Artists Represented

I let myself go, apply marks, streaks, splashes of colors onto the canvas, to make them resonate with all the intensity that can be imagined.

20.Hypnos, Oil on Canvas, 71x59cm, Price: $3775 Hypnos, son of Nyx ( the night) was the Greek God of sleep. He is the twin brother of Thanatos( Death). Unlike his twin, however, he was known to be a peaceful and gentle God helping humans in need by giving them rest. He was thought to live on the island of Lemnos.

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12.Ilium- Last Day Oil on Canvas, 153x137cm , Price $8,950 Against the background of a10 year war confusion reigns as Ilium, the city founded by Apollo (Helios) and Poseidon, falls. Ilium, also known as Troy, was destined to be destroyed after the Greek Hero Odysseus came up with the trick of the Wooden Horse which allowed the Greeks to enter the city and burn it to the ground.

22. As the Greek expedition to Troy was about to commence, the Goddess Atemis punished King Agamemnon for Hunting and killing one of her sacred Stags by requiring him to sacrifice his beloved daughter Iphigenia in exchange for favorable winds so his ship could sail to Troy. (This painting is part of a set along with painting 23 which is derived from the same source)

Artist Statement: Eros in the pandemic nights During the lockdown last year, every night I watched numerous operas through online free streaming service. Mostly they were melodramas about love, desire, betrayal, revenge, death and so forth. Interestingly, watching them helped me not only to get out of the strong sense of isolation, but also to have opportunities to think deeply about ‘the self-myself’ and ‘the other’, and the relationship between them. In the daytime, I made a bunch of paintings which were eventually about Eros. I imagined a perfect erotic, noble and flawless love. The object of love is the eternal other I can never reach. ‘Eros’ is one of my paintings inspired by stories and music of the operas. Lovers float in the air like twinkling stars in night sky. They are full of desire but know they can never own ‘the other’. The music that resonates in the night sky is sweet and mysterious. Jaedon Shin, July 2021

15. Leda, Oil on Canvas, 137cmx100cm Price: $7,750 Leda, the Spartan queen was exceptionally beautiful. So beautiful in fact, that she attracted the attention of Zeus himself, who, disguising himself as a swan that was being hunted by an eagle. After successfully seeking refuge in her arms, Zeus consummated their union. That same night, Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus resulting in a pregnancy which bore two eggs. One egg containing the beautiful Helen ( Helen of Troy) and the future wife of King Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and the other the twins Castor and Pollux.

3. Maneads 152x183cm Oil on Canvas Price: $13,875 The Maenads were the female followers of Dionysus, the God of wine and intoxication. Their name literally means ‘Wild or Raving Ones’ symbolised unbridled passion. In their drunken state they were believed to be possessed by the God himself and filled with super-human strength and speed. Once under the intoxicating influence of wine, they were known to roam the wilderness in ecstatic and sometimes violent frenzy.

21.Nausicaa, Oil on Canvas 71x59cm, Price: $3,775 In Book 6 of the Odyssey, Odysseus is shipwrecked on the Island of Scheria. He finds himself exhausted, alone and naked on the beach after having made his way to the shoreline of this unknown land following the sinking of his ship. Nausicaa, the daughter of the King and Queen of Scheria; Alcinuous and Arete, accidentally finds him and gives him clothes and tells him how to beseech her parents for hospitality and mercy.

11. Origin, Age of Innocence Oil on Canvas, 153x137cm Price : $8,950 Eve in innocence wondering through the foliage of Eden prior to The Fall.

5. Orpheus & Euridice, Oil on Canvas Price: $11,900 According to myth, Orpheus the son of the muse Calliope, was gifted with the ability to mesmerize others with song. So talented was he, that Apollo gifted him with a Lyre and taught him how to play. So beautiful was his playing that no living thing could resist his music. One day Orpheus whilst wandering through the woods came across beautiful Euridice and the two immediately fell in love and married. A short while later, whilst wondering through the forest Euridice was bitten by a snake and died. So grief stricken was Orpheus, that he descended into the underworld to find the soul of his beloved and return her to the land of the living. After having descended into the Underworld he begs the King and Queen of the Underworld, Hades, and Persephone, to release Euridice from death. After listening to the beauty of his song they agree to let Orpheus lead her out of Hades on condition that he not look back to check if she was following. Orpheus was elated and quickly agreed, lyre in hand singing his song to lead Euridice out of Hades promising he would trust the word of the God and his consort that Euridice would be right behind him. At a certain point in the journey out of Hades’ realm, however, curiosity got the better of him and he turned to check if Euridice was there. She was, but as soon as he laid eyes on here to confirm the word of the God, she sank back into the darkness of Hades, never to be seen again.

16.Pasiphae, Oil on Canvas, 137x100cm, Price: $7,750 Pasiphae, daughter of the Sun God Helios and the sea nymph Perse, was queen of Crete. Her husband , King Minos, after refusing to sacrifice his prize bull to the God Poseidon, attracted the ire of the Sea god who punished Minos by cursing his wife Pasiphae to fall in love with the Bull, resulting the birth of the monstrous Minotaur.

