A 33-piece portraiture collection entitled Through the Stars, the result of a collaboration between @MCRT.Studio and Empire Revival will launch at White Canvas, Newstead on Thursday 26 July.
The art studio has collaborated with Brisbane’s Pioneering Antique Centre to curate a euphoric and cosmic exhibition. Through the Stars aims to celebrate life’s authentic relationships by visually portraying the faults in perception of digital relationships with celebrity figures. The artworks spotlight the developments in digital, social and reality media, which have created a direct channel for users to engage with celebrity personas. The collection aims to highlight the affinity felt towards these stars as a skewed perception of relationships.
@MCRT.Studio reflects the distance to these human stars by implementing the use of texture sampling inspired by NASA satellite imagery of distant luminaries in their work. Humanity has always been fascinated with looking at the endless beauty of stars. We now possess the technology to see them closer than ever before – from the intricate patterns of swirling storms of Jupiter to the life-giving nuclear fusion reactions of our Sun. Seeing them through telescopes, however, does not physically bring us closer to them. The same semblance is found regarding celebrities. Feeling proximity through engaging with them on-screen does not physically bring us into their vicinity, and emotionally relating to them does not psychologically deliver us to the person portrayed.
Working with oil and enamel paints, gold and silver leafs, as well as photography and glass sculptures, @MCRT.Studio desires to deliver the powerful beauty of the Universe to the buyers’ own environment. The art will be complemented by furniture and accessories sourced and curated by merchants from Empire Revival. Owner Suzy Baines is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the artists at @MCRT.Studio and states. Through the Stars opens its doors on Thursday 26 July from 6pm for celebratory drinks and music.
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