Jessie Rawcliffe & Dr Suits - Multiple Versions
Acrylic on Board layered with Aerosol on Glass, framed in a hand-sprayed box frame by Fiksate Framing
965mm W x 1250mm H
About the artwork: It's hard to pick a favourite from the ARCHETYPES body of work, but this portrait stops me in my tracks. The intense and genuine stare of the model is strong, empowering, and confident. It is painted immaculately by Rawcliffe, in her signature blending of tones in a directional style. Subtle tones of purple come through the greyscale face and compliment the pastel purple of the background. The ethereal white hair, is solid and flat in opacity and creates a 'other-worldly' effect. Dr. Suits contrasts the purple tones with a strong, dark pastel yellow, creating the precision 'peek-through' of his organic shapes, creating dramatic shadowing, and the flat body of colour extends to the hand-sprayed frame.
About the Artist: Jessie Rawcliffe is a multidisciplinary artist and designer located in Christchurch, New Zealand. Employing frustrating care for pedantic detail paired with surreal omissions replaced with negative space, her growing body of work is a continual exploration into the roles of the subject and the viewer in figurative painting. Working as a designer and illustrator has allowed her to produce and collaborate on projects that exist in the public realm, however, it is only recently she has had the opportunity for her art practice to do so also.
Nathan Ingram, pseudonymously Dr Suits, is an Ōtautahi-based artist and designer with backgrounds in fashion and urban art. Ingram’s current work is grounded in the qualities of line, colour, surface, and texture, juxtaposing the influence of the urban environment as a space of transient presence and constant physical flux with the calm repose of the studio. Varying in scale, and at times spanning framed surfaces, Ingram’s paintings grapple with the balance of order and chaos, a sense of poise often masking more energetic or physical exertions.
Ingram’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around Aotearoa and overseas, including the permanent collection of the Canterbury Museum. His public works span various cities and he has been included in festivals such as Taupo’s Graffiato (2021), Ōtautahi’s Spectrum (2015), and Flare (2022).
Jessie Rawcliffe & Dr Suits - Multiple Versions
Acrylic on Board layered with Aerosol on Glass, framed in a hand-sprayed box frame by Fiksate Framing
965mm W x 1250mm H
About the artwork: It's hard to pick a favourite from the ARCHETYPES body of work, but this portrait stops me in my tracks. The intense and genuine stare of the model is strong, empowering, and confident. It is painted immaculately by Rawcliffe, in her signature blending of tones in a directional style. Subtle tones of purple come through the greyscale face and compliment the pastel purple of the background. The ethereal white hair, is solid and flat in opacity and creates a 'other-worldly' effect. Dr. Suits contrasts the purple tones with a strong, dark pastel yellow, creating the precision 'peek-through' of his organic shapes, creating dramatic shadowing, and the flat body of colour extends to the hand-sprayed frame.
About the Artist: Jessie Rawcliffe is a multidisciplinary artist and designer located in Christchurch, New Zealand. Employing frustrating care for pedantic detail paired with surreal omissions replaced with negative space, her growing body of work is a continual exploration into the roles of the subject and the viewer in figurative painting. Working as a designer and illustrator has allowed her to produce and collaborate on projects that exist in the public realm, however, it is only recently she has had the opportunity for her art practice to do so also.
Nathan Ingram, pseudonymously Dr Suits, is an Ōtautahi-based artist and designer with backgrounds in fashion and urban art. Ingram’s current work is grounded in the qualities of line, colour, surface, and texture, juxtaposing the influence of the urban environment as a space of transient presence and constant physical flux with the calm repose of the studio. Varying in scale, and at times spanning framed surfaces, Ingram’s paintings grapple with the balance of order and chaos, a sense of poise often masking more energetic or physical exertions.
Ingram’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around Aotearoa and overseas, including the permanent collection of the Canterbury Museum. His public works span various cities and he has been included in festivals such as Taupo’s Graffiato (2021), Ōtautahi’s Spectrum (2015), and Flare (2022).