Gaia Starace | Rainbows & Clouds
THE OTHER ART FAIR, Sydney
To Antony…and my family. Thank you
Clouds #1, 2023
Oil paint on Wood Panel, 35x35x4cm
CREATIVITA’ LA SOGNO LA AMO LA VOGLIO
CON ME, COMPAGNA DI SEMPRE TI INVITO A BALLARE
RICCHEZZA INFINITA
PER SEMPRE SARAI
FANTASTICA LUCE
GIOCANDO AL TRAMONTO
SEI SEMPRE FELICE
CREATIVITY
I DREAM IT I LOVE IT I WANT IT
WITH ME, FOREVER COMPANION I INVITE YOU TO DANCE
INFINITE WEALTH
FOREVER YOU WILL BE
FANTASTIC LIGHT
PLAYING AT SUNSET
YOU’RE ALWAYS HAPPY
Clouds #2, 2023
Oil paint on Wood Panel, 35x35x4cm
BLUSH RAINBOW 2023, Oil paint on canvas 76x76cm
GOLDEN TREASURE 2023, Oil paint on canvas 76x76cm
REMEMBER ME #1, 2022, Oil paint on canvas, 101x76cm
ASCOLTA
TU MI DICEVI, ASCOLTA! MI ASCOLTI? NON TI ASCOLTAVO MA HO IMPARATO AD ASCOLTARTI ADESSO, ADESSO, TI ASCOLTO SEMPRE, SEMPRE!
LISTEN
YOU TOLD ME, LISTEN! DO YOU LISTEN?
I DIDN’T LISTEN TO YOU BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO LISTEN TO YOU NOW
NOW, I ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOU, ALWAYS
…as above as below, as inside as outside”.
“ I love to find a point of balance between the stillness and the movement, the colours, the light & the shadows… …everything is sacred, everything is just perfect…
- Gaia
SOUL ENCOUNTER (detail), 2022, Oil paint on canvas, 102x76cm
HAPPY RAINBOW #1, 2023, Oil paint on canvas, 61x61cm
HAPPY RAINBOW #2, 2023, Oil paint on canvas, 61x61cm
Solo Exhibition, Feb 2023
The Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby
“Painting is an emotional and intuitive process for me, where I always strive to find harmony within the different techniques I utilize. I love to re-create things, playing with the many potentials of the mediums, stretching their meanings to find a clean, detailed yet powerful execution.”
- Gaia
AD INFINITUM, 2022, Oil paint on canvas, 76x76
“I’m truly blessed to wake up in the morning and to gaze at my studio…It’s always full of light and colours…I love to be an artist!”
- Gaia
In My Studio
FOREVER CLOUDS
WORDS OF SILENCE
MY HEARTH TREMBLES
I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE
I KNOW YOU’RE HAPPY
MY COURAGE, YOUR STRENGTH
YOUR KINDNESS, MY DEVOTION
YOU’RE ALWAYS WITH ME
I FEEL YOU
FOREVER THANKFUL
FOREVER CLOUDS
PER SEMPRE NUVOLE
PAROLE DI SILENZIO
IL MIO CUORE TREMA
MI CHIEDO DOVE SEI
LO SO CHE SEI FELICE
IL MIO CORAGGIO, LA TUA FORZA
LA TUA GENTILEZZA, LA MIA
DEVOZIONE
SEI SEMPRE CON ME
TI CAPISCO
PER SEMPRE GRATA
Rouge Clouds, 2022
Oil paint on canvas, 76x76
Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023
INCONTRO D’ANIME
IL MIO CUORE TREMA
VELOCE TI SEGUO
SULLE NUVOLE BIANCHE
L’AMORE SORRIDE
L’INCONTRO DIVINO
SILENZIO
URLA DI GIOIA
NIENT’ALTRO HO BISOGNO
SE TU SEI CON ME
…L’AMORE PROFONDO
SOUL ENCOUNTER
MY HEART TREMBLES
FAST I FOLLOW YOU ON THE WHITE CLOUDS
LOVE SMILES
DIVINE ENCOUNTER
SILENCE
SCREAMS OF JOY
NOTHING ELSE I NEED
IF YOU ARE WITH ME
…INFINITE LOVE
Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023
Blue Clouds, 2022
Oil paint on canvas, 76x76
Rose Clouds, 2022
Oil paint on canvas, 76x76
Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023
I LOVE YOU ALWAYS
