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Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

Gorman, Choose Your Own Adventure, sneakers, Rachel Castle, Megan Morton, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, Kat Macleod, Sibling, Miso, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skochek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer, Dhupanbal Guwalilngu Yunipingu

All-round crowd pleaser and Arent&Pyke favourite Gorman have rounded up twenty-one amazing creative’s from around the globe, who have donated their time and genius to customise a pair of exclusive, one off Choose your own Adventure Sneakers.

The customised sneakers will be auctioned to raise money for children’s charity Little Seeds Big Trees, art therapy & creative expression classes for kids, plus Gorman chip in $20 from all Adventure Sneaker sales.

Twenty-one creatives involved include The Hungry Workshop, tin & ed, Sibling, Beci Orpin, Mitch Revs, Elke Kramer, Megan Morton, Kate Tucker, Pia Murphy, Ghost Patrol, miso, Rachel Castle, Kat Macleod, Tai Snaith, Ellie Malin, Ashley Goldberg, Miranda Skoczek, Marsha Golemac, Dawn Tan, Madeleine Stamer and Dhapanbal Guwalilngu Yunupingu.

The campaign launched in Sydney at Gorman The Galleries store, and is now travelling to Gorman Melbourne Central store for exhibition until Tuesday 11 June.

You can bid on the customised sneakers until 10am Saturday 8th June (that’s tomorrow morning so get bidding!).

Credits: Gorman

Out/About: Gorman Choose Your Own Adventure Sneakers

posted on June 7, 2013
Designex, Melbourne, The Design Experience, Arent&Pyke, interior design

Designex, Melbourne, The Design Experience, Arent&Pyke, interior design

Designex, Melbourne, The Design Experience, Arent&Pyke, interior design

Hello Melbourne! We are heading to DesignEx bright and early this morning and tomorrow morning to host a Breakfast tour through all of the exhibits. Tonight is a night of shoulder-rubbing with all our wonderful and inspiring co-nominees at the Interior Design Awards Dinner. We are ever so proud to be nominated for the New York Apartment!

And as a super-duper added bonus we are shooting some of Melbourne’s finest creatives for Chat in a Chair. Stay tuned for some wonderful new chats coming soon!

OUT/ABOUT: DESIGNEX

posted on May 31, 2013
jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

jaime hayon, fritz hansen, milan furniture fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Ro chair, Gardenia, terracotta, outdoor furniture, interior design, Arent&Pyke

Although we didn’t make it to Milan this year for the annual Salone Internazionale del Mobile, we greatly enjoyed everyone’s wonderful coverage. Not only via the design press – but also through the immediate and tangible wonder that is Instagram. What particularly caught our eye was the new chair by Jaime Hayón. This certainly appeared to be the people’s choice – and we can see why.

The ‘Ro’ chair by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón for Danish brand Republic of Fritz Hansen is essentially a wingback chair. Ro, meaning “tranquility” in Danish, features a curved seat shell that swoops out on both sides to form armrests and dips inward at the neck to follow the shape of the user’s body. It also features separate rounded cushions for the headrest, back and seat are covered in a slightly different texture to the shell they sit in. The result is a functional and aesthetic chair that does not compromise on either comfort or aesthetics. To use the words of the maker – this is a chair that ‘springs from a desire to create a piece of furniture that offers an opportunity for reflection in our busy, urban lives’. It is at once formal and also relaxed, and no doubt its philosophy resonated with the many weary design professionals at the salon! It is indeed tranquility in its visual expression and its comfortable seating. As touted on their website by Fritz-Hansen, it is an ‘easy’ chair.

What we love about the Ro is its form, its compact footprint, and its relaxed elegance. It looks like it beautifully cradles the body and its curves really look to reflect the curves of the body, in a very womb-like way. It is described as a 1.5-seater, which says a lovely thing about sharing with a child, a book or animal. It speaks of quietness and an intimacy and a softness. Oh, and we do really really like the palette. There are the traditional options (black, grey and taupe), plus three bright colours (violet, blue and yellow) and our favorites – the three soft colours (light pink, sage green and sand). Further – we are really excited to use this piece in a current client project in Woollahra! How lucky are we.

While we are talking all things Jaime Hayon, we should also mention the new collection for BD Barcelona by Jaime Hayon called ‘Gardenias’. Gardenias is a range of outdoor chairs and garden accessories that includes cast aluminium seating in muted colours and terracotta vessels with small hoods. The chairs have padded seats and backs, with aluminum tubes that loop around to form armrests and flick out to create feet. Hayon has described this as “working with aluminium in the way you would work with wood”, and to great effect. Defying the formal conventions of outdoor furniture, ‘gardenias’ offers a softer, more curvaceous appearance – svelte, subtle and feminine. It’s the accessories that we especially love though, with the range including handmade terracotta flower pots in a selection of smooth sculptural shapes and a drop-dead white watering can with two golden handles and a super glam golden spout.

