Exhibition

Curated by Atelier Jade Niklai
03 October – 02 November 2024

Vernissage

Thursday 03 October 2024
6–8pm

Useful Objects Gallery

47 Easey Street
Collingwood
Victoria 3066
Australia

Open:
Wednesdays to Saturdays
12 to 5pm and by appointment

GAMUT presents a unique creative partnership between Alexandra Blac, Australia’s avant-garde fashion accessories designer-maker, and Marcus Piper, a leading multi-disciplinary creative, working at the intersection of analogue and digital design. The exhibition’s title, refers to a spectrum a colour, while alluding to the full range of human emotion and hope. Alongside new bodies of work by each designer, the centrepiece of the exhibition is an ambitious collaborative piece made exclusively for the show.

Together, Blac and Piper present a limited edition hand-crafted chandelier, a form reimagined for the now and future. Comprising large shards of acrylic with distinct neon visual features, the hyper-contemporary work casts coloured swathes of light on surrounding surfaces through reflection and refraction.

Alexandra Blac will also present three new sculptural pieces, limited edition works which double as functional furniture pieces made from transparent acrylic and produced by hand. In addition, an exclusive range of wearable objects will echo the exhibition’s spectacular take on neon green, pink and orange, which will be recognisable to fashion editors and collectors as Blac’s quintessential visual language.

Marcus Piper will furthermore showcase a selection of two-dimensional artworks made from printed, embossed, sand-blasted and mirrored glass. The geometric shapes and innovative manufacturing techniques reflect his skill at melding a background in both industrial and graphic design. The show’s graphic identity is also informed by Marcus’ accomplished graphic design and publishing experience, for which he is nationally and internationally renowned.