Bluethumb Team’s Latest Purchases
Art lovers constantly seek new and exciting pieces to add to their collections. In this blog post, discover the art that has recently captured our team’s attention and found a home among their walls. Without further ado, let’s dive into the Bluethumb team’s latest purchases.
Kate: Glue Gun by Tom Hermann
Glue Gun is part of Tom Hermann‘s Unmasked exhibition. This Bluethumb exclusive collection takes a deep dive into the world of costume performance art, Cosplay. The series includes hyperrealistic oil paintings depicting still-life images of behind-the-scenes costume-making, props and portraits of cosplayers.
Glue Gun by Tom Hermann.
Amy: Fresh Produce by Alina Hayes
Alina Hayes is a 2023 Rising Star from Western Australia. Australia’s diverse natural environment inspires her. Armed with a paintbrush, Alina often paints imagined representations of native flora. With vibrant acrylic and oil-based paints, she weaves realistic and abstract concepts on the canvas and explores the relationship between composition and pattern.
Fresh Produce by Alina Hayes.
Alexandra: Allium on Coffee Table by Amanda Cutlack
Amanda Cutlack’s still life paintings are inspired by an appreciation of plants, born from a childhood spent in the garden exploring the great outdoors. A talented multimedia artist, Amanda’s gradual blend of colour has a calming quality that invites the viewer to bask in its tranquillity. Allium on Coffee Table was featured in our Modern Tables exhibition.
Allium on Coffee Table by Amanda Cutlack.
Dom: Be Yourself by Helen Andrade
Helen Andrade is a multimedia artist who often uses acrylic paint, oil pastels, and felt tip markers. Her artworks explore the notion of natural beauty and celebrate spirituality and human emotions. Andrade says, “Colour is a strong motivation for me in the creative process, and I enjoy the spontaneity of working from observation and delving into my imagination.”
Be Yourself by Helen Andrade.
Eden: Pink Lemon by Shannon Camden
Shannon Camden is an emerging Brisbane-based oil painter. She creates small-scale still lifes of fruit and lollies. “I really enjoy the challenge of painting small, and often my work features very tiny text and fine details,” says Shannon. Bright pastel backgrounds complement the hyperrealistic nature of her work.
Pink Lemon by Shannon Camden.
Jarrod: Last Man Standing by Jonathan Redmayne
Jonathan Redmayne carefully arranges contrasting colours and organic shapes on the canvas to create bold compositions. He describes his signature aesthetic as “a narrative of visual conflict and harmony”. He creates statement pieces that consume the viewer’s attention by blending brushstrokes and an artful balance of negative space.
Last Man Standing by Jonathan Redmayne.
Rachel: Sunny by Em Butler
Em Butler is a visual artist living in the Adelaide Hills. She creates figurative, minimalist works that explore negative space. Her works centre around themes of nostalgia and beauty in the everyday. From a painting of a well-loved toy to the facade of a country building, viewers will feel a sense of longing when they discover Em’s evocative talent.
Sunny by Em Butler.
Inspired by the Bluethumb team’s latest purchases and want to start or add to your art collection? There’s no better time to buy art than the much-anticipated Collector Sale! Enjoy up to 15% off for a limited time. View this week’s curation, On Our Walls, and shop the artists featured in the team’s collections.
