What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? I love creating works that speak of Brazil. It's a country that inspires me! Each region has its own landscapes, colors, customs, and way of life. I often say that Brazil is a great cultural blender: so many influences meet here and gain a very Brazilian…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? Seasonal change is a frequent theme in my art. It must be the impact of Melbourne’s changeable weather! Right now, it's springtime in Melbourne and the atmosphere is constantly shifting from warm, windy days to chilly downpours. I find myself closely observing these sudden transformations in…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? For a long time I’ve been exploring and utilizing grids extensively in my work. Lately I’ve been trying to break them in a way. I would say that I’ve started trying to challenge what I had perceived as the stability of the grid. When I started…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? In my practice, I naturally combine contemporary abstraction, pop art, and design. To me, these fields have always been interconnected. My process is a fluid mix of structured geometric shapes and spontaneous, intuitive decisions. Right now, I am actively scaling up my work. My focus is…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? I am currently exploring the amount of influence and impact that I have created over the years through my artwork and the relationship that stems from my South African heritage, identity and storytelling. I am excited to finally see how my commitment to the craft has…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? I am currently most interested in exploring the inner, often contradictory layers of human experience through visual expression. I am particularly drawn to themes of inner tension, vulnerability, attachment and letting go, as well as the invisible emotional processes that shape our relationships with others and…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? I find myself constantly looking back into design and architecture of the mid-20th century for inspiration. The Bauhaus movement that focused on notions of form versus function is highly influential to me, and to see how those artists and designers broke down all visual information to…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? What excites me most at the moment is the freedom I'm finding through my move into figurative painting. I've spent years developing my ability to paint realistic landscapes and seascapes, but I'm increasingly interested in pushing beyond that and creating something more expressive and personal. Portraiture…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? Creating my paintings from memory. In the past I have used my Plein Air sketch or painting to inspire and inform my studio paintings. I feel this may have limited my creativity (although I never hesitated to move a tree or mountain) the scene would show…
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What are you currently exploring in your artistic practice that excites you the most? I am currently focusing on the relationship between light and glass, highlighting the beautiful forms designed in the luxury beauty industry. I'm endeavouring through my camera to capture the beauty of these beautiful pieces and concentrate the viewer's gaze while inviting them to look at these…