Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
Emily Ferretti
Dreamy Tree 2009
200 x 152.5 cm
Oil on linen
Emily Ferretti has undertaken an artist residency at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins during 2010. Emily Ferretti will present work as part of a satellite Project Room on exhibition at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins from 29 June - 5 September 2010.
Emily Ferretti's subtle scenes of domestic life and objects are beautifully rendered in oil on linen. Emily's paintings investigate the art of the everyday by rendering domestic objects and scenes with equal measure of fantasy and documentary. Specifically picked items of everyday existence and leisure such as basketball nets, lawn sprinklers, tree houses, woven baskets, tree ferns and table tennis tables are some objects painted in her most recent body of work.
On stark backgrounds, paint is applied subtly and with a delicate palette, giving the work a sense of dissolve and space. The paintings convey a draughtsmanship quality mixed with a more intuitive freedom. This effect heightens the daydream-like ambiguity between the reality of the everyday and the whimsical flights of imagination.
Sofitel Melbourne is a proud supporter of the Melbourne Art Foundation and Melbourne Art Fair. Sofitel Melbourne provides excellent hotel rates to guests visiting Melbourne during the time of the Fair via the Accor hotels network and provides invaluable support to artistic talent in the form of Art residencies at the hotel. The Emilly Ferretti Project Room is presented by Melbourne Art Foundation and Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. Works by Melbourne based artist Kaori Kato will also be on exhibition at the hotel at the same time.
