Bundanon

Guardino’s woven paintings, sculptures and installations are the result of experimentation and studies of sustainable materials, forming a unique visual language of minimalist abstraction. They are based on deconstruction to expand new possibilities of reading about reconnection with nature, the feminine, and ancestry.

Brazilian-born Australian artist, Graziela has completed a Master by Research (with Distinction) at RMIT University in Hong Kong. She has exhibited throughout Australia, Brazil, India, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In 2017, Graziela was chosen as the recipient to represent RMIT University in the La Salle College of the Arts residency in Singapore. Guardino’s artworks are part of art collections in Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United States, and India. Graziela is a finalist for several prestigious art awards, including The Churchie Emerging Art Prize, Muswellbrook Art Prize, and the Fisher’s Ghost Award in Australia. In 2021, Guardino was the winner of the Waverley Art Prize in Sydney, Australia.

In Residence at Bundanon

My project involves creating a large textile installation that is imbued with unique pigments made from collected found objects around Bundanon area. The intention is to create a more organic and sustainable artwork using pigments sourced from the natural landscape rather than relying on my ready-made pigments and paints.The composition and forms of the installation will be influenced by the natural objects collected. These organic elements will serve as the inspiration and blueprint for my own interpretation of the local landscape.My aim is to capture the essence of the region by exploring the relationship between texture, colour and form. This installation will also serve as a colour notation of this experience and potentially be used in my future upcoming exhibitions.