Gillie and Marc Art

As husband and wife, Gillie and Marc collaborate to create art as one, applying the iconic imagery of the dog/human hybrid to celebrate the powerful spiritual relationship that exists between man and animal.

Gillie and Marc reference their own remarkable love story in their works, perpetuating a pursuit of happiness and encouraging us to challenge the status quo and the perceived safety of societal convention.Gillie and Marc’s unparalleled love is the cornerstone of what they are and of what they create.Meeting in Hong Kong, she was a nurse from England and he, a boy from the ‘burbs’ of Melbourne.
Wanting only to find a soul-mate with which to share their passions for art, travel and adventure, seven days later they were married at the foothills of Mount Everest. They not only share an unsurpassed dedication to their art but also love for their two children, whom Gillie describes as their ‘best friends’ – along with their mutt, Moby, of course.

Initially, Gillie and Marc painted and designed, but have now become very interested in sculpture – creating commissioned works for: Australia Zoo; Sydney Children’s Hospital; Australian Red Cross Blood Service; Hilton Hotel Singapore; and McDonald’s Corporate Headquarters in Singapore; and recently the Ying Ren Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing.

They produce sculptures in a variety of mediums including bronze, brass, steel, wood, fibreglass and polyresin. Awards and accolades are numerous for the Schattner’s. In 2006 they were Archibald Prize finalists.

Zakay Glass Creations

Zakay Glass Creations Gallery in Bangalow, part of the Byron Bay Shire, are the leading artisan providers of strikingcontemporary glass sculptures and inspired lighting solutions thatcapture the interplay of light created by sacred geometric codes. Unique and timeless, these stunning three dimensional art worksare resplendent of sparking gemstones: facets and symmetries shimmer ascolours of the rainbow bounce off their bevelled edges when they aretouched by natural and artificial light. Adding majesty to any space inwhich they are displayed, a Zakay keepsake regularly decorates homes,balconies, corporate foyers and hotels around the world. Founding artistAsaf Zakay's pursuit of creative and aesthetic excellence has resultedin three dimensional glass designs that capture the essence of nature.

Using the stained glass technique (a process Asaf studied whilst in hisnative Israel) each magnificent creation is a sacred symbol, evolvingfrom natural geometric patterns. Asaf's creations continue to inspireand with a new gallery in Bangalow he's aiming to continue his growth inthe comtemporary lighting space. Zakay Glass Creations already boasts aclient list that includes Jamie Durie, Austin Hospital OlivaNewton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre and artist David Bromley.

These glass formations merge the modern with the esoteric, as structuralmodernism gives form to internal reflections on love. Coming intopresence with such work is a reminder of the profound harmony of sacredratios – Zakay creations organically reference the same rules that theMona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci was painted by and the architecturaldesign of the Parthenon was built. The company portfolio now includes 20different shapes using a variety of intricate bevelled methods – andhas now also expanded to incorporate ground-breaking lighting within thesculptures along with a new range of handblown German glass bespokerange. On his new relationship with light the artist only says ‘It islike coming out of the shadows, a light is like a companion, you livewith it, you build a relationship. It's much more than a source of lightto me.’

Glen Josselsohn

‘’Glen Josselsohn is a leading South African Contemporary Artist, who’s unique style is a buzz with energy and movement which opens up the imagination, engages the senses and ignites a sense of curiosity within the viewer. Glen’s Art is booming and has become the hype of the Art World. 

Glen’s Artwork has been recognised locally and internationally, He also exhibits his artwork in Galleries all over the World and participated in the Miami Basel 2013.

Glen has painted for very exclusive Hotels, has been featured on many lifestyle television programmes and has had numerous editorials written in exclusive lifestyle and home magazines, as for the content and the style of Glen's art, it’s timeless and appeals to all. 

‘’Glen Josselsohn’s signature art offers the perfect solution to complement a modern and chic room’’ 

Helena McConochie Art

I am an artist who paints large scale flowers, slightly cropped in oil paint. My flowers are not always in season when I need them so sometimes I take photographs of them when they are available. I am quiet fussy with which flowers I use as they have to perform exactly as I want them. My mother had an amazing garden so I have a lot of history around flowers with seasons, ability to cope with climates and soils, how to get the best result from each flower. Sometimes I feel my art is the same.

Sophie Dumont - Lights in Normandy

Sophie DUMONT’s abstract is not a concept, it is an approach where each canvas builds itself around a graphic design put into perspective by the colour.

The drawing can evoke the contour of a body or the meanders of a landscape. It is only the unpremeditated interpretation of a figurative idea which takes other shapes in space.

The canvas gets structured around a play of curves and lines filtering the lights.

It is in this refined structure that the palette of often contrasted tonalities enters. But the substance is never rough, drawing from its maturation of lyric effects which are the results of a creative work of the material. The knife shapes the material into successive layers which merge into a combination of sparkling colours.

The underlying presence of the different substrata creates this vibration born from the contrast between material and colours to give to the representation its own life, devoid of any reference. The eye of the viewer, far from being guided, is invited to travel freely in the canvas. His perception is only the expression of his own emotions, simply subject to the effect of modulations transcribed by the artist, and which explains this permanent relation between works, with at times changing aspects and mind, but that symbolize a coherent and sincere approach.

Lucinda Coldrey Fine Art

"When you buy from an independent artist, you are buying more than a painting, a novel or a song. You are buying hundreds of hours of experimentation and thousands of failures, you are buying days, weeks, months, years of frustration and pure joy. You are buying nights of worry about paying the bills, having enough money to eat, feed the children, birds, the dog. You are not buying a thing, you are buying a piece of heart, part of a soul, a private moment in someone's life. Most importantly you are buying the artist more time to do something they are truly passionate about; something that makes all of the above worth the fear and the doubt; something that puts life into the living". Anon

English Artist Jill Smith