Jessie Rawcliffe & Dr Suits - Universal Patterns
Acrylic on Board layered with Aerosol on Glass, framed in a hand-sprayed box frame by Fiksate Framing
1250mm W x 965mm H
About the artwork: This large artwork has both power and mood. The pewter grey tone covers the majority of the foreground, including the hand-sprayed frame, and allows the viewer to see through to a powerful portrait in iridescent greens and black. The portrait of a woman is also on a grey background with Rawcliffe's signature hair detailing around the edges. It is a captivating and thought-provoking work.
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 - Universal Patterns
Acrylic on Board layered with Aerosol on Glass, framed in a hand-sprayed box frame by Fiksate Framing
1250mm W x 965mm H
About the artwork: This large artwork has both power and mood. The pewter grey tone covers the majority of the foreground, including the hand-sprayed frame, and allows the viewer to see through to a powerful portrait in iridescent greens and black. The portrait of a woman is also on a grey background with Rawcliffe's signature hair detailing around the edges. It is a captivating and thought-provoking work.
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).