street kids and their motley pets. The story follows Oliver, who lacks a pet until he is given Harold the garden snail, who he loves and cares for unconditionally. The depictions of these characters align with Hood?s previous watercolour portraits of adolescent males, where the raw qualities of youth are conveyed through the subdued colours and dripped edge. To view available works by Cherry Hood click here
The works will be on view until the 19th of June and features works by Rick Amor, Stephen Bush, Paul Davies, Jennifer Goodman, Richard Giblett, Cherry Hood, Robert Jacks, Rosemary Laing, Christopher Langton, Ron Mueck, Jan Nelson, Jim Paterson, Patricia Piccinini, Alex Seton, Kate Spencer, Colin Suggett, Simon Terrill and Stephen Wickham. 