1. Promethean- Oil on Canvas 183x168cm Price: $15,500 Prometheus was a Titan, who, because of his love for humanity, and against the wishes of Zeus, bestowed humanity with the gift of knowledge, fire and art ( techne). For this transgression Zeus condemned him to be chained to a mountain face and have his liver continually eaten by an eagle by day, only to have it regenerate at night so that the whole tortuous process could begin again the next day.. for eternity. Prometheus’ punishment lasted for thousands of years until the Greek hero Herakles (Hercules) killed the eagle as part of his 12 labors, and freed Prometheus from his chains. The meaning of the name ‘Prometheus’ is ‘forethought’ indicating that Prometheus knew ahead of time of the consequences for transgressing the will of Zeus. The ancient Greeks honored Prometheus for the sacrifice he made for mankind knowing full well what the consequences would be. The colours of this painting allude to not only the nature of fire as source of heat and life, but also to the heat of passion that we knowingly surrender to, that eventually lead us to both to pleasure and pain.

14.Searching For Ithaca, Oil on Canvas, 137x100cm, Price:$7,750 Battered by the wind, after 10 years at war, Odysseus’ ship plows through the waves in search of Ithaca.

9. Sirens, Oil on Canvas 153x137cm Price: $8.950 In Book 12 of Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero and veteran of the Trojan War, Odysseus leaves the island of the sorceress Circe, who advises him to steer clear of the Island of the Sirens lest he fall under the spell of their song which is so enchanting that it leads all passing sailors to their deaths at the shore of their beach. Odysseus wanting to hear the Siren’s song tells his men to tie him to the mast of his ship and plug their own ears with bees wax as they row the ship past the sirens ( The Straits of Messina). The painting depicts Odysseus’ state of mind as the dark but beautiful siren song reverberates in his mind.

9. Sirens. Oil on canvas 153x137cm, Price: $8.950 In Book 12 of Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero and veteran of the Trojan War, Odysseus leaves the island of the sorceress Circe, who advises him to steer clear of the Island of the Sirens lest he fall under the spell of their song which is so enchanting that it leads all passing sailors to their deaths at the shore of their beach. Odysseus wanting to hear the Siren’s song tells his men to tie him to the mast of his ship and plug their own ears with bees wax as they row the ship past the sirens ( The Straits of Messina). The painting depicts Odysseus’ state of mind as the dark but beautiful siren song reverberates in his mind.

