Throw w/ Philip Kelly: 25th July, 2025

Throw is an exhibition of new paintings by Philip Kelly at Charles Ninow Gallery.

Showing a continuation of Kelly’s long-time ‘turntable’ painting series, this new body of work shows a shift in Kelly’s process by replacing the record player as a mode of making with the electric potter’s wheel. These abstract images are bright explorations of form and colour through a process of applying, removing, and manipulating paint on a rotating surface to form works that are almost rhythmic and musical in nature, speaking to the exploration of the interrelationship between music and art, which drives much of Kelly’s artistic practice. 

Sof had a kōrero with Philip Kelly about the show and these themes.