Natalie Rosin

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Finalist 2019

18/8/2019

Above: the finalist sculpture by Natalie Rosin titled 'sculpture by a woman trying to recall her 6 year old self' (2019)

I am pleased to be included as a finalist in the 2019 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. Below is the artist statement for my submission titled 'sculpture by a woman trying to recall her 6 year old self.'

"I’ve been thinking about the first house I lived in near the cliffs in Sydney’s east. We lived there until I was 6, mum said it
was too hot so we moved a few streets away. Built in the 70’s, with many windows and skylights, my crayons would melt,
the markers would dry out and the play-doh would crumble from the harsh direct sunlight drenching each room.

I’ve been thinking about how sometimes people still remark “my kid could have made that’ when critiquing contemporary
art. Well sure, art is there to conjure emotions, to make you think and question and feel. A 6 year old would have a
fresher memory of that traumatic moment when they were snatched from the warm gooey womb. They have all these
questions about life and are still unaware there are no answers to some. They are great artists.

I’ve been thinking about my childhood recently, I think I miss that mass of waxy melted colour. Years of architecture
school’s neutral tones, black and white aesthetic and clean lines made me forget that glob of blue and green and red on
the breakfast table. Here is my comeback, my city of colour."

The 2019 Woollahra Sculpture Prize finalist artists are: Ali McCann (VIC) Alison McDonald (QLD) Ara Dolatian (VIC) Benjamin Jay Shand (NSW) Brenda Page (VIC) Carol Cooke (ACT) Carol Lehrer Crawford (NSW) Donna Marcus (QLD) Erica Izard (NSW) Jane McKenzie (NSW) Jane Price (SA) Jeffrey Wood (NSW) Jessica Leitmanis (VIC) Johannes van Nunen (NLD/NSW) Julie Monro-Allison (ACT) Julie Pennington (ACT) Kate Ellis (VIC) Kenny Pittock (VIC) Kieta Jackson (UK) Lisa Giles (NSW) Louis Pratt (NSW) Louiseann King (VIC) Luke Storrier (NSW) Mandy Quadrio (TAS/QLD) Mehwish Iqbal (NSW) Merran Esson (ACT) Natalie Rosin (NSW) Nathan Keogh (NSW) Neil Laredo (NSW) Nicole de Mestre (NSW) NOT (NSW) Oliver Ashworth-Martin (UK/VIC) Patricia Smart (NSW) Paula Dunlop (QLD) Peter Zappa (WA) Stuart Rex McLachlan (NSW) Tai Snaith (VIC) Tina Fox (NSW) Toni Morrison (NSW) Tracey Deep (NSW) Ulan Murray (NSW) Veronica Andrus-Blaskievics (NSW) Wanda Gillespie (NZ).

Exhibition Opening Times
12 October - 3 November 2019
Weekdays: 9am - 5pm
Weekends: 10am - 4pm

Exhibition Location
Woollahra Council
536 New South Head Road, Double Bay, NSW

For more information, please visit the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize website here

'MCM' Exhibition at Saint Cloche 2019

24/1/2019

This February Saint Cloche presents ‘MCM’ – an exhibition held in conjunction with the Palm Springs signature event – Modernism week, celebrating Palm Springs’ rich history of mid-century modern design, architecture, art and culture.

In the spirit of collaboration, the modernist inspired bold & simplified sculptural works of a Ceramic sculptor Natalie Rosin juxtaposed against the bright contrasted paintings of Emma Lipscombe will transform the gallery space.

Taking their cue from Mid-century modern design, known for its ability to take complex concepts and distill them into simple visual forms, these artists will explore the elements of Modern architecture based on abstraction, which is created by clean lines, basic shapes, and forms.

For more information, visit the 'MCM' exhibition page here.

Dates Wednesday 20th February - Sunday 3rd March 2019
Opening night Wednesday 20th February 2019, 6pm – 8pm
Special guest speaker Sam Marshall, director at Architect Marshall and best known for being the architects of the recently completed Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

The Design Files Feature

6/6/2018

Natalie has been doing ceramics full-time since late 2017. Photo – Jacqui Turk for The Design Files.

Ceramics by Natalie Rosin (left to right) ‘Sirius,’ ‘House in a Plum Grove,’ and ‘SOH’. Each sculpture is made from White Stoneware Paper Clay. Photo – Jacqui Turk for The Design Files.

Thanks The Design Files for the beautiful feature article about my current practice in Sydney as a ceramicist.
Follow the link here to read the full article "The Sydney Opera House, Sirius + Other Sculptural Ceramics."