Credits:
Fritz Hansen
Yatzer

(Out/About) Milan 2013 – Jaime Hayon

posted on May 13, 2013
Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

In addition to the much loved furniture mecca dedece, Liverpool Street, East Sydney offers another incentive to tread its footpath this month with the opening of the Peter Sharp exhibition ‘Sticks and Stones’.

Sharp not only provides a potent response to our landscape but also a window into his artistic process and how seemingly abstract works have their genesis in the material world. He exchanges the need to capture an expansive scene for a more intimate connection with the land. This relationship comes in part from an indigenous understanding of land and country. Nature is part of us and we are part of nature.
The desert landscape of Fowler’s Gap has been the most recent source of inspiration. Sharp has been visiting this region, north of Broken Hill, for over 25years taking his students to the University of NSW Research Station. However it was only when he started collecting objects found there and constructing small ‘still life’ sculptures that he worked on a way to adequately interpret this beautiful and yet sometimes unforgiving desert environment.

These constructions of sticks, rocks and twigs bound together with twine become the basis firstly of drawings and finally the larger paintings and sculpture that you will see in this exhibition. The shapes created by the forms; the silhouettes and shadows, are built up in charcoal and partially rubbed away until Sharp is left with a composition that speaks of the place in which the objects originated.
Back in his studio in the Shire, south of Sydney, Sharp relays this information to the paintings where he layers a highly textured white paint with translucent glazes that both sit on the surface and disappear into the linen canvas. He sands the surface to give a sense of the rough and weathered landscape he remembers. There is a true elegance in the compositions and linear qualities that underpin these works. They speak of the landscape and yet with a strong abstract sensibility they allow an open interpretation.

The process comes full circle with the large-scale sculptures, Sharp plays again with found objects and brings them together with handsawn and painted wood to create the whimsy he was drawn to in the smaller assemblages made at Fowler’s Gap. The result is an exhibition that allows the visitor true access to his artistic process and in that his unique relationship with the natural world.

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Peter Sharp, Fowlers Gap, art, painting, sculpture, desert, Liverpool Street Gallery

Words by: Katrina Arent
Exhibition: Peter Sharp ‘Sticks and Stones’ runs 4 – 30 May 2013 at the Liverpool Street Gallery, open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm.

Liverpool Street Gallery
243 Liverpool St East Sydney.
(02) 8353 7799


Photography by Michel Brouet
Images courtesy the artist and Liverpool Street Gallery, Sydney

Peter Sharp (out/about)

posted on May 6, 2013
Art, Sophie Gannon, color

Art, Sophie Gannon, color

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We la-la-love Kirra Jamison. We do. It is like Kirra is able to paint how we feel about colour. Her work is beguiling: each work demands much looking and wondering and head-tilting.

Kirra’s painterly way is unique and always has a positive, upbeat allure. The ways she mixes palettes make her trademark block-colour shapes and serpent-like loops appear to dance around on the canvas all on their own. Both colour-brave and colour-aware, Kirra has a magical way of making hues feel like they should always be together.

Her latest collection ‘Still Point’ is brave and confident, and will not disappoint her legions of devoted fans. Following close on the heels of last year’s hugely popular ‘Locomotor’, it seems safe to say that Kirra has no shortage of inspiration.

Still Point runs until 20 April at Sophie Gannon Gallery Melbourne, open Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 5pm (or by appointment).

Sophie Gannon Gallery
2 Albert Street, Richmond
Victoria 3121
(03) 9421 0857

Credits: Images courtesy of Kirra Jamison

Kirra Jamison (Out/About)

posted on April 12, 2013
portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

portugal, beach, travel, hotel, sand, Gervasoni, Ghost, CasasNaAreia, Tolomeo, white, thatched, bullrush, pool, boardwalk, Artemide

If you are not one for camping, or perhaps not even glamping – but you still want to feel connected to the beauty of your surrounds in a visual and visceral way, then this might be for you. Casas Na Areia is located on the dunes of a small fishing hamlet in Comporta, Portugal. Designed by architect Aires Mateus, this innovative beachside retreat comprises four minimalist thatched-roof huts fashioned out of pre-existing wood-masonry. If you are a box checker – you can tick off ‘eco-friendly’, as this accommodation is green and sustainable, but here is the clincher: the floors are fine, white sand. Even in the living room! Now, before you start picturing sand in your sheets, the bedrooms do have concrete floors. The idea behind this abandonment of traditional flooring is a blurring of natural surrounds and modern architecture, as well as ensuring it is as peaceful as can be.

While the furniture inside is minimal, it is elegant and includes tables by e15, linen-covered sofas, and crisp white linen sheets. Cabins have their own bathrooms and are fully equipped with all the modern technological comforts you would want for.

