This is day01.
of something
compelling and
beautiful.
Marisa Purcell &
Stephanie Houghton.
day01. is pleased to present Wayne’s World, bringing together two Sydney artists, Marisa Purcell and Stephanie Houghton responding in a chromatic manner to the luminous pictures of dessert counters, iced cakes, sugary treats and diners created by American master of decadence, Wayne Thiebaud (1920-2021).
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“Paintings should have color you can taste, shapes you can touch, and textures you can feel.” Wayne Thiebaud.
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Marisa’s delicate layers and colours are more complicated than they seem, acrylic lathers on a flat surface that depict a convincing illusion of seamlessly receding space, an abstracted view with hues of deliciousness. Drippy edges that create the look and luxurious feel of the frosting it portrays.
Mouthwatering smoothness continues in Stephanie Houghton’s new body of work, fragile brushstrokes overlay enviable and precise graphite line work, subtle sensate colours that recall lemon curd and iced finger buns leading us into Wayne’s world.
There is no doubt Wayne Thiebaud had a wonderful ability to delight and entice with thick layers of paint bulging past the flatness of the canvas, or luminous pastel hues so sumptuous as to suggest the simplest of joys, ice cream melting in front of our eyes. He was perhaps just like us all, simply longing for a sweeter time.
Wayne’s
World.
13 June – 6 July. Open by appointment until 20 July.
Exhibition view.
Marisa Purcell, Savour, 2024, Acrylic on Italian linen, 153 x 137 cm (detail).
Pim van Nunen, Rivareno Gelato - Homage to Wayne Thiebaud, 2024, pastel on tracing paper, 19 x 23 cm.
Marisa Purcell, Pink on Green, 2024, Acrylic on Belgian linen, 60 x 55 cm.
Stephanie Houghton, reverie, 2024, watercolour and graphite, 120 x 80 cm and the dream, 2024, watercolour and graphite, 120 x 80 cm.
Stephanie Houghton, reverie, 2024, watercolour and graphite, 120 x 80 cm and the dream, 2024, watercolour and graphite, 120 x 80 cm.
Marisa Purcell, High Note, 2024, Acrylic on Italian linen, 100 x 80 cm.
Pim van Nunen, Chiffon Cake - Homage to Wayne Thiebaud, 2024, pastel on tracing paper, 19 x 23 cm.