"The Pomegranate" explores the art and the prosperity symbolism of the pomegranate in many cultures through the ages. 

Body of work in this collection takes you on the journey of the pomegranate as the symbol of hope and prosperity since the prehistoric Sumerian time. 

Originally planned to be exhibited at the Austro-American Institute of Education in Vienna 17 April 2020, the exhibition is being postponed indefinitely due to covid-19 pandemic.

It is now the symbol of hope and prosperity during this unprecedented pandemic time. 


The Pomegranate

Organic Art on Hessian Shawl @ Sustainable Chippendale - 2016

Life-size organic sprouts, amaranth red garnet microgreens on a hessian shawl.

An organic art installation created to engage public interest in Sustainable Chippendale. It is intended as a starting point, a launching pad to encourage community participation and ownership of their environment.

An installation at 8 Myrtle Street Chippendale, created to set a precedent for future developments of organic living spaces along the street. Featuring a photo of Tayrona Park, Colombia to reflect the cultural heritage of the resident. It was planted with exotic microgreens, specially selected for a variety of organic colours and textures. Rocket emeralds on the chair, amaranth red garnets on the hessian shawl, mung beans and peas in the planter basket. The green butterfly swinging on a thin wire spoke of gentle childlike fun as it swayed with the breeze. The wooden frame was intentionally left empty, an inviting and inspiring blank canvas for community participation.

Sustainable Chippendale
Founded in 2010, Sustainable Chippendale is the first sustainable suburb in Sydney. It is a community initiative for sustainable living. The initiative became possible with strong commitment from highly motivated local residents led by Michael Mobbs in cooperation with the City of Sydney Council.

Concept Development and Technical Advice: Sjef van Klooster.

Tags: 2016, amaranth red garnet, Environmental, hessian shawl., Installation, Life size, Maria Prada, Michael Mobbs, microgreen, Organic Arts, organic sprouts, recycled furniture items, Sjef van Klooster, Sustainable Chippendale

The Hessian Shawl @ Sustainable Chippendale

watercolour
25 x 25 cm

A New Dawn for Palu features a golden sunrise shining through as the giant tsunami waves fade away from Palu’s famous Talise Beach. This symbolises a new beginning and new hope as Palu begins it’s recovery after the recent tsunami. Despite badly damaged the floating mosque Arqam Baburahman, one of its famous landmark survived the tsunami. A symbol of survival, strength and resilient.

A New Dawn for Palu

Watercolour 
96.5 x 137 cm
*stretched watercolour paper on stretcher bar, intended to be hung unframed and without glass (like canvas).

Painted to celebrate the victory in the International Court of Justice against Japanese whaling in Australia’s Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Southern Whale Dance captures a scene in which the whales are frolicking around Sea Shepherd‘s Steve Irwin in the foreground while Japanese Nisshin Maru ‘RESEARCH’ is battling the waves in the background.

Hokusai’s well-known Kanagawa-Oki Nami-Ura of 18th Century Edo, a classical Japanese woodblock print, is adapted to provide an identifiable Japanese setting in this celebratory dance and to remind the Japanese of this International Court of Justice ruling against whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Southern Whale Dance

Watercolour, 60 x 64 cm

The Maison de Verre (French for House of Glass) designed by Pierre Chareau was built from 1928 to 1932 in Paris, France. Constructed in the early modern style of architecture, the house’s design emphasized three primary traits: honesty of materials, variable transparency of forms, and juxtaposition of “industrial” materials and fixtures with a more traditional style of home décor. The primary materials used were steel, glass, and glass block. Some of the notable “industrial” elements included rubberized floor tiles, bare steel beams, perforated metal sheet, heavy industrial light fixtures, and mechanical fixtures.

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