1. Featuring Artists
Rubi Cassidy
Ella Krestensen
Iris Toren
JB Vincent
Haejin Yoo
Exhibition
17 October | 2 December
Opening Night
17 November

2. Let’s Samba (the cheeky toucan says)
In the Pink
Golden Delight
Picaflores
Amazon Dreaming
Acrylic on A2
Canvas Paper
$450
Limited edition print
available on request

3. As an artist I feel compelled to record the many
wonderful and fascinating places I’ve seen, to
capture their unique light, history
and ambiance. Being primarily a Urban Landscape
painter its the joy of living places and forgotten
time remembered that attracts me.
The other elements I’m fascinated by are the
effects of light and colour with their interchanging
dynamic that creates mood & atmosphere. Be it
dark mysterious night scenes, bright sunlight or
the wonderful jewel like colours found in nature’s
exotic flora & fauna.
As one might expect streets, roads and paths
feature very strongly in my work with diversions
into nature and myth.
About the Artwork
For me these wonderful exotic birds typify the
Colourful Republics of Central and South America
with their magical appearance and jewel like
colours.
Full of life and vitality, constantly moving and
changing in a vibrant dancing parade.
the artist
rubi cassidy
THE SPACE gallery @55
Level 9, 55 Hunter Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Opening Night
Thursday 17th November
Acrylic on A2
Canvas Paper
$450
Limited edition print
available on request
Amazon Dreaming
Golden Delight
Picaflores
Let’s Samba (the cheeky
toucan says)
In the Pink

4. retro reflection / refractive
curved droplet
mirari
to look at, to wonder at

5. the artist
ella krestensen
Ella Krestensen is a Sydney based freelance
artist and designer who works with 2D and 3D
media to explore the patterns of her surrounding
landscape.
Focusing on patterned, colour-laden surfaces, the
artist has used naturally occurring shapes and
designs to create this ‘floating on air/ eyre’ series
of acrylic paintings and limited edition prints,
inspired by several flights across the Kati Thanda-
Lake Eyre basin.
Using a multi-media approach, including painting,
drawing, collage and digital design, enables her to
experiment, develop and innovate constantly in
her work.
Krestensen has undertaken studio residencies
in Paris, Vienna and Prague and exhibited in
group exhibitions this year, with LemoArt Gallery
Berlin, and ArtExpo New York. She is the recipient
of a number of national art prizes, has recently
completed a Master of Arts at University of
Wollongong, and holds a BFA in drawing and
sculpture from COFA, UNSW.
About the Artwork
The ‘floating on air/eyre’ series are schematic
paintings and prints of the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
landscape as seen from an aerial perspective. The
series invites the viewer to explore and speculate
on the patterns formed by the interplay of clouds
and land in this iconic Australian location.
floating on air/eyre
Limited edition hand-coloured print
Printed on archival Hahnemuhle canvas
THE SPACE gallery @55
Level 9, 55 Hunter Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Opening Night
Thursday 17th November
Limited edition
hand-coloured print
Printed on archival
Hahnemuhle canvas
mirari - to look at, to
wonder at
50x50cm - $450.00
retro reflection /
refractive - curved
droplet
50x50cm - $450.00
Opposite page
cirrus - halo
phenomena
100x76cm - $550.00
Cover page
cirro cumulus -
mackerel sky
100x76cm - $550.00

6. Watercolour - Artwork sold
unframed
Salsa - Celebration
Tango - Connection
Bellydance - Exuberance
Size: 29 x 41 cm
$400.00
Casa de los Lirios
Size: 39 x 28.5 cm
$300.00

7. the artist
iris toren
The study and portrayal of beauty, both natural
and man-made, is Iris’ inspiration and aspiration.
Iris was a student of the prestigious Julian Ashton
Art School in Sydney, where she obtained her
diplomas in drawing and painting and received the
Henry Gibbons Art Prize in her graduating year.
In her portraits, Iris captures the unique spirit and
character of the sitter. Her oriental-inspired still lifes
celebrate vibrant colours and elegant forms found
in daily life. Her series of sketches after classical
sculpture pays homage to the old masters. In her
landscapes, she explores the balance between the
fragile beauty of nature with its enduring power.
About the Artwork
For my Latino Colour Republic body of work, I
have chosen to submit 5 richly colourful artworks:
a trilogy of dance portraits, an Argentinian
architectural painting and floral still life of a native
South American flower.
The dance trilogy celebrates Salsa, Tango and Belly
dance. I am a keen dancer and have chosen my
teachers as the subjects for these paintings. I have
aimed to capture the unique spirit and joy of these
dances through the use of pure, vibrant colour. On
my travels in Buenos Aires I stumbled across the
remarkable and beautiful ‘Casa de los Lirios’, an art
nouveau building in heart of the city inspired by
and decorated by iris forms. The soft curves of the
undulating façade, the iris leaf-like wrought-iron
balconies and entrance all celebrate the beauty
of the iris flower. In my painting I have chosen
to bring the building’s stone irises to life, imbuing
them with their characteristic purple and yellow.
In my still life, ‘Bouganvillea in Blue Glass’ I have
chosen to depict the native South American flower
in its pink and orange varieties. The translucent
petals and cool glass lend themselves perfectly to
watercolour.
THE SPACE gallery @55
Level 9, 55 Hunter Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Opening Night
Thursday 17th November
Bougainvillea
in Blue Glass
Size: 25 x 30 cm
(unframed)
Medium: Watercolour
$160.00

