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Ces McCully

Ces McCully

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  • Ces McCully explores themes of identity through minimalistic forms, type-led compositions and restrained, yet colourful palettes.

    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. 

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    Her recent series of type-led works were inspired by lockdowns and how we relied on social media to stay connected to others and combat isolation. Each painting explores themes around honesty, vulnerability and forgiveness - plucked directly from our own feeds on social media, filled with memes and "ridiculous" conversations that came, not just from the pandemic, but leading up to it.

     

    Contrasting the reality of life with the "perfect glow" of Instagram content, her typographic pieces offer snippets of what we've experienced, the situations we've found ourselves in and the thoughts we might have, all brutally honest but with tongue firmly in cheek.

     

    McCully grew up in an outer suburb of Melbourne, Australia, and is now based in Southern France. For the past five years she has been exhibited internationally throughout the world. Some of her selected solo shows include: 'More Than This' at Breach Miami in 2022, 'Mary and Me' at Rhodes Contemporary Art, London in 2022 and 'Strange Like Me' at Piermarq, Australia in 2021. Her works featured in various magazines including Lula Magazine (Japan), QP Magazine (Turkey), Gael Magazine (Belgium), Real Living and Inside Out magazines (Australia).
  • Works
    • Ces McCully, Altar #3, 2022
      Altar #3, 2022£ 3,350.00
    • Ces McCully, Altar #4, 2022
      Altar #4, 2022£ 3,350.00
    • Ces McCully, I egged your car because I loved you (chalkboard black), 2022
      I egged your car because I loved you (chalkboard black), 2022£ 1,950.00
    • Ces McCully, I have slow punched you in my dreams (scatter), 2022
      I have slow punched you in my dreams (scatter), 2022
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    • Ces McCully, I made mistakes so shoot me (large chalkboard white), 2022
      I made mistakes so shoot me (large chalkboard white), 2022
      Sold
    • Ces McCully, I need several hugs to get through the day, 2022
      I need several hugs to get through the day, 2022
      Sold
    • Ces McCully, Just nod your head and smile, 2022
      Just nod your head and smile, 2022£ 6,200.00
    • Ces McCully, Much better IRL, 2022
      Much better IRL, 2022£ 3,400.00
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  • Exhibitions
    • London Art Fair 2022

      London Art Fair 2022

      21 - 24 Apr 2022
      Rhodes Contemporary Art is delighted to be taking part in the 34th annual London Art Fair at The Business Design Centre, 21st - 24th April 2022 (Booth G3). Featuring a...
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    • MARY & ME

      MARY & ME

      Ces McCully 25 Feb - 26 Mar 2022
      Rhodes Contemporary Art is excited to present a new solo show by Australian artist Ces McCully. Now based in France, McCully’s new series of works are inspired by the lockdowns...
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    • Summer Exhibition .21

      Summer Exhibition .21

      22 Jul - 28 Aug 2021
      Rhodes Contemporary Art is proud to present our Summer Exhibition 2021, showcasing a dynamic collection of contemporary emerging and mid-career artists working now. Kicking-off what will become an annual group...
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  • News
    • 'I Secretly Think I'm Smarter Than You' - Dropping 31.03.22

      'I Secretly Think I'm Smarter Than You' - Dropping 31.03.22

      Ces McCully - New Edition March 29, 2022
      Exciting news! we have a brand new print release dropping over on Rhodes Editions this Thursday at 4pm (BST). The limited edition print comprises of...
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    • Ces McCully 'HELP I'M BORED' Edition Coming Soon

      Ces McCully 'HELP I'M BORED' Edition Coming Soon

      March 17, 2021
      Rhodes Editions is delighted to announce its latest print edition with Australian artist Ces McCully . The print will be available to order from the...
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    • Q&A with Ces McCully

      Q&A with Ces McCully

      January 20, 2021
      Ces McCully is a contemporary artist originally from Melbourne. McCully’s text-based works rely on chance to create both intriguing and harmonious chromatic relationships. She draws...
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  • Press
    • Creative Boom - 'Childlike' typographic paintings by Ces McCully brutally explore our most embarrassing thoughts

      Creative Boom, February 8, 2022

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