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18 April - 18 June 2023
FLORADISE
Ft. Cathy Tabbakh
Daria Coleridge
Hello Marine
Karen Tronel
Kate Morgan
Nadia Attura
Sally Anne Fitter
FLORADISE
Welcome to Floradise, a floral disco paradise. This women-lead exhibition is an ode to flora and celebration of muliebrity. Noticeably absent from this collection of works is the presence of human beings. While hand-made objects and structures can be witnessed, fauna and flora replace men and women as central artistic subjects. Amid this absence, exotic plants and flowers are free to grow and thrive, reclaiming their place as living and emotive entities.
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Behind the works
In Cathy Tabbakh’s work, architectural and botanical elements collide. By placing singular plants within specific settings, the artist invokes pathetic fallacy and depicts plants in a both aesthetically striking and emotionally charged manner. Particularly striking is her use of shadow and light, which allows works such as Les méandres bleues or Breathing Blue to resemble film noir stills.
HelloMarine’s potted plants invite viewers to step into the private sphere of the home. Within this sacred space, plants live their daily lives, blending with the backgrounds that surround them, but also conveying a presence that endows them with the importance of living subjects. The artist’s choice of bold colours and naïve patterns produce a calming effect that mimics the comfort of home.
Karen Tronel’s use of epoxy resin gives her flower-ridden canvases an almost visceral aspect. Indeed, it is precisely the gleam of the resin that brings the flowers to life, luring both our sense of sight and touch as we cautiously approach potentially venomous vegetation. Enjoy at your own risk!
Kate Morgan’s works can be interpreted as opulent phantasmagorias, populated by wild fauna and flora. At first glance, one can observe lush environments and peaceful scenes of life. Upon closer inspection however, one will notice the drama in the details: an iguana eyeing an unsuspecting insect, a tiger preparing to pounce, or a deer dashing in the distance.
Set against limitless landscapes, Nadia Attura’s neon space-cacti are otherworldly and magnetising. Viewers are invited to admire them as they bask in the glow of sunrise or sunset. At times, multiple suns pour their light onto the luminescent cacti, reinforcing the viewer’s sentiment of exploring another dimension or galaxy inhabited only by desert flora.
Sally Anne Fitter makes use of painting and collage to create vivid floral compositions. Her bouquets are an original contemporary take on traditional still lives, incorporating elements of pattern and texture in a unique and innovative manner. Especially noteworthy is the multitude of colour nuances present in the petals of her flowers, rendering them uncannily lifelike.
Finally, ceramic extraordinaire Daria Coleridge presents a series of fluid sculptures infused with movement and dynamism. Like blossoms blooming, her sculptures possess an organic element that makes them seem alive.
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SELECTED WORKS
Cathy Tabbakh, Ode to Blue, 2023, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 61 x 76 cm
Cathy Tabbakh, Breathing Blue, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 cm
Cathy Tabbakh, Cheese Dream, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 cm
Cathy Tabbakh, Drama Queen in Paradise, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 cm
HelloMarine, Untitled, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm
HelloMarine, April Still Life, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
HelloMarine, Big Shelf VIII, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, framed in oak, 130 x 100 cm
HelloMarine, Danse De La Pluie, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, framed in oak, 90 x 90 cm
HelloMarine, Mr Sun, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 59 cm
Karen tronel, Untitled, 2013, Epoxy resin on canvas, 40cm x 60cm
Karen Tronel, Edelweiss, 2016, Epoxy Resin on canvas, 50 x 70cm
Karen Tronel, Octopus’s Garden, 2014, Epoxy resin on canvas, 61 x 61cm
Kate Morgan, English Garden, 2023, watercolour on paper, 55.5 x 33.5 cm, single framed dimensions 82.5 x 60.5 cm
Kate Morgan, Wonderland, 2023, gouache and watercolour on paper, 74 x 46 cm, single framed dimensions 99 cm x 71 cm
Kate Morgan, Kipling's Garden, 2023, watercolour on paper, 72 x 52.5 cm, float-mount framed dimensions: 88 cm x 69 cm
Kate Morgan, Conjuring Magic, 2023, Gouache and watercolour on paper, 54 x 32.5 cm, single framed dimensions 79 x 57 cm
Kate Morgan, Wild Kanha, 2022, watercolour on paper, 59 x 34 cm, double framed dimensions 91 x 66 cm
Nadia Attura, Cactus Flower, Print, Limited edition of 20, 100 x 70 cm
Nadia Attura, Cactus Majorelle, Print, Limited edition of 20, 100 x 70 cm
Nadia Attura, Cactus Sun, Print, limited edition of 20, 100 x 70 cm
Nadia Attura, Cactus Moon, Print, limited edition of 20, 100 x 70 cm
Sally Anne Fitter, Isabella’s Flowers, 2023, Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 90cm
Sally Anne Fitter, Table in Gold with Bowl and Poppies, 2023, Acrylic and collage on a deep edge canvas, 60 x 60 cm
Sally Anne Fitter, Woodbridge Flowers, 2023, Acrylic and collage on a deep edge canvas, 70 x 100 cm
Daria Coleridge, Open Akimbo, 2022, 30 cm
Daria Coleridge, Akimbo Landscape and Tower, 2022, 30 x 38 cm
Daria Coleridge, Infinity of grace 1 & 2, 2023, 58 cm
Daria Coleridge, Groovy move, 2023, 35 cm
Daria Coleridge, Glacial Blue, 56 cm
Daria Coleridge, Turquoise ice tower 2023, 65 cm
Daria Coleridge, Sunshine moving 2023, 30 cm
Daria Coleridge, Rhythm of grace, 2023, 53 cm -Harmonious zest pair, 2023, 25 cm
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