Category: painters

Abstraction is an exhibition by emerging abstract artists from all over Australia.

This exhibition is for those who have a love colour and texture and who enjoy a different portrayal of our natural environment. Each of the artists in this exhibition investigates and explores key influences through a diversity of starting points, texture and hues to create a vibrant and stimulating display of contemporary abstract expression.

The painting group from diverse backgrounds and ages have created works that are executed in a variety of techniques as they explore the physical environment and how it impacts on our emotions and perceptions; the internal dialogue portrayed in an array of colour, line and movement.

one hundredth gallery closes ‘A Picture Paints a Thousand Words’ by Adriana Seserko this weekend.

Combining contemporary and traditional motifs with a myriad of art movements, Adriana’s paintings delve into the unknown, exposing every facet of the human condition. Figurative, the characters portrayed in her paintings are a projection of life in the 21st century. From the monstrous to the angelic, humanity is made up of both light and shadow. A Picture Paints a Thousand Words has been one of our most successful exhibitions to date and this weekend is your last chance to see it in Melbourne before it travels to Canberra.

‘A Picture Paints a Thousand Words’ by Adriana Seserko closes at 6pm on Sunday 27 May 2012.

Do you ever find yourself wishing that you could travel back to a time and place when some of the great master artists were just starting out? Imagine being there at the first exhibition or sales event by Picasso, Dali, Monet, Warhol, Pollock.  Imagine knowing Van Gogh during his lifetime and at a time when he couldn’t sell a single painting because no one wanted them.

one hundredth gallery gives you the opportunity to be there right at the start or an artist’s career; and our next exhibition by Adriana Seserko is a perfect example.

Adriana has a masterful grasp of a number of different painting styles which she melds together to make her own. There is light and dark. Pleasure and Pain. Joy and Sorrow. Each artwork is made of incredible detail created with hundreds of hours of painting. And as a result each tells a story.

Combining contemporary and traditional motifs with a myriad of art movements, my paintings delve into the unknown, exposing every facet of the human condition. Figurative, the characters portrayed in my paintings are a projection of life in the 21st century. From the monstrous to the angelic, humanity is made up of both light and shadow. The austerities of life clash with human ideals, leaving man feeling both vulnerable and exposed. Through my art I express the triumph and decay of the human spirit, whilst also questioning the very essence of life.

Art is my soul and I could simply not exist without it. I paint so that my dreams like reality are tangible. I paint often not because I wish too but for the reason that I must. In a trance I am compelled to create, I have no control over it nor do I wish to. The rawest form of expression can be found in my paintings. Free from pretense, every sense of my being is embodied, each brushstroke a word in the story of my life. – Adriana Seserko

Genius comes in all shapes and forms, and when you see Adriana’s work in real life, you too will appreciate her genius.

We can’t (and won’t ever) promise you financial riches from the artwork that we exhibit and sell, but we can promise you riches in experience from being a part of something really special.

A Picture Tells a Thousand Words by Adriana Seserko opens at 6pm on Thursday 3 May 2012.

Please come along for a drink or two and to talk to the artist in person about her work.

The exhibition continues Friday 4 May through to Sunday 13 May 2012 and for all art lovers, it is an exhibition not to be missed.

one hundredth gallery is for everyone new to art

49 Porter Street Prahran

Open Friday to Sunday | 11am to 6pm

thursday 3 may 6 – 8pm

one hundredth gallery celebrates its first birthday in May and you’re invited to the party.

After one year, and more than 50 exhibitions by 50 artists it is time to celebrate.
Please join us next Thursday 3 May 6 – 8pm for a drink and a nibble so that we can thank you for your support.

As it a special night, we will be opening an exhibition by an artist that encapsulates everything that one hundredth gallery aims to achieve. A Picture Paints a Thousand Words is the first solo exhibition by the incredibly talented Adriana Seserko.

4 may – 13 may adriana seserko

It’s often said that ‘a picture paints a thousand words’. It’s an old saying, but it’s still in our vernacular for a reason.

Combining contemporary and traditional motifs with a myriad of art movements, my paintings delve into the unknown, exposing every facet of the human condition. Figurative, the characters portrayed in my paintings are a projection of life in the 21^st century. From the monstrous to the angelic, humanity is made up of both light and shadow. The austerities of life clash with human ideals, leaving man feeling both vulnerable and exposed. Through my art I express the triumph and decay of the human spirit, whilst also questioning the very essence of life. – Adriana Seserko

Please join us for a glass of wine and some sushi at the official opening of Shared Spaces by Don Macfarlane

Friday 23 March 2012, 6.00pm – 8.00pm

Don is a painter of still life. Much of his output has been concerned with the shapes of utilitarian ceramic vessels and has evolved from stark realism to a less formal style that uses more saturated colours and overlapping shapes.

