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Monash Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Exhibition 2024

Pearls, Shades, and Matches was an exhibition showcasing Melbourne-based artists Adele Bauer, Christopher Theofanous, Ronald Chu, and Miriam Child. This exhibition weaved an intricate tapestry of mythology and reflection. The realm of artworks embraced imagination and personal symbolism while nourishing the soul’s yearning for archaic and fabled knowledge.
Mikayla Poon is a Monash Art History and Curating graduate and emerging curator, passionate about engaging audiences through meaningful narratives and dialogue. Her practice draws on hidden histories, folklore, and heritage.

Pearls, Shades, & Matches, Monash Caulfield Campus, Intermission Gallery.

Artworks, Left to right:
Christopher Theofanous, Tapestry, 2023. Oil on Canvas,43x31 cm.
Adele Bauer, The Witching Hour, 2023,Oil on Oil paper,20x21 cm.
Christopher Theofanous, Thessaloniki, 2023, Oil on canvas,41x30 cm.
Christopher Theofanous, Babylon, 2024,Oil on canvas,90x60 cm.
Christopher Theofanous, Ξανά Μάνα, 2022,Oil on wooden board,41x30 cm.
Christopher Theofanous,ΑΕΡΟΣΤΑΤΟ, 2024, Coloured Pencil on paper,54x46 cm.
Ronald Chu, The Abyssal Woods, 2024, Oil on Canvas,61x61 cm.

Title: Pearls, Shades, & Matches, Intermission Gallery.

Pearls are tokens of wisdom, shades are echoes of antiquity, and matches are lit to express passion and transformation.

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