Eliza Gosse uses the clean lines of post-war and mid-century architecture and interior design to survey life around her. The title of her exhibition, All My Friends Have White Walls and Beige Carpet, is juxtaposed with her stylish designs, carefully curated from eras before she was born, to feature rustic colour pallets and eclectic furniture. Gosse has composed an exhibition full of nostalgia, installing a sense of sentimentality for the fond memories the paintings seem to hold.
Eliza Gosse, Warm Pebblecrete Heated Their Feet, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 132 x 122cm. Courtesy the artist and Edwina Corlette Gallery, Queensland
“A clock ticks loudly. Your feet sink into the forest green shag. Pendant lights in yellow hues glow from above. Little paintings and drawings hang from any available space. Books, plants and trinkets occupy the teak shelf. Brown velour curtains pleat against the fireplace. A plastic coffee table is adorned with a painted ashtray and matching vase. A red vinyl lounge curves invitingly. A veneered door leads to a mosaiced kitchen. It’s chaos – and it’s perfect.
What happened to bold floors and furnishings? Why does everyone paint their walls white? This series of paintings are my interiors imagined with the help of styling magazines from the 1970s-80s. Here I have played the role of home decorator with a flare for fun walls, floors and everything in-between.”
– Eliza Gosse, 2023
Edwina Corlette Gallery
12 April to 2 May 2023
Queensland
