Latino Colour Republic Vibe Catalogue

Featuring Artists Rubi Cassidy Ella Krestensen Iris Toren JB Vincent Haejin Yoo

Exhibition

17 October | 2 December

Opening Night 17 November

Golden Delight

Amazon Dreaming

Let’s Samba (the cheeky toucan says)

Picaflores

Acrylic on A2 Canvas Paper $450 Limited edition print available on request

In the Pink

the artist

rubi cassidy As an artist I feel compelled to record the many wonderful and fascinating places I’ve seen, to capture their unique light, history and ambiance. Being primarily a Urban Landscape painter its the joy of living places and forgotten time remembered that attracts me.

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The other elements I’m fascinated by are the effects of light and colour with their interchanging dynamic that creates mood & atmosphere. Be it dark mysterious night scenes, bright sunlight or the wonderful jewel like colours found in nature’s exotic flora & fauna.

Acrylic on A2 Canvas Paper $450 Limited edition print available on request

As one might expect streets, roads and paths feature very strongly in my work with diversions into nature and myth.

About the Artwork For me these wonderful exotic birds typify the Colourful Republics of Central and South America with their magical appearance and jewel like colours.

Full of life and vitality, constantly moving and changing in a vibrant dancing parade.

Opening Night Thursday 17th November

Amazon Dreaming Golden Delight Picaflores Let’s Samba (the cheeky toucan says) In the Pink

mirari to look at, to wonder at

retro reflection / refractive curved droplet

the artist

ella krestensen Ella Krestensen is a Sydney based freelance artist and designer who works with 2D and 3D media to explore the patterns of her surrounding landscape.

Focusing on patterned, colour-laden surfaces, the artist has used naturally occurring shapes and designs to create this ‘floating on air/ eyre’ series of acrylic paintings and limited edition prints, inspired by several flights across the Kati ThandaLake Eyre basin.

Using a multi-media approach, including painting, drawing, collage and digital design, enables her to experiment, develop and innovate constantly in her work.

Krestensen has undertaken studio residencies in Paris, Vienna and Prague and exhibited in group exhibitions this year, with LemoArt Gallery Berlin, and ArtExpo New York. She is the recipient of a number of national art prizes, has recently completed a Master of Arts at University of Wollongong, and holds a BFA in drawing and sculpture from COFA, UNSW. About the Artwork The ‘floating on air/eyre’ series are schematic paintings and prints of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre landscape as seen from an aerial perspective. The series invites the viewer to explore and speculate on the patterns formed by the interplay of clouds and land in this iconic Australian location.

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floating on air/eyre Limited edition hand-coloured print Printed on archival Hahnemuhle canvas mirari - to look at, to wonder at 50x50cm - $450.00 retro reflection / refractive - curved droplet 50x50cm - $450.00 Opposite page cirrus - halo phenomena 100x76cm - $550.00 Back Cover page cirro cumulus mackerel sky 100x76cm - $550.00

Watercolour - Artwork sold unframed Salsa - Celebration Tango - Connection Bellydance - Exuberance Size: 29 x 41 cm $400.00 Casa de los Lirios Size: 39 x 28.5 cm $300.00

the artist

iris toren The study and portrayal of beauty, both natural and man-made, is Iris’ inspiration and aspiration.

Iris was a student of the prestigious Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, where she obtained her diplomas in drawing and painting and received the Henry Gibbons Art Prize in her graduating year.

In her portraits, Iris captures the unique spirit and character of the sitter. Her oriental-inspired still lifes celebrate vibrant colours and elegant forms found in daily life. Her series of sketches after classical sculpture pays homage to the old masters. In her landscapes, she explores the balance between the fragile beauty of nature with its enduring power.

About the Artwork For my Latino Colour Republic body of work, I have chosen to submit 5 richly colourful artworks: a trilogy of dance portraits, an Argentinian architectural painting and floral still life of a native South American flower.

The dance trilogy celebrates Salsa, Tango and Belly dance. I am a keen dancer and have chosen my teachers as the subjects for these paintings. I have aimed to capture the unique spirit and joy of these dances through the use of pure, vibrant colour. On my travels in Buenos Aires I stumbled across the remarkable and beautiful ‘Casa de los Lirios’, an art nouveau building in heart of the city inspired by and decorated by iris forms. The soft curves of the undulating façade, the iris leaf-like wrought-iron balconies and entrance all celebrate the beauty of the iris flower. In my painting I have chosen to bring the building’s stone irises to life, imbuing them with their characteristic purple and yellow.

