Ces McCully

Ces McCully is a contemporary Australian artist, now based in southern France. Her work, which moves between text pieces and abstract painting, is collected and shown internationally.

McCully's bold lettering utilises chance in colour relationships and often restrained, yet still vivid palette. At the same time, the geometrically abstract nature of the work creates a meditative effect. The artist explains:

"I've always been driven to create harmony in my environment, working intuitively with colour and form to create what I feel is a perfect balance."

The messages within the canvases often express confession and secret thoughts, giving expression to our ‘shadow-selves’, challenging the false face of our online personas. The stylized text appears at once idiomatic and cryptic, as the words blend together in an array of muted colours.

She is also particularly interested in the juxtaposition of shapes and the power of negative spaces in creating a narrative. By placing simple forms and soothing tones in harmonious relationship, McCully aims to reflect the essence of simple beauty. Ultimately, her abstract paintings, whose geometry recall patterns of fabric, are harmonious and meditative compositions.