New Vase Range Available at Jardan

2/5/2018

This special edition Collage Vase range in Satin White and Shiny Black is now available through Jardan.
Visit in store or online here.

2017 IN REVIEW

4/12/2017

2017 has been an busy year of a new studio location, exhibitions, private commissions and collaborations with amazing stores across Australia. Below are details of highlighted projects during 2017.

new studio...

New Botany Studio

Brand new slab roller

2017 exhibitions...

'The White Room' Stanley Street Gallery

'This is Sirius' National Trust

'What's in the Box' BOAA Travelling Exhibition

where to find me...

Jardan Furniture

Australian Design Centre Object Shop

Chinaclay

Online Store

upcoming...

'Clay Intersections' Exhibition on Tour, Australian Design Centre, various NSW/ACT Galleries

The White Room Exhibition at Stanley Street Gallery

1/3/2017

Exhibition title The White Room
Curator Sean Morris
Participating artists Natalie Rosin, Avi Amesbury, Tony Bond, Somchai Charoen, Lynda Draper, Merran Esson, Danica Firulovic, Vicki Grima, Shaun Hayes, Ingrid , Ruth Ju-Shih Li, Bronwyn Kemp, Chantal Labbe, Machico Motoi, Cherie Peyton, Simon Reece and Jo Wood.
Date 1 - 25 March 2017
Location Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst (Sydney)
Artist statement
"The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth - it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true” - Baudrillard 1988
I’m experiencing an existential crisis. What if our world were a simulation, our creator a far more intelligent human? When technology grows to a point of sophistication where we can perform our own simulated world to observe. Does this new world we’ve birthed develop and reach a stage where an additional simulated environment is created? Generations of simulations, how are we the exception?
Maybe a more important question is: does being a simulation matter? Should we rather abandon truth to focus on meaning?
‘Simulacrum in white’ aims to present a ceramic simulation of my own creation, a white ceramic world. At times there are models of buildings we recognise from our own built environment. How do we distinguish between artefact and simulacrum? Is that question a concern anymore? What if the building is the model, while the sculpture is the architectural conclusion?

InsideOut Magazine Wall Hanging Featured

15/1/2017

InsideOut magazine has featured the ceramic + brass tapestry wall hanging designed and handmade by myself. Visit their page below for more information about this piece and the beautiful wall art surrounding created by fellow Australian artists. To purchase this piece, visit my online store page included below.

InsideOut Magazine Wall Art

Ceramic + Brass Tapestry Up Close

'Houses' exclusive to Jardan

25/11/2016

'Houses' sculpture series available exclusive to Jardan. (Photo by: Jardan Furniture)

'Houses' are a series of ceramic architectural sculptures available exclusive to Jardan Furniture. The range are strongly influenced by Australian residential architecture, referencing the design of Rose Seidler House, Buhrich House, Heide II, Featherston House and McCraith House.

Visit the Jardan Furniture website here for more information.

Clay Intersections Video

4/8/2016

Clay Intersections: Natalie Rosin from Australian Design Centre on Vimeo.

A short video discussing my ceramic practice produced by the Australian Design Centre,

This film was created for Clay Intersections, an exhibition featuring myself and 7 other extraordinary ceramic artists. Click here to view additional videos featuring Bridget Bodenham, Cone 11's Colin Hopkins and Ilona Topolcsanyi, Helen Earl, Tania Rollond, Ulrica Trulsson and Kenji Uranishi

Clay Intersections Exhibition

22/7/2016

Stilted #4 (2016), ceramic stoneware

Clay Intersections is a group exhibition curated by Catherine Fogarty and features myself along with the talented Kenji Uranishi, Tania Rollond, Bridget Bodenham, Helen Earl, Ulrica Trulsson, Colin Hopkins and Ilona Topolcsanyi. The show explores the different backgrounds and approaches Australian designers/artists from across Australia work with the clay medium.

The pieces I've included in "Clay Intersections" are guided by my practice of thinking with the hand and sketching with clay. The philosophy that all ideas are borrowed, nothing is original or new but rather invisible is a key ideology of my practice. Architectural intelligence, awareness and spatial fluency are intrinsic, subconscious traits appreciated by all.

By modelling built forms with clay rather than traditional architectural modelling mediums, I attempt to uncover artefacts aimed to reveal previously invisible spatial concepts. By offering sculptures of existing buildings and imaginary structures, my practice seeks to introduce the audience to a series of shelters.

The exhibition is open from 28 July - 21 September 2016 at the Australian Design Centre on William Street, Darlinghurst. Visit their website here for more information.

Opening night is Thursday 28th July 6-8pm. Register here to attend.

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