Surrounded by beauty in every direction, there are rice paddies, umbrella pine forest, stunning sunsets, saltpans, flamingos, dolphins – as well as a pool and four bicycles at the disposal of guests.

It is always so refreshing to see holiday experiences that challenge our boundaries, as well as good design with a green attitude.

Credits: Images courtesy of Casas Na Areia

Casas Na Areia (Out/About)

posted on April 8, 2013
Mr. Jason Grant, Arent & Pyke, Interior Design, Stylist, Bondi, Sydney, Beach, Smeg

Mr. Jason Grant, Arent & Pyke, Interior Design, Stylist, Bondi, Sydney, Beach, Smeg

Mr. Jason Grant, Arent & Pyke, Interior Design, Stylist, Bondi, Sydney, Beach, Smeg

Mr. Jason Grant, Arent & Pyke, Interior Design, Stylist, Bondi, Sydney, Beach, Smeg

Mr. Jason Grant, Arent & Pyke, Interior Design, Stylist, Bondi, Sydney, Beach, Smeg

Mr. Jason Grant, Arent & Pyke, Interior Design, Stylist, Bondi, Sydney, Beach, Smeg

Mr Jason Grant is a super-stylist, a magazine industry fixture, and a regular on Sydney’s Bondi Beach scene. And if you’re an Instagram follower you might note a penchant for Kombis, canines, bicycles, vintage cars and a maybe launch party or two. Arent&Pyke first met Jason when he made the move to Sydney some years ago, and was Style Director at Real Living magazine. Since then we have worked with him on a number of projects – most recently our Vaucluse house that appeared in Inside Out late last year.

Jason has collaborated with major brands, produced a signature paint collection with Murobond and an exclusive stationery line for Officeworks. And now, he adds the author feather to his cap with his inaugural book, A Place Called Home published by Hardie Grant. All up, a busy man!

Having seen a house or two, A Place Called Home is all about creating a home the Jason Grant way. A strong believer in a home feeling lived in and authentic, his book advocates how to decorate your home just like a stylist, but with a personal touch. With the inclusion of many inspiring and ‘real’ homes, the book is filled with lots of insider information, room-by-room tips and fun decorating ideas, as well as Jason’s go-to list of the best places to source accessories and homewares.

Credits: Mr Jason Grant and Hardie Grant

MR JASON GRANT: A PLACE CALLED HOME

posted on April 5, 2013
art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

art, morning tea, garden, Iain Dawson, Arent&Pyke, Sarah-Jane Pyke, Juliette Arent, Michelle Paterson, art, interiors, Belle Magazine,

Recently Arent&Pyke’s Juliette Arent and Sarah-Jane Pyke were invited to speak at a morning tea hosted by Michelle Paterson of Lots of M in her beautiful garden on a fine and sunny Sydney autumn morning. Alongside Tim Etchells (previously of ARTHK Hong Kong International Art Fair) , and now the upcoming Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Damien Woolnough, Fashion Editor of The Australian and Belle Magazine’s Managing Editor, Tanya Buchanan, the topic of “how art relates and is increasingly relevant in our super charged and fast paced world” was up for discussion.

Passionate about establishing a dialogue with contemporary art Lots of M believes that “living with well crafted, conceptually challenging and above all beautiful works adds to the quality of life on both an emotional and intellectual level”. Juliette and Sarah-Jane also shared their thoughts on art – how artwork is not an accessory you buy to match a new rug, or produced-to-order. Art should resonate on impact, make your heart race and experience a moment of love at first sight – whether it matches your scheme or not! The beauty of art is more than an accessory – it should make you feel something over and over again.

Michelle Paterson is an avid art collector and global nomad who now calls Sydney home. Iain Dawson is a gallerist of known repute, having worked for some of the most high profile and successful commercial galleries in Sydney, later going on to become director of three major national art fairs. In 2012 they formed an alliance in the name of a joint passion: to celebrate the talent of emerging artists – particularly those within the first 5 years of their practice.

Dawson too has long been an advocate for emerging artists since 2008, with a proven track record of spotting young artists on the ascent. These breakthrough artists in fact form the sole basis of all exhibitions in his boutique, micro gallery IDG and ID Projects.

Paterson is a strong believer in breaking down barriers and experimenting with new models in the commercial art world. Together with Dawson, they have deliberately chosen to present temporary ‘pop up’ exhibitions and offsite projects in keeping with the freshness and vitality of the young artists they champion. During each exhibition an extensive public program will be held including forums with industry professionals, film nights, wine tastings and collecting symposiums – of which ‘How Art Inspires’ was but one.

Art can be a rarified affair – but what this alliance does is make art accessible to everyone. While the gallery scene may not intimidate all, it can thwart the creative juices for some who might feel it is not rightfully theirs to participate in.

