Cade Turner (b. Sydney, Australia, 1977) received a Bachelor of Media (Visual Communications) from Macquarie University in 2001. Turner has exhibited locally and internationally and his work is held in private collections across Australia, Singapore, Japan, Italy, France and the USA.
Unlike many of his peers, Turner is a self-confessed Romantic artist. His contemporary, heart-felt, evanescent works emit mystery, mood and romantic grandeur. Turner uses the lens as his paintbrush to free light and colour caught in a living stasis, transforming them to unveil exquisite, untouched, visual symphonies that evoke a full spectrum of emotion.
Turner’s approach to photography is unique. On location, he is intuitively guided by light, colour and his emotional response to them and his surroundings. He completes most of his work in-camera (no Photoshop), using a variety of self-developed, unconventional techniques that have been mastered with great patience over the past fifteen years to create impactful effects. This unique approach enables him to capture previously unseen impressions of the very essence of light, its movement, explosive sensitivity and meaning that everyday eyes often miss.
Turner’s creative core lies deep in Romanticism. His style ranges from rich, abstract works of colour, to an early form of photographic Impressionism known as Pictorialism (c1845-1918) which focuses on the aesthetics and emotional impact of a work, rather than the object or scene itself. Since 2009, Turner has been working on a transition in influence from Impressionism to the edge of Romanticism, yet he maintains a raw, contemporary and often abstract edge. Shifting from capturing light and depicting its changing qualities, Turner is now investigating and telling lights emotive story.
Born Sydney, Australia
B.Media & Communications (Major: Visual Production), Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
FLOW, Artifact Gallery, New York City NY USA
Sydney Unseen, Manly Regional Art Gallery & Museum, Manly NSW Australia
Vela, Sara Roney Gallery, Rushcutters Bay NSW Australia
Symphony of Light, Depot II Gallery, 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW Australia
North Head, Sara Roney Gallery, Rushcutters Bay NSW Australia
Light + Colour + Movement, Painter’s Gallery, Mona Vale NSW Australia
Light + Colour + Movement, Gallery Red, Glebe NSW Australia
Reflection/Refraction, Warringah Creative Space, North Curl Curl NSW Australia
HeartSpace-Phenomenobilia Chippendale, A MOP Projects Exhibition, Gallerie PomPom, Chippendale NSW Australia
Enduring Reserves, Gallery Lane Cove, Lane Cove NSW Australia
Metaphysical, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart TAS Australia
The Metaphysical Experience of Being At Sea, Aboard The Yukon Tall Ship, Sydney Aquarium, Sydney NSW Australia
The Pittwater Collective, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW Australia
Illumination, Avalon Recreation Centre, Avalon NSW Australia
Add On, Depot II Gallery, 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW Australia
Verge Art Awards, Verge Gallery, University of Sydney, Darlington NSW
Add On, Depot II Gallery, 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW Australia
ArtIN Manly, Manly Arts Festival, Manly NSW Australia
Keeping Company with The Collection, Manly Regional Art Gallery & Museum, Manly NSW Australia
A Retrospective, Artour International Festival, Florence, Italy
Add On, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington NSW Australia
Manly Arts Festival, Manly NSW Australia
Altered States of Reality, Agora Gallery, New York NY USA
Manly Arts Festival, North Head Sanctuary, Manly NSW Australia
Add On, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington NSW Australia
Frameworks, Manly Regional Art Gallery & Museum, Manly NSW Australia
Inspiration, Painters Gallery, Mona Vale NSW Australia
Reflection, Depot II Gallery, 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW Australia
Immerse, Depot II Gallery, 2 Danks Street, Waterloo NSW Australia
Together, Studio 4 Gallery, North Manly NSW Australia
Editor’s Picks, underground ARTspace, Balgowlah NSW Australia
Manly Arts Festival, underground ARTspace, Balgowlah NSW Australia
Manly Lagoon Life Festival, Manly NSW Australia
Le Petite, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington NSW Australia
Manly Arts Festival, Manly NSW Australia
Liverpool City Art Prize, Casula Powerhouse, Casula NSW Australia
