The Beautiful and Useful Studio

Ocean Garden 2023

Polyester / air

180 x 170 x 170 cm

Not for sale

About the Work

Ocean Garden is a series of colourful giant sea urchins made from a textile created from recycled PET drinking bottles in a studio that uses 100% renewable energy (solar power). This artwork delivers a hopeful message about the power of change and sustainability.

About the Artist

The Beautiful and Useful Studio, led by artist Matthew Aberline, is a collaborative based in Sydney. While they have shown work around the world, this is the first time they have shown at Ephemera. Their colourful works have featured several times at Sculpture by the Sea in Sydney and Perth; they have shown a huge underwater seascape at Darling Harbour; and they have grown coral reefs across the Bega and Grafton Regional Galleries. Keen collaborators, they are best known for their work partnering with institutions to tell important stories including Cheeditha Art Group in the Pilbara, WA; the United Nations in New York; The World Trade Centre Oculus and World Pride, New York; and the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.