#35 2023 Archives - Art Edit Magazine

Art Mood: Ashley Marshman

Istanbul-based interior architect and designer Rana Güneş celebrates these artworks in enviable 3D rendered settings.

Special Feature: Winners of the Art Edit Self-Represented Artist Award

The winner of this year’s Art Edit Self-represented Artist Award Ramak Bamzar serves up an expression of pain, political unrest and social struggle. Erin Irwin writes.

Based in Sydney’s North, Guringai/Darug Country, Michelle Kirk explores the fleeting beauty of the natural world. Her use of abstraction and layering allows for multple meanings to come together upon vessels that appear ever-evolving. Each is imprinted with the spirit of the natural world, as she strives to visualise something just beyond the visible.

Studio Visits: Tom Rowney

One of the most accomplished glass blowers in Australia, NSW-based Tom Rowney explores the use of Venetian glassblowing techniques in his constant pursuit of perfection. He is the Technical Director at Canberra Glassworks, and continues to be sought after for teaching and fabrication projects by the leading glass studios and artists in Australia and overseas.

Studio visit: Sara Prince

After taking a hiatus to raise her family, Sara Prince has returned to her practice of weaving. In her work, Prince hopes to alter the perception of hand weaving to something contemporary. Drawing inspiration from gum tree bark and patterns created by the scribbly gum moth, she combines natural materials such as linen, Japanese paper yarn, horsehair and leather with manmade materials.