Neo Non-objective Exhibition Catalogue

Michael Ciavarella, Petalia Humphreys, Jaime Kiss, June Sartracom, Colabore II, 2022 - long life art paper, 25 x 25 x 6cm

Neo Non-objective

Curated by Studio 26 Neo Non-objective is a group exhibition of Sunshine Coast artists whose practices explore contemporary approaches to non-objective abstraction.

Neo Non-objective marks a revival of formalist concerns that elevate the organisation of materials and a reduction of that which is immediately identifiable. With monochrome sensibilities, these works look inward to process and materiality, allowing a reduction that then opens outwards again to examine beyond itself.

Neo Non-objective is an exhibition of works by Michael Ciavarella, Petalia Humphreys, Jaime Kiss and June Sartracom.

Michael Ciavarella is an interdisciplinary artist who works across ceramics, sculpture and painting. As a curator and director of The Matchbox show, he creates a platform for artist and ceramic enthusiasts alike to come together from all around the world. Ciavarella is an advocate for cultural understanding through art and communicates such meaning in his artwork. His concepts incorporate national heritage and identity. Michael Ciavarella has a Bachelor of Art in Ceramics from La Trobe University, Bendigo Victoria. Ciavarella has taught ceramics on the Sunshine Coast for 19 years. He has curated and exhibited for the past 22 years including Noosa Regional Gallery’s, Floating Land, Shepparton Arts Festival, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, Wan’din’in Gallery and Gallery Eumundi.

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Michael Ciavarella

Michael Ciavarella, Void, 2022 - timber frame, MDF panel, acrylic paint, 65 x 65cm

Michael Ciavarella, Cross, 2022 - timber frame, MDF panel, acrylic paint, 60 x 60cm

Michael Ciavarella, Space, 2022 - timber frame, MDF panel, acrylic paint, 74 x 64cm

Michael Ciavarella, Volume, 2022 - timber frame, MDF panel, acrylic paint, 74 x 64cm

Michael Ciavarella, Plain, 2022 - timber frame, MDF panel, acrylic paint, 35 x 64cm

$2,500

Michael Ciavarella, A Moving Dot, 2022 - timber Frame, MDF panel, resin, fibro, builders chalk 40 x 210 x 13cm $3,000

Michael Ciavarella, Beautiful, 2022 - timber frame, MDF panel, acrylic paint, 50 x 100cm

Petalia Humphreys creates three-dimensional reductive abstract paintings, from small-scale hand-crafted paintings through to large sitespecific public art installations. Humphreys’ hard-edge, geometric forms encourage an interactive approach, inviting the audience to engage in playful ways, considering ways of seeing, perceiving and viewing. Aiming to engage inquisitiveness and challenge perception through mapping of spaces her works spark curiosity and invite the viewer to renegotiate their experience of the familiar.

Petalia Humphreys lives and works on Gubbi Gubbi country. A QUT graduate Humphreys most recently exhibited Noosa Regional Gallery, Webb Gallery, Metro Arts and Outer Space. Humphreys’ is a producer and curator for Studio 26 and a sessional teacher in Design at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

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Petalia Humphreys

Petalia Humphreys, BCC in Pink Composition #5, 2022 - acrylic on plywood, 92 x 94cm

$1,980

Petalia Humphreys, SWPE #5-7, 2019 - acrylic on plywood, 60 x 60cm each (set of 3) $3,960

Petalia Humphreys, SB #22-24, 2021 - acrylic on plywood, 20 x 20 x 20cm each (set of 3) $3,300

Petalia Humphreys, EPLC #2-6, 2022 - acrylic on plywood, 28 x 28 x 28cm each (set of 5) $6,600

Petalia Humphreys, SR.1B, 2020 - acrylic on plywood, 60 x 60cm

$1,320

Petalia Humphreys, RPS.2, 2021- acrylic on plywood, 60 x 60 x 10cm

$1,320

Petalia Humphreys, CS.2B, 2019 - acrylic on plywood, 60 x 60 x 10cm (folded) $1,540

Petalia Humphreys, BCC #3, 2019 - acrylic on oak, 140 x 140cm (folded)

$3,080

From a contemporary perspective through constructive language, Jaime Kiss finds his artistic drive in existence and reality itself. Enlightened by science and philosophy translating materiality into geometric compositions using the power of colour and simplicity. Kiss’ works provoke questions of how we perceive ourselves and the world around us to interpret reality, engaging rather than just to inform, inviting experimentation rather than just to look, but even more, to sense and change, thrive and grow.

Jaime Kiss is an artist and graphic designer based on the Sunshine Coast. Born in Brazil, Kiss graduated from UNESP - São Paulo with a Bachelor of Visual Arts - Graphic Design. Moving to London, Kiss has exhibited and curated exhibitions across Europe and UK, extending his studies at University of Arts London.

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Jaime Kiss, Discernment, 2022 - powder coated timber, overall 60 x 60 x 30cm

$5,800

Jaime Kiss, Intimidade Radiante (Radiant Intimacy), 2022 - painted aluminium, 115 x 200 x 15cm

$6,600

Jaime Kiss, Radiant Intimacy III, 2022 - painted aluminium, 33 x 22 x 6cm

Jaime Kiss, Radiant Intimacy II, 2022 - painted aluminium, 45 x 33 x 6cm

$1,950

Jaime Kiss, Progression No3 - Homage to Josef Albers, 2021 - white long life art paper, 16 x 15 x 15cm

$950

Jaime Kiss, Collection, 2022 - painted aluminium, 22 x 22 x 22cm

Jaime Kiss, You can have it, 2021 - black long life art paper, 12 x 12 x 5cm

$950

Jaime Kiss, Progression No2, 2021 - white long life art paper, 10 x 10 x 10cm $950

Jaime Kiss, Deep into the blue, 2021 - long life art paper on wood, 44 x 60 x 15cm (acrylic box frame)

$3,200

Jaime Kiss, Munari’s Dancers, 2022 - tinted acrylic and fishing line on metal, 120 x 40 x 40cm

June Sartracom’s practice investigates the interplay of light, space and perception. Through reductive, white monochromatic relief paintings and drawings Sartracom explores the illusionary, allusionary and physical ideas of space. Dynamic lines and tilted shapes are used to imbue a sense of movement, not just of the forms but also of the medium. The manipulation of surface and the quiet of the monochrome invite a quiet contemplative encounter with the viewer.

Often hung in one of many possible modular formations, Satracom’s works collectively allude to perceptual forms that pays homage to the square. The shape from which all other shapes are said to be derived. Sartracom has exhibited at Factory 49, William Wright Project Space, Annandale Gallery and Noosa Regional Gallery. June is currently based in the Sunshine Coast QLD.

June Sartracom,Curve, 2021 - acrylic on canvas, black frame, 75 x 75cm. SOLD

Sartracom,

Series, 2020 - acrylic on canvas, 4 panels, each panel 40 x 40cm