In my still life, ‘Bouganvillea in Blue Glass’ I have chosen to depict the native South American flower in its pink and orange varieties. The translucent petals and cool glass lend themselves perfectly to watercolour.

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Bougainvillea in Blue Glass Size: 25 x 30 cm (unframed) Medium: Watercolour $160.00

the artist

jb vincent Originally from a little town in the south of France, somewhere between the Alps mountains and the Riviera, I’m currently living and working in Sydney.

I’ve been lucky enough to be brought up in a family of artists and have always loved sketching and drawing for as long as I can remember. Since then, my work has taken me around the world, which helps me get an appreciation for people, their stories and the diversity of their culture. This journey is what inspires my work, which style is mostly figurative to capture expressive people’s emotions.

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About the Artwork My artwork is about capturing people’s expressions and emotions through drawing and painting. I love the precision of pencils and the freedom of pastels.

About the Latino Colour Republic Series A3 Framed / Coloured pencil on paper Original artwork - $550.00 Limited edition available in A4 - $120.00 Mama Cubana Papa Cubano I had a chance to travel to Cuba a few years ago.

This was a fantastic experience. This country is fabulous to explore and full of contradictions at the same time. Cuban people are the warmest and nicest people.

Julia The ‘Dia de los Muertos’ (Festival of the Dead) is on my bucket list, as I’m fascinated by this ancient tradition. Not only by the beautiful colors and costumes. But also because this important moment is for Mexican - and Latin America’s people - the time to celebrate and remember

their passed families and friends through festivities, celebrations... and life!

Ernest (Hemingway) A2 Framed / Coloured pencil + ink on paper Original artwork - $550.00 “My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita.” I have a great apreciation for Hemingway’s writing and stories, a vibrant testimony of Spain and Latin America’s culture and history.

Hemingway was so passionate about Cuba and its people to the point that he considered himself a ‘Cubano Sato” which translates into a garden variety Cuban.

About the Original Watercolour Series - $240.00 29.7cm x 42.0cm on 300gsm water colour paper.

Mounted. Unframed.

Prints - using high quality light fast inks and media onto prepared art paper: A4, A3, A2 or A1 Camelia Using a signature watercolour technique, the early morning dew captures a rainbow of colours on every petal.

Kangaroo Paws Portraying the beautiful flower of Kangaroo Paws in autumn, this watercolour piece explores all the colours in their purest form.

Azalea Inspired by an early childhood memory, the

vibrancy of the Azalea flower aims to exude that pleasureable feeling of spring.

Acid Rams Skull This fun retro style piece contains a unique watercolour technique, invented by Haejin Yoo. The Acid Rams Skull is the artist’s attempt to give life to death and to give beauty to the ugly.

the artist

haejin yoo Haejin Yoo is an emerging artist that uses bold line and vibrant colour to expressively create artworks inspired by the people closest to her.

Her artworks profoundly reflect on life experiences and the people that have shaped her life. She often uses flowers and animals to personify these relationships and meticulously embeds symbols within her work. Haejin enjoys exploring the meaning behind symbols such as flowers as a way to express characteristics and emotions.

Always on the lookout for new materials to work with, Haejin likes to mix and contrast styles and techniques. ‘My mediums are water colour paints, water colour pencils, colour pencils, markers, pens, acrylics and some miscellaneous materials such as alcohol, cheese cloths, salts. I like experimenting with mediums and explore their effects. I love the contrast between sharp edges of markers and free flow of water colours.’

Haejin Yoo is a Sydney based artist. She has a

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background in science and a passion to continually learn, create, and experiment with her artworks.

The Quartz Series The Quartz series is about exploring specific natural wonders of the world.

In every piece, the gold leaf encapsulates the image to represent a shape like geodes of my own creation. I capture my interpretation of nature through the use of resin, for fluidity, and gold and silver leaf, to represent geodes for energy and vibrancy.

Original - 50 X 40 cm Mixed medium $450 Quartz - Maldives This piece illustrates a birdseye view of the Maldives, with the lushious reefs, crystal clear waters and golden sand.

Quartz - Senegal Retba This piece is an interpretation of one of the world’s natural wonders; the pink retba river of Senegal in a form of geode.

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