{"id":16535,"date":"2025-05-12T18:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=16535"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:51:49","slug":"a-wonderful-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/a-wonderful-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wonderful Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Game of Love<\/em> by Steve Tierney
23.6″x15.7″; collage on board; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Wonderful Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at West End Art Space in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3\u201325 May 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Drawing inspiration from photojournalism of the 1950s and 60s, artist Steve Tierney offers a challenging commentary on everyday life. By blending bold and powerful imagery with strong black and white contrasts that both reflect the era\u2019s glaring social dynamics and highlight their relevance to contemporary issues, the irony is undeniable. Even as we celebrate progress, we are complicit in cycles of violence and discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We Hope Its Enough <\/em>by Steve Tierney
23.6″x15.7″; collage on board; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“A Wonderful Life” confronts the contradictions in our societal ideal of happiness through the medium of collage. Larger than life images of joyful people are juxtaposed against stark depictions of social unrest, sexism and war. These contrasting visuals prompt reflection on the idealised notion of a “wonderful life” that is often promoted, yet frequently undermined by basic inequality, suffering, and conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West End Art Space<\/strong>
112 Adderley Street
West Melbourne, Victoria 3003, Australia
+61 4152 43917<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Wednesday-Saturday, 11AM-4PM
All other times by appointment only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP <\/a>| WEB<\/a>SITE<\/a> | FACEBOO<\/a>K<\/a> | INSTAGR<\/a>AM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW A Wonderful Life at West End Art Space in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia3\u201325 May 2025 Drawing inspiration from photojournalism of the 1950s and 60s, artist Steve Tierney offers a challenging commentary on everyday life. By blending bold…<\/p>\n

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