Gate Keeper
| Dimensions | 150 × 90 cm |
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From $1,550.00
- Size listed is final stretched dimensions (for framed dimensions add approx. 4cm to width & height).
- Comes with a Letter of Authenticity.
- Select framing options (3 types of floating frame or unstretched – shipped rolled in a tube).
- International purchases are shipped as unstretched, rolled in a tube, please select ‘Unstretched (Aus & Worldwide)‘ in ‘framing options’.
Elevate luxury interiors with 'Gate Keeper', a striking contemporary figurative abstract painting by PEZ.
This premium original mixed-media painting bridges order and chaos, delivering profound spatial impact. Ideal for homeowners and interior designers looking to add a 'soft edge' that will assimilate yet command attention in any modern space.
'Gate Keeper' is a thoughtful look at community and quiet resilience. Inspired by North African aesthetics, the painting uses a soft palette of plaster-like blush pinks tone to evoke sun-bleached walls. Weathered charcoal lines and chalky whites ground these gentle hues, adding a rustic, hand-painted texture to the canvas. At the centre of the composition stands a strong, stylised silhouette—a guardian figure acting as a steady anchor for the softer abstract forms leaning inward around it. Hinting at the protective architecture of ancient kasbahs, the piece aims to capture a universal concept/desire... a sense of safety, belonging and shared strength.
I’m about the narrative. I want my images to unfold… invite you to explore.
With 10 years in the UK, working in the television industry as a camera operator and editor I turned my hand to graphic design after returning to Australia. These backgrounds have informed both my narrative and technical approach. I use ink, markers, conventional and airbrush techniques, I strive to engage with a restricted palette, simplified imagery and a playful approach to common tropes and perceptions.
RECENT ACTIVITY
- 2025 – Top Ten Artist – Bluethumb Art
- 2024 – Top Ten Artist – Bluethumb Art
- 2023 – Top Ten Artist – Bluethumb Art
~ - 2024 – 40 X 40, Bluethumb Gallery, Richmond Melbourne.
- 2024 – Affordable Art From Amazing Places, The Art House Asia – Perth.
- 2024 – A Palette Of Peach, Bluethumb Gallery, Melbourne.
- 2023 – Affordable Art Fair – Bluethumb, Sydney
- 2023 – Statement Makers, Bluethumb Gallery, Melbourne.
- 2023 – FINALISTS EXHIBITION Bluethumb ART PRIZE, Melbourne.
- 2023 – Bluethumb Art Prize Finalist.
- 2022 – Bluethumb Art Prize Finalist.
- 2021 – Bluethumb Art Prize Finalist.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 150 × 90 cm |
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| Framing Options | Natural, Black, White, Unstretched (Aus & Worldwide) |