Des Skordilis
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Originally crayon on paper.Drum scanned and printed on archival Hahnmüle Photo Rag 308GSM.42 x 59.4cmLimited Edition of 5 in each formatFramed options available - email gallery@waitingroom.store for detailsMeanjin (Brisbane) based artist Des Skordilis has an innate ability to illustrate their feelings as a form of communication. Radiant compositions with bold primary colours and charming bulbous figures defy the rules of proportion. Working across a diverse range of mediums — from digital illustration to drawing, painting, sculpting and stop-motion animation — Skordilis crafts small and thoughtful worlds of intentional lines, block colour and joyful characters.

2022Acrylic on canvas 61 x 91cmSamir Hamaiel is a Visual Artist based in Meanjin (Brisbane) working predominantly with paint, drawing and digital techniques. His architectural background, studying and practising in the UK, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia, has significantly influenced his visual approach with strong highly structured perspectives. He has a particular interest in the in-between; less celebrated urban spaces which have evolved over time and demonstrate their history with markings, signage and texture. His background is also expressed through his work. British born with an Egyptian Father and English mother, Samir explores the complexities associated with his cultural identity: the in-between spaces in his work are a representation of this in-between status.

'Installation View: Photography Exhibitions in Australia (1848-2020)' offers a significant new account of photography in Australia, told through its most important exhibitions and modes of collection and display. From colonial records to contemporary art, the book presents a chronology of rarely-seen installation views from both well-known and forgotten exhibitions, along with a series of essays that tell the story of the individuals and institutions that have proved intrinsic to the public circulation of photographs. At once specific and widely contextual in its scope, this long-term research project from two of Australia’s leading academics and educators in the field enriches our understanding of the diversity of Australian photography by looking at what lies beyond the frame. Installation View speaks not only to pictures but to the people and the places that nurture them.424 pages with 16-page insert15.4 x 23 cm,Section-sewn hardcoverPerimeter Editions (Naarm).

2019Originally crayon on paperDrum scanned and printed on archival Hahnmüle Photo Rag 308GSM42 x 59.4cm.Limited Edition of 5 in each formatCustom framing options avaialble - email hello@waitingroom.store to enquireMeanjin (Brisbane) based artist Des Skordilis has an innate ability to illustrate their feelings as a form of communication. Radiant compositions with bold primary colours and charming bulbous figures defy the rules of proportion. Working across a diverse range of mediums — from digital illustration to drawing, painting, sculpting and stop-motion animation — Skordilis crafts small and thoughtful worlds of intentional lines, block colour and joyful characters.

Once reserved to the writings of science fiction, for over a decade now Austin Lee has explored the shrinking dichotomy between the real world and virtual reality. His hypersaturated airbrush paintings are created through a combination of traditional painterly techniques, along with the latest digital tools.This extends into 'Like It Is', where Lee further investigates recognisable cultural motifs and art historical imagery, spanning from archival photos and tarot cards to Vermeer paintings. Screaming with colour, each psychedelic composition is partly inspired by the famous Rorschach test, a diagnostic psychological study that uses a subject’s perception of inkblots to analyse their personality characteristics and emotional functioning.Like It Is, is a softcover publication documenting Austin Lee's recent solo exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch, as well as a series of drawings and interactive AR elements. Press: Hypebeast, Print

2022Acrylic on canvas 61 x 91cm Samir Hamaiel is a Visual Artist based in Meanjin (Brisbane) working predominantly with paint, drawing and digital techniques. His architectural background, studying and practising in the UK, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia, has significantly influenced his visual approach with strong highly structured perspectives. He has a particular interest in the in-between; less celebrated urban spaces which have evolved over time and demonstrate their history with markings, signage and texture. His background is also expressed through his work. British born with an Egyptian Father and English mother, Samir explores the complexities associated with his cultural identity: the in-between spaces in his work are a representation of this in-between status.