UNCONDITIONALLY I KNOW YOU’RE HERE
A BUTTERFLY SHOWS HER COLOURS
SHE SINGS
MAGICAL ENCOUNTER
TRUST! YOU SAY
BECAUSE IN THE GAME OF LIFE
WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN
PLAY
CREATE
HAPPINESS IS WITHIN
TI AMO SEMPRE
INCONDIZIONATAMENTE IO SO CHE TU
SEI QUI
UNA FARFALLA MOSTRA I SUOI COLORI
LEI CANTA
INCONTRO MAGICO
FIDA! TU DICI
PERCHE’ NEL GIOCO DELLA VITA
SUCCEDONO COSE MERAVIGLIOSE
GIOCA
CREA
LA FELICITA’ E’ DENTRO
ARTIST STATEMENT
From celestial realms to mere weather conditions, clouds are seen as untouchable, always impermanent, floating between the sky and the earth in a perpetual state of stillness and movement. Projecting infinite moods to their exquisite colours and configurations, clouds are of endless fascination to children today as they captivated our childhood imagination in search of familiar shapes.
Inviting one’s unique interpretation of the timeless and unbounded formations of clouds and conveying feelings of wonderment, Forever Clouds instigates many possible layers of meaning: from a self-reflection to a broader collective cognition of the life-changing events we’re facing today, this exhibition also wishes to contemplate on the beauty of our natural environment, while aspiring to preserve it & respect it.
ENCOUNTER, 2022
Oil paint on canvas, 101X152cm
Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023Oil paint on canvas, 101x152 cm
BIO
Working within a strong conceptual framework, Gaia currently utilises a range of mediums, such as sculpture, painting, photography, drawing and textile, to create unique site-specific installations. Within a visionary and playfulness framework, Gaia aims to influence the viewer perception through a physical, emotional and aesthetic experience: unique spaces of reflection, the sacred. Gaia’s art encompasses many layers, feelings and meanings: her main objectives are cultural memories, identity & spirituality, in search for the imperfect balance between abstraction and figurative, the reality and the intangible. Sydney based artist, Gaia was born in Rome, Italy holding a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Master of Fine Arts at UNSW Art & Design. As a multi-disciplinary Gaia has exhibited widely in Australia and Internationally exploring the spiritual, physical and emotional connections between humanity and nature.
Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023 Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023 INDIGO CLOUDS, 2022
Amazing Sunset #2, 2022, Oil paint on Canvas 101x152cm
FOREVER CLOUDS, Gaia Starace
Solo Exhibition, Feb 2023, The Incinerator Art Space, Willoughby
Original photos by Brett East/ Docqument, 2023
LA VITA
COS’E’ SE NON L’ESSERE IMMERSI NEGLI ABISSI DELLA FELICITA’?
AVVOLTA CON UNA COPERTA DI NUVOLE ROSA, SORRIDO
NULLA E’ IMPORTANTE QUANDO IL TUTTO SEI SOLO TU
VICINO AL MIO CUORE DI LATTA TI TENGO PER MANO
AMORE, PIU’ PURO DELL’ORO E’ IN ME.
LIFE
WHAT IS IT IF NOT BEING IMMERSED IN THE ABYSS OF HAPPINESS?
WRAPPED WITH A BLANKET OF PINK CLOUDS, I SMILE
NOTHINGIS IMPORTANT WHEN EVERYTHING IS JUST YOU
NEAR MY TIN HEART I HOLD YOUR HAND
LOVE, PURER THAN GOLD IS IN ME.
