SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY – quint essence
An exhibition of five outstanding female artists

This distinctive exhibition curated for Sydney Contemporary 2023 highlights the diversity in the contemporary art fields of ceramics, glass and fibre by five important artists who each weave their unique cultural background into their artworks. Each artist is united in their relationship to their material, their sense of place and their place within the Australian landscape.

South African born Maricelle Olivier is an exciting early career artist whose artworks in ceramics embrace the dramatic and vivid colours of both her mother country and the desert landscape of Australia where she has spent so much time, whilst working at Ernabella in the APY Lands over the last four years. Olivier’s medium of ceramics provides a link to her personal history and geography. The focal point upon each piece stands as the surface
decoration of cross continental interpretations, visually translated onto hand built and wheel thrown forms. Olivier will be creating a spectacular grouping of ceramic forms as a long installation.

quint essence is a refined and dramatic exhibition of new works by these five premier female artists, curated so that the viewer will be fully immersed within the space and each artists installation of artworks. The sculptural forms and wall panels will predominantly occupy the walls, with a limited number of pieces sitting within the space, guiding the viewer on a journey through materiality, culture and landscape.