Year in Review: 2024
See why it was a blockbuster year of creativity and joy in a time of upheaval. Continue reading Year in Review: 2024
Tag: Paper Art
Ray Monde wins two awards at the prestigious Paddington Art Prize
Ray Monde takes home two awards at the prestigious Paddington Art Prize Continue reading Ray Monde wins two awards at the prestigious Paddington Art Prize
My time as a Bundanon Artist-in-Residence still haunts me
What happens when two places in time bend and twist to meet in the same place? That’s what happens to Ray Monde as Bundanon Artist-in-Residence. Continue reading My time as a Bundanon Artist-in-Residence still haunts me
Lost Artworks of Ray Monde: rediscovered!
Ever been to Papeete in French Polynesia? Me neither – one of my artworks spent 9 months there, enjoying the tropical sunshine and drinking coconut milk. How about Brisbane, Australia? Another tropical city where one of my nudes spent 6 months. Both these works made it back to wet and cold Seattle, who can blame them for wanting a bit of warmth and sunshine? Why … Continue reading Lost Artworks of Ray Monde: rediscovered!
On The Road to Wee Jasper with Ray Monde
Artist Ray Monde speaks with Tyger gallery owner, Martyn Pearce, about his upcoming exhibition in Yass. How would you describe your work? I see my works as emotional landscapes because I want to evoke a feeling of a place, rather than a direct representation of what I see. In a way my works are partially imagined likenesses as I take what I see in the … Continue reading On The Road to Wee Jasper with Ray Monde
Finalist in STILL: National Still Life Award 2023
Out of 1,143 entries, I was just one of 63 finalists chosen in this year’s Still: National Still Life Award 2023. The biennial acquisitive award, now in its fourth iteration, is open to all artists across Australia. STILL 2023 invited fresh and contemporary explorations of still life themes to highlight the diversity and vitality of still life in Australian contemporary art, broadening the interpretation of this … Continue reading Finalist in STILL: National Still Life Award 2023
Are we all going to die?
Yes, we are all going to die. The bigger question is, do we know how we are going to die? According to the the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) the top 10 ways to die are: Do you notice what’s missing? There’s no nuclear oblivion, there’s no fungus zombie apocalypse, there’s no World War III. Why? Because the stats on how we are going to … Continue reading Are we all going to die?
Love on the Moon: finalist in National Works on Paper 2022
My artwork, Love on the Moon, is a finalist in the National Works on Paper 2022. The work is one of just 78 artists from all corners of Australia who have been shortlisted from almost 900 entries for the 2022 National Works on Paper (NWOP). The prize, one of the most prestigious acquisitive prizes and exhibitions of its type in Australia, supports and promotes contemporary … Continue reading Love on the Moon: finalist in National Works on Paper 2022
New artworks inspired by Orcas Island, San Juan Islands.
The ferry sings between rocky island outcrops that form the San Juan islands, their edges smoothed by long-melted glaciers. The tops of the islands burst in dense Coast Douglas fir. There’s a delicious slowness to it all, we’re all unhurried together. Kids run past us barking like dogs. Grey muzzled chihuahuas totter past like octogenarians. I make quick sketches as things pass by, simple outlines … Continue reading New artworks inspired by Orcas Island, San Juan Islands.
If we keep doing the same thing, we will never move forward.
Outside my studio window, it’s chaos. A woman chases another woman into the path of a car which brakes hard and leans on the horn. The pursuer keeps shouting over and over, “I’m a bitch, I’m a bitch, I never would hurt a woman!”. The woman who is being chased runs a few steps then stops and waits for the other woman to catch up. … Continue reading If we keep doing the same thing, we will never move forward.
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