Art Exhibition - Block Party by Benjamin Thorn

Name: Art Exhibition - Block Party by Benjamin Thorn
Start: 2026-05-09T10:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-05-30T16:00:00+10:00

Rusten House Art Centre

Sat 09 May '26 – Sat 30 May '26 (DAILY event)

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An assemblage of various wooden records reimagined as a wall hanging work

Overview

Rusten House Art Centre presents an exhibition of assemblage, collage and print by artist Benjamin Thorn. In Block Party, Benjamin Thorn takes familiar objects, mostly children's blocks, and arranges them in new combinations (both abstract and representational) to create a dialogue between their original use and their new possibilities. For the artist, being able to see the raw materials is important since it gives the viewer a gateway into…

Rusten House Art Centre presents an exhibition of assemblage, collage and print by artist Benjamin Thorn.

In Block Party, Benjamin Thorn takes familiar objects, mostly children's blocks, and arranges them in new combinations (both abstract and representational) to create a dialogue between their original use and their new possibilities. For the artist, being able to see the raw materials is important since it gives the viewer a gateway into their own potential creativity.