Arie Hellendoorn | Breathing Room: {Suite} Ponsonby

{Suite} is pleased to present Arie Hellendoorn Breathing Room.

Hellendoorn was {Suite}‘s first represented artist in 2007, and Breathing Room will mark his 17th solo exhibition with the gallery.

This latest work continues a transition away from the human figure toward formally constructed interiors. Rendered in thin, liquid acrylic paint applied, highly-detailed and intricately-patterned surfaces give rise to illusions of space and depth within a pictorial domain.

These interiors, drawn from the everyday, transform the commonplace into a striking exploration of our physical and psychological environment. Each room morphs into a lens, examining the positive and negative impacts of our daily lives on our living spaces. In a departure from his previous approach to painting ad lib on canvas, in this new series, Hellendoorn first assembles blueprints using magazine cutouts, perfecting the layout before beginning the painting process.