Ted May - Artist The paintings of Ted May bridge many historical classifications, but they transcend any contemporary taxonomic interpretation. His study at East Sydney Technical College (now the National Art School in Sydney, Australia) in the early 1960s coincided with a time when Australian art was undergoing a shift; modernism had held strongly for two decades and abstract expressionism from the New York scene was starting to have an influence. Some artists rejected these new ideas, and May's formative years in this period were undoubtedly shaped by the discourse, but he and some of his Australian counterparts rejected the developing trends and concentrated on developing a style of painting that was unique and idiosyncratic. While the lines of expressionism and the intellectual minimalism of abstraction are evident throughout May's oeuvre, his signature 'drawings with paint' have remained resolute for 50 years. Unweighted by trends, they express an artistic freedom which has evolved through decades of faithful studio practice. Name: Ted May Qualifications: Diploma of Fine Art National Art School, Sydney Occupation: Full time artist - painter, draughtsman and soft sculptor Previously: Lectured at the VCA, RMIT, & Monash University Caulfield Campus, Melbourne and the National Art Schools, Sydney and Newcastle, NSW. CV Art Prize Exhibitions 2014 Shortlisted Black Swan Portrait Prize Perth WA 2014 Shortlisted Benalla Nude Prize Benalla Art Gallery, Vic 2012 Shortlisted Geelong Contemporary Art Prize Geelong Gallery, Vic 2012 Shortlisted Percival Xstrata Portrait Prize Perc Tucker, Townsville Qld2011 By Invitation Kedumba Drawing Prize Wentworth Falls, NSW2010 Awarded X Strata Portrait Prize Perc Tucker, Townsville Qld 2009 Shortlisted Gallipoli Memorial Art Prize Gallipoli Club, Sydney, NSW2009 Shortlisted Sulman Art Prize Art Gallery NSW2008 Shortlisted JADA Drawing Prize Grafton, NSW2008 Shortlisted Robert Jacks Drawing Prize Bendigo Art Gallery, Vic 2007 Shortlisted ANL Maritime Art Prize Melbourne, Vic 2007 Shortlisted Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize Museum of SA, SA 2007 Shortlisted Dominique Segan Drawing Prize Castlemaine, Vic 2006 Awarded ANL Maritime Art Prize Melbourne, Vic 2006 Shortlisted Doug Moran National Portrait Prize State Library NSW 2002 Shortlisted Dobell Art Prize Art Gallery NSW 1997 Shortlisted Sulman Art Prize Art Gallery NSW 1996 Shortlisted Wynne Art Prize Art Gallery NSW1986 Awarded Gold Coast Art Prize Gold Coast, Qld 1967 Awarded Maitland Prize (Abstract Painting) Maitland, NSW 1966 Awarded Maitland Prize (Figurative Painting) Maitland, NSW Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions 2021 Art UK: From Stage to canvas: Shakespeare in art 2020 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Shakespeare Week Portrait Exhibition 2019 Bendigo Art Gallery: The Paul Guest Collection Group Exhibition 2015 Sydney Contemporary 2015 Gallerysmith, Melbourne: Wundergarten 2013 Melbourne University: Festival of Ideas Group Exhibition 2013 Gallerysmith, Melbourne: Pentimenti 2012 Gallerysmith, Melbourne: Tomb Raider 2011 Light Factory Gallery, Eltham: Drawings and master classes 2010 Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville: The Forlorn Hope Series 2010 Gallerysmith, Melbourne: Wild Things 2009 JADA Drawing Prize Touring Exhibition (2009 & 2010) Group Exhibition 2009 Ballarat Art Gallery: Eureka Translated 2009 Ballarat Art Gallery: Reclaiming Group Exhibition 2008 BenaIla Regional Art Gallery: Face of Shakespeare 2008 Ballarat Art Gallery: The Forlorn Hope Series 2007 John Paynter Gallery@ The Lockup, Newcastle: Face of Shakespeare 2007 Tsai-Mo Arts Festival, Taiwan: International Group Exhibition 2006 Michael Commerford Galleries, Sydney: Drawings 2006 VIII World Shakespeare Congress, Brisbane: Face of Shakespeare 2005 John Miller Galleries, Newcastle: Figurative Works 2005 Shakespeare Festival, Melbourne: Face of Shakespeare 2002 Studio/ Warehouse, Melbourne: A Return to the Figure 2000 M.A.C. Gallery, Melbourne 1996 Peter Gant Fine Art, Melbourne 1992 Solander Gallery, Canberra 1990 Kim Bonython Gallery, Sydney 1987 Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney 1986 Barberino val D'Elsa, Florence, Italy 1985 Niagara Gallery, Melbourne 1984 Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney (Group) 1983 Heide Museum of Modern Art - Figures & Faces Drawn from Life (Group) Public Art Collections Art UK Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery, NZ National Gallery of Victoria Heide Museum of Modern Art MOMA, Melbourne, VIC Ballarat Art Gallery, VIC Owen Dixon Chambers, Melbourne VIC Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville QLD Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford upon Avon Australian Embassy Saudi Arabia Peter McCallum Cancer Clinic, Melbourne VIC ANL, Melbourne BHP Melbourne Melbourne, La Trobe, RMIT and Victoria Universities, VIC Conrad Jupiter Casino, QLD Hilton Hotel, Perth WA Western Australia Institute Technology, WA Selected Biographical References The Paul Guest Collection- Publisher: Bendigo Art Gallery- 2019 What did Shakespeare really look like? Writer: Lydia Figes Publisher: ART UK 2019 Ted May and ''The Forlorn Hope" with excerpts from the journal of J P Stow- Editor: Anna Monument- 2008 The New McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art- Publisher: Miegunyah Press- 2006 International Tsai- Mo Art Festival- Publisher: Taichung Cultural Affairs Bureau Taiwan - 2005, 2006, 2007 The Human Face is the Landscape of the Viewers' and Artist's Mind- Yenobek No.5- 95. U.S.S.R. – 1995 Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art- New Art Four. Publisher: Craftsman House- 1990 Artists and Galleries of Australia- Volumes 1 and 2. 3rd Edition. Max Germaine, Publisher: Craftsmen Press- 1990 Drawn from Life. Figures and Faces. Editor: Elizabeth Cross, Publisher: Heide Park & Art Gallery – 1983

19.Thalia, Euphrosine and Aglaia, Oil on Canvas, 71x59cm Price: $3,775 Thalia, Euphrosine and Aglaia, also known as the 3 graces, were 3 archaic Goddesses of the Greek pantheon representing :Creativity, Nature and Goodwill. They were daughters of Zeus (or Dionysus), and the Sea Nymph Eurynome.

4. The Offering, Oil on Canvas 168x153cm Price: $11,900 ‘Orphism was a Mystery Cult that had its origins in archaic times in ancient Greece and Thrace. The ‘Orphics’ worshiped the gods Dionysus and Persephone, both of whom were believed to have journeyed to the Underworld and then returned to tell the tale. The Orphic rituals were mysterious affairs where offerings and sacrifices of sacred animals to the Gods were made. These sacrificial rituals known a s ‘Thysia’ were made in secluded places to the sound of chanting and singing.

2. Walled Garden- Age of Innocence, 183x168cm Price $15,500 The word ‘Paradise’ originates from a Persian word denoting a protected or enclosed/Walled Garden bristling with plant and animal life. Eden was such a place before the Fall. In this place, humanity’s progenitors enjoyed a state of innocence, totally enmeshed within nature itself and not separated from it, human actions and identity being an extension of the natural order.