Don’s exhibition starts on Friday 23 March and runs until Sunday 1 April 2012. Prices for his artworks range between $350 and $1000.

one hundredth gallery is for everyone new to art

49 porter street prahran
between greville st and commercial rd
open | friday – sunday 11am – 6pm

We are very excited to open our new exhibition by Chris Duffy and Dawn Lim.

Their exhibition unofficially opened today at 11am and officially opens tomorrow at 12pm (Saturday 11 February 2012).

You’re invited to join us on Saturday to meet Chris and Dawn in person.

Here is a little bit about Chris Duffy…

Born 1966 in Melbourne Australia to an Irish father & Polish mother, Chris moved to London in 1970 and lived there until 1988. Chris returned to Australia after working  double shifts at the local pub to save money for the airfare. Since returning to Australia he has worked in the construction industry, sales, & at a funeral parlour.

Chris attended La Trobe University in Bendigo as a mature aged student in 1997 after completing the first year of a Fine Arts Diploma at Benalla TAFE.

A friend convinced me to join the local art group & try for my diploma, reluctantly I did but after just two weeks I knew I had found my calling in life and art was the only path for me. I was one of those kids who, if I wasn’t kicking a football I would be drawing. Often I would wag school to visit London’s great galleries or museums where I would copy (mostly) Rubens nudes in my text books or just stare for hours at the magnificent art on the walls. The smell of ‘old’ paint and the awestruck wonder of this experience is something that has always stayed with me….I have never known to ‘not’ want to draw or paint. – Chris Duffy

Chris Duffy’s work is primarily concerned with eroticism, reality, sensualism and colour. Chris says a recent highlight was an artist residency at a working brothel in Melbourne, ‘All the senses in overdrive tingling, nervous, watching from the shadows, the sideways glances, titillating & in a flux of constant arousal. At times funny & sometimes frightening! It was a real privilege to witness that world & paint within it. Also, I feel the work I completed during my stay there is my best to date’.

Chris’ exhibition will be open until Sunday 19 February 2012.

49 porter street prahran
between greville st and commercial rd
open | friday -sunday 11am – 6pm

one hundredth gallery is for everyone new to art.

We are very excited to open our new exhibition by Dawn Lim and Chris Duffy.

The exhibition unofficially opens at 11am tomorrow (Friday 10 February 2012) and officially opens at 12pm on Saturday 11 February 2012.

You’re invited to join us on Saturday to meet Dawn and Chris in person.

Here is a little bit about Dawn Lim…

I have painted and drawn from my early childhood and have became quite proficient in realism; but I always desired to use my imagination. Whilst studying, I came upon a surrealist manifesto, which excited me because it showed me how I could get started with using my imagination. It taught me that by making marks, in colour or line on my support, things can begin to take shape in my mind and I open up a dialogue with my work. I communicate with it. I absolutely love creating in this way. I now like to see paint, behave like paint, and I like the rough, untidy, gestural, spontaneous brush strokes and the magic that comes about as I work to create a composition.

Mr. Geoff Wallace, lecturer at the University of Ballarat, has said, “You cannot paint from a vacuum,” and  I agree.  You do have to have something form in your mind to communicate with the marks, but sometimes I feel like an outsider watching what takes place and am as surprised as any one else as to what results. Picasso said that his paintings were not always thought out beforehand but that they developed as he was creating them and even then they kept on developing even after he had finished with them, in the imagination of the viewer. I agree whole heartedly with his sentiment.

Dawn’s exhibition will be open until Sunday 19 February 2012.

Tomorrow, we will introduce you to Chris Duffy.

I make marks and see where they lead me – Dawn Lim

Please join us for the official opening of Dawn Lim’s abstract painting exhibition.

Saturday 11 February 2012, 12.00pm – 2.00pm.

Dawn Lim is an emerging artist and painter from Ballarat and one hundredth gallery is excited to host Dawn’s first ever Melbourne exhibition.

With 19 paintings on display and for sale, Dawn’s exhibition starts on 10 February and runs until 19 February 2012. Prices range between $170 and $660.

one hundredth gallery is for everyone new to art

49 porter street prahran
between greville st and commercial rd
open | friday – sunday 11am – 6pm

Jodie Cooper was born in 1970 in Melbourne Victoria. She was brought up in an family with her mother being a teacher in hand sculptured pottery also with other family members involved in various art forms.

She commenced her creative career in hairdressing in 1986 until 2001 when she designed and built the largest indoor play centre for children in Australia. In May 2006, Jodie followed her passion for sculpting/painting in a contemporary form. Her upbringing around sculpting has lead to the unique marriage of the two arts forms into one. Her inspiration is drawn by ‘all’ things around her, which allows her to create with such diversity.

Please join us for the opening of Jodie Cooper’s solo exhibition on Wednesday 18 January 2012.