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Issue 63 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 63

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Habitus 63 is arguably the most aspirational issue of the year with Kitchens & Bathrooms to dream about. Whether a family hub, an entertainer’s paradise or somewhere to grad a quick meal, how we live in and spend time in the kitchen is a very personal question that requires thought and an abundance of resources. Always the aspirational eye candy of design, we have some truly lovely kitchens from Greg Natale, YSG, Splinter Society, Sally Caroline and Studio Johnston. Bathrooms are just as important with Greg Natale, Studio Tate, YSG and Those Architects sharing some fabulous insights

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‘GUPPY JUNGLE’ at Ryan Renshaw Gallery
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‘GUPPY JUNGLE’ at Ryan Renshaw Gallery

Ryan Renshaw Gallery presents the highly anticipated show by emerging Australian artist, André Piguet, in GUPPY JUNGLE.


André Piguet is an artist who makes art intuitively. Painting, sketching, sculpture, collage can all exist in works simultaneously. Andre is able to thrive on the unexpected and his best work stems from experimentation.

Walking into André Piguet’s latest exhibition at Ryan Renshaw Gallery takes an unexpected direction: the gallery is filled with water splashed pool screens, exploding potted palms and a mesmerizingly simple and pared back painting covering the back wall. 

This simplicity is contrasted by Piguet’s highly detailed drawings: tiny in size, they take months to complete, but rather than present them with the poise their intricacy might deserve, Andre surrounds them with imagery taken from popular culture until you are no longer sure if you’re looking at a drawing or an image pulled from another source. 

I’ve developed a strong interest in the way disparate modes of artistic production and material play can converge to create new networks. – Networks are a very key idea. Most of the work thus far has a catalyst in an image. These images are either meticulously produced of bluntly reduced, and I’m interested in the worlds that can be created when this dualism is brought together.” André Piguet, June 2012. 

André Piguet was born in Auckland, grew up on the Gold Coast and now lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from Bachelor Fine Art from RMIT in 2012. Recent solo shows include VVVVVV GWEEEEEN at TCB art inc, Melbourne, SHAPE TASTER at BUS Projects, Melbourne and PIPED DUPE at Tristian Koenig, Melbourne. He was shortlisted for the RBS emerging artist award last year and recipient of the Lipman Karas Acquisitive Award.

GUPPY JUNGLE runs from 27 June to 21 July.

Ryan Renshaw Gallery


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Issue 63 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 63

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Habitus 63 is arguably the most aspirational issue of the year with Kitchens & Bathrooms to dream about. Whether a family hub, an entertainer’s paradise or somewhere to grad a quick meal, how we live in and spend time in the kitchen is a very personal question that requires thought and an abundance of resources. Always the aspirational eye candy of design, we have some truly lovely kitchens from Greg Natale, YSG, Splinter Society, Sally Caroline and Studio Johnston. Bathrooms are just as important with Greg Natale, Studio Tate, YSG and Those Architects sharing some fabulous insights

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