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Paper torn peaks
2011
Acrylic, pen & ink on wallpaper
2011
Acrylic, pen & ink on wallpaper
Showing posts with label pandarosa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pandarosa. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
panda love across asia
a nice little plug from the people at AWE50ME - which 'is a creative community space where unique individuals share
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Meet Your Maker: Pandarosa
Collaborative art groups are an increasingly fascinating development in contemporary art circles. Consisting of partners Andrea Benyi and Ariel Aguilera, art/life duo Pandarosa traverses graphic design, fine art, education and communications media. Hailing originally from Hungary and Chile, respectively, they have travelled extensively and have developed a unique visual language that reflects their many experiences living and working across the globe. Currently based in Melbourne they are lecturing at university level and pursuing creative work in a variety of fields. Their work has been featured in magazines like Frame, unMagazine, Tokion and Artichoke, and with exhibition experience in Spain, Germany, the US, Italy and England (amongst others) they've delivered a fresh new body of work to the growing artistic hub that is Kyneton, Victoria.
Kent:
Pandarosa is a collaborative entity and I'm really interested to know how that came about.
Pandarosa:
The collaborative nature of Pandarosa began well before we decided to start our little venture at University where we first met. I guess there was a kind of 'gravitational pull' towards odd ball students who, to a certain degree, were 'anti-institutional' and wanted to think/create outside the somewhat strict outcomes of traditional Graphic Design doctrine. Luckily 2 of those happened to be us.
Kent:
How do you find working together, is there a blending of your approaches/skills, do you take turns to build something, or is there a system you've developed?
Pandarosa:
Working together while also being a couple can at times be challenging, but we've learned to manage each others strengths over the years so we're both able get the best out of one another.
Our approach varies, sometimes it will be Andrea who takes over a project or vice versa, it all depends on what is most suitable towards that outcome, conceptually or visually. At other times we'll work together on a singular outcome, swapping with each other over the process of creating a singular image.
For our artistic projects (exhibitions, etc.) our collaborative approach takes on a more conceptual level, usually creating works independently but always under a single theme/thought, with most of the 'hands on' aspects (installation pieces, hanging) coming together from both our hands.
I guess after spending so much time together we've learned to recognise what is most suitable quite quickly, while at the same time being able to give each other critique/advice about what we're doing from beginning to end.
Kent:
For 'More or Less Concrete' there's a real sense of condensed time and place. How have you found the impact of travelling around the world on your work?
Pandarosa:
The work created for the show can probably be best described as 'fragments' of memoirs once lived: shapes, images and individuals we encountered either in fleeting moments or in deep meaningful ways. The title is, in many ways, a play on words which best describes our state of mind towards important solid decisions we must soon make such as where to call 'home'.
Taking these aspects into account, the biggest impact travelling has created on us, both personally and artistically, is hindsight and the ability to observe similarities as well as differences, not only within people but also structures, skies, soils and visions.
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Thanks Pandas! You can check out more amazing work by Andii and Arial on their websites -
pandarosa.com.au
pandarosa.net
The exhibition only has one more week to run, so if you haven't popped in to see it, best get your skates on!
Ends May 6.
The many wigs and disguises (detail), 2012
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Kent:
Pandarosa is a collaborative entity and I'm really interested to know how that came about.
Pandarosa:
The collaborative nature of Pandarosa began well before we decided to start our little venture at University where we first met. I guess there was a kind of 'gravitational pull' towards odd ball students who, to a certain degree, were 'anti-institutional' and wanted to think/create outside the somewhat strict outcomes of traditional Graphic Design doctrine. Luckily 2 of those happened to be us.
Kent:
How do you find working together, is there a blending of your approaches/skills, do you take turns to build something, or is there a system you've developed?
opening night perusals
Pandarosa:
Working together while also being a couple can at times be challenging, but we've learned to manage each others strengths over the years so we're both able get the best out of one another.
Our approach varies, sometimes it will be Andrea who takes over a project or vice versa, it all depends on what is most suitable towards that outcome, conceptually or visually. At other times we'll work together on a singular outcome, swapping with each other over the process of creating a singular image.
For our artistic projects (exhibitions, etc.) our collaborative approach takes on a more conceptual level, usually creating works independently but always under a single theme/thought, with most of the 'hands on' aspects (installation pieces, hanging) coming together from both our hands.
I guess after spending so much time together we've learned to recognise what is most suitable quite quickly, while at the same time being able to give each other critique/advice about what we're doing from beginning to end.
Kent:
For 'More or Less Concrete' there's a real sense of condensed time and place. How have you found the impact of travelling around the world on your work?
Pandarosa:
The work created for the show can probably be best described as 'fragments' of memoirs once lived: shapes, images and individuals we encountered either in fleeting moments or in deep meaningful ways. The title is, in many ways, a play on words which best describes our state of mind towards important solid decisions we must soon make such as where to call 'home'.
Taking these aspects into account, the biggest impact travelling has created on us, both personally and artistically, is hindsight and the ability to observe similarities as well as differences, not only within people but also structures, skies, soils and visions.
35mm photographs
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Thanks Pandas! You can check out more amazing work by Andii and Arial on their websites -
pandarosa.com.au
pandarosa.net
The exhibition only has one more week to run, so if you haven't popped in to see it, best get your skates on!
Ends May 6.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
may opening
a great night last night for our May openings, an excellent turnout and wonderful atmosphere. Debra supplied some nibbles to keep the burgeoning crowd refreshed, Beck kept the drinks flowing, and people met and mingled amongst a fine array of artworks.
the shows run until 3 June and there's nothing like seeing the artwork in the flesh. each show by Debra, Larry and Pandarosa has been well crafted into a considered body of work, giving each gallery space its own particular character and feeling.
Pandarosa's Andii (left) and Ariel (looking handsome and ponderous)
contemplating the evocative landscapes of Debra Goldsmith
getting up close and personal with Debra's Ghost and Solace(Mourning Tree)
drawing a crowd to Larry Parkinson's work
it's the art that rewards time spent with it that is the art that lasts
Larry's work has a lot of symbolic imagery and it was great to see which works appealed to different people
more Larry
Debra Goldsmith deservedly basking in the popularity of her paintings
chock-a-block in the galleries
inspecting Pandarosa's collages and paintings
it's always fascinating to see the detail of how art is made
some discussion about favourite works
the milling crowd of art lovers
pondering Pandarosa
catching up for a chat
a swirling flow of people
contemplating Larry
the shows run until 3 June and there's nothing like seeing the artwork in the flesh. each show by Debra, Larry and Pandarosa has been well crafted into a considered body of work, giving each gallery space its own particular character and feeling.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
exhibition preview
could this be a whole new subgenre of video? trailers for art exhibitions.
this saturday our May shows kick off at 430pm with art by Debra Goldsmith, Larry Parkinson and Pandarosa. it's open to the public and we warmly invite you along.
this saturday our May shows kick off at 430pm with art by Debra Goldsmith, Larry Parkinson and Pandarosa. it's open to the public and we warmly invite you along.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
red pandas pondering roses
ooooh - getting a little excited by the impending arrivals of new art for next month's shows. there's a horse float bringing some large paintings for one thing. truly, there is.
and also, there's a brilliant creative couple who go by the name Pandarosa coming up for their first airing in Stockroom.
here's a little sneak peak of some of their work here for you at their tumblr page:
and also, there's a brilliant creative couple who go by the name Pandarosa coming up for their first airing in Stockroom.
here's a little sneak peak of some of their work here for you at their tumblr page:
and as background to their prolific and widely diverse practice, check these interviews out:
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