Now, in the pop-up format that has become so popular and in the ever evolving landscape of the current millennium – sculpture, photography, contemporary painting and cutting edge video pieces are all displayed with an almost carnival-esque flavour in the name of engaging first time and seasoned collectors alike.

Credits: Images courtesy of Jac & Heath Bennett Photography

How art inspires… a morning tea

posted on March 20, 2013
art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney, Wynne

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

art, Guy Maestri, Balls Pyramid, Tim Olsen Gallery, painting, Blue Mountains, art exhibition, Sydney

Long time Arent&Pyke favourite Guy Maestri has had an exciting week. Together with the opening of his new exhibition ‘Heavy Ground’ at Olsen Irwin he has just found out that he is a finalist in this year’s Wynne Prize for landscape painting at the Art Gallery of NSW. Guy is not unfamiliar with the thrill of being shortlisted for this celebrated prize, he was also hung last year, and won the Archibald Prize in 2009 for his portrait of Indigenous performer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.

Guy’s recent travels are adeptly documented in ‘Heavy Ground’ with paintings of the Southern Highlands, Hill End, the Blue Mountains and Lord Howe Island, each terrain producing a subtly different result. It is his studies of Ball’s Pyramid, off the coast of Lord Howe Island, that are particularly compelling in this collection. Guy tells of being immediately captivated by this massive rock that rises 600 feet from the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Due to its geographical remoteness he wasn’t able to record his impressions at the site so he returned to the studio and made a perfect sculptural rendition in plaster from which to paint from. The result is a series of works (the Wynne Prize piece included) where Guy has documented, in the tradition of the Impressionists, the way changes in light and colour can completely alter the perception of a scene.

His characteristic gestures, with thick paint applied straight from the tube and swiftly worked with the brush and palette knife are all at play here. The beautiful ‘Studies for Falling Water’ with their limited palette and highly worked surfaces are reminiscent of Guy’s abstract roots while other paintings of Dangar and Belmore Falls adopt a more literal language and celebrate the raw beauty and majesty of the landscape.

Words by: Katrina Arent van Stom

Heavy Ground @ Olsen Irwin until Saturday 30 March.

Wynne Prize @ AGNSW 23 March – 2 June.

Credits:
1. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.11′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
2. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.8′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
3. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.4′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
4. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.7′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
5. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.10′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
6. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.5′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
7. Guy Maestri, ‘Ball’s Pyramid no.7′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
8. Guy Maestri, ‘Model of Ball’s Pyramid’ (2013)
9. Guy Maestri, ‘Last light over Balls Pyramid’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
10. Guy Maestri, ‘Last light over Belmore Falls’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
11. Guy Maestri, ‘Govett’s Leap no.2′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
12. Guy Maestri, ‘Govett’s Leap’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
13. Guy Maestri, ‘Dangar Falls’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
14. Guy Maestri, ‘Belmore Falls’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
15. Guy Maestri, ‘Fitzroy Falls: after the Bacon exhibition’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
16. Guy Maestri, ‘Study for Belmore Falls’ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
17. Guy Maestri, ‘Study for falling water no.6′ (2013) at Olsen Irwin.
Photography by Mim Stirling mim.stirling@gmail.com.

Guy Maestri (OUT/ABOUT)

posted on March 18, 2013
San Giorgio, Mykonos.

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When we first saw these images it was possibly love at first sight. Obviously any talk of Greek islands conjures visions of sun-kissed decadence and warm balmy adventures. What we love about the San Giorgio resort on Mykonos, which recently reopened after a serious refurbishment, was the beautiful, minimalist styling and restrained colour palette. This does not in any way render the resort cold, or impersonal or even hotel-ish – rather the opposite. It is rustic without even stepping into the vicinity of shabby-chic, and the items used to furnish the space are considered and clever.

A resort on the Greek Isles wouldn’t be right without a nod to white as a leading colour – but it’s the shades of white paired with weathered timbers and stone, rattan, woven textiles and tasteful artefacts give an overall air of sophistication without feeling in any way pretentious. The mood is breezy, calm and restful. The organic forms and simple design reflect a sense of history, heritage, style and simplicity and details such as the brass outdoor showers are design-perfect.

Mykonos is considered one of the the most popular tourist destinations in Greece, renowned for its cosmopolitan character, outstanding beaches and its intense nightlife. The San Giorgio Hotel – is a Design Hotels Project and is situated on one of the most scenic areas of the island between Paradise and Paraga beaches. Downtown Mykonos as well as Mykonos National Airport are but a 10 minute drive from the hotel meaning that arriving, partying and leaving are all easily accessible. Alternatively, cocooning ones self in the hotel would not be a bad way to go either.

Credits: Images from San Giorgio Mykonos.

San Giorgio Mykonos (Out/About)

posted on February 20, 2013
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