9. the artist
jb vincent
Originally from a little town in the south of France,
somewhere between the Alps mountains and the
Riviera, I’m currently living and working in Sydney.
I’ve been lucky enough to be brought up in a
family of artists and have always loved sketching
and drawing for as long as I can remember. Since
then, my work has taken me around the world,
which helps me get an appreciation for people,
their stories and the diversity of their culture. This
journey is what inspires my work, which style is
mostly figurative to capture expressive people’s
emotions.
About the Artwork
My artwork is about capturing people’s
expressions and emotions through drawing and
painting. I love the precision of pencils and the
freedom of pastels.
THE SPACE gallery @55
Level 9, 55 Hunter Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Opening Night
Thursday 17th November
About the Latino Colour Republic Series
A3 Framed / Coloured pencil on paper
Original artwork - $550.00
Limited edition available in A4 - $120.00
Mama Cubana
Papa Cubano
I had a chance to travel to Cuba a few years ago.
This was a fantastic experience. This country is
fabulous to explore and full of contradictions at
the same time. Cuban people are the warmest
and nicest people.
Julia
The ‘Dia de los Muertos’ (Festival of the Dead)
is on my bucket list, as I’m fascinated by this
ancient tradition. Not only by the beautiful colors
and costumes. But also because this important
moment is for Mexican - and Latin America’s
people - the time to celebrate and remember
their passed families and
friends through festivities,
celebrations... and life!
Ernest (Hemingway)
A2 Framed / Coloured pencil +
ink on paper
Original artwork - $550.00
“My mojito in the Bodeguita
del Medio and my daiquiri in
the Floridita.” I have a great
apreciation for Hemingway’s
writing and stories, a vibrant
testimony of Spain and Latin
America’s culture and history.
Hemingway was so passionate
about Cuba and its people to
the point that he considered
himself a ‘Cubano Sato” which
translates into a garden variety
Cuban.

10. Camelia
Using a signature watercolour technique,
the early morning dew captures a rainbow
of colours on every petal.
Kangaroo Paws
Portraying the beautiful flower of Kangaroo
Paws in autumn, this watercolour piece
explores all the colours in their purest form.
Azalea
Inspired by an early childhood memory, the
vibrancy of the Azalea flower aims to exude
that pleasureable feeling of spring.
Acid Rams Skull
This fun retro style piece contains a unique
watercolour technique, invented by Haejin
Yoo. The Acid Rams Skull is the artist’s
attempt to give life to death and to give
beauty to the ugly.
About the Original Watercolour Series - $240.00
29.7cm x 42.0cm on 300gsm water colour paper.
Mounted. Unframed.
Prints - using high quality light fast inks and media
onto prepared art paper: A4, A3, A2 or A1

11. the artist
haejin yoo
Haejin Yoo is an emerging artist that uses bold
line and vibrant colour to expressively create
artworks inspired by the people closest to her.
Herartworksprofoundlyreflectonlifeexperiences
and the people that have shaped her life. She
often uses flowers and animals to personify these
relationships and meticulously embeds symbols
within her work. Haejin enjoys exploring the
meaning behind symbols such as flowers as a way
to express characteristics and emotions.
Always on the lookout for new materials to work
with, Haejin likes to mix and contrast styles and
techniques. ‘My mediums are water colour paints,
water colour pencils, colour pencils, markers,
pens, acrylics and some miscellaneous materials
such as alcohol, cheese cloths, salts. I like
experimenting with mediums and explore their
effects. I love the contrast between sharp edges
of markers and free flow of water colours.’
Haejin Yoo is a Sydney based artist. She has a
THE SPACE gallery @55
Level 9, 55 Hunter Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Opening Night
Thursday 17th November
background in science
and a passion to
continually learn, create,
and experiment with her
artworks.
The Quartz Series
The Quartz series is about
exploring specific natural
wonders of the world.
In every piece, the gold leaf
encapsulates the image to
represent a shape like geodes
of my own creation. I capture
my interpretation of nature
through the use of resin, for
fluidity, and gold and silver
leaf, to represent geodes for
energy and vibrancy.
Original - 50 X 40 cm
Mixed medium
$450
Quartz - Maldives
This piece illustrates a
birdseye view of the Maldives,
with the lushious reefs,
crystal clear waters and
golden sand.
Quartz - Senegal Retba
This piece is an interpretation
of one of the world’s natural
wonders; the pink retba river
of Senegal in a form of geode.

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