Moores Building Art Space is proud to present STUDIO, featuring the inaugural cohort of resident artists at the newly established Moores Building Art Studios, showcasing the diverse practices of six contemporary artists who have been working within the historic walls of this significant Fremantle landmark.
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The exhibition features works by Angus Flavelle, Louise Rae, Elke Varga, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Maxxi Minaxi May, Robert Buratti and Sakura Motomura – artists whose practices span mixed media, installation, performance, digital arts, painting, ceramics, and video work. Each artist brings a unique perspective to contemporary art-making, creating a dynamic dialogue between established and emerging voices.
Angus Flavelle is a 23-year-old artist who lives on Beeliar Boodja (Hamilton Hill) and works in Walyalup (Fremantle). His practice is emerging and focuses on expressive acrylic on canvas works featuring oil pen drawings of his favourite muses, washing machines, fire engines, and ABBA.
Louise Rae, a recent Master of Fine Art graduate from Curtin University, examines women’s bodies in relation to trauma under patriarchal structures. Working across video, textiles, and ceramics, her practice addresses personal experiences while engaging broader feminist discourse and sociopolitical themes.
Sakura Motomura brings her unique bicultural perspective to mixed media, installation, and performance works. Having lived and worked extensively in Japan before returning to Australia in 2023, her practice reflects the influence of both countries and includes long-term painting practice alongside spatial 3D pieces and video.
Hiroshi Kobayashi investigates time, duration, and perception of depth in painting through digitized photographic images and 3D models. The Tokyo University of the Arts graduate has exhibited internationally and creates his own production equipment as an essential part of his visual practice.
Elke Varga explores ideas around colour and her practice includes painting, installation and artist books. Her work is influenced by many things including the theories of the everyday, art history, psychology, colour theory, colour science and colour modelling systems.
Maxxi Minaxi May is an Australian artist whose work explores the hybridisation of global influences in consumer culture, and the everyday. Drawing on her diverse experiences, she remixes materials such as tape, and found objects to create bold, textured compositions that blur the lines between the contemporary and the nostalgic.
Robert Buratti explores the interplay between visible and invisible aspects of human existence, drawing from surrealism, western esotericism, and technology. His immersive works invite contemplation and transformation, recently earning him multiple grants including the Proto X Digital Arts Grant from Creative Australia.
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