Ocean Blue
Like a giant picture book, Ocean Blue creates an immersive journey targeted at young children and their families - telling the story of how Forests, Rivers and Oceans are all connected.
With art work tailored to the 4 - 7 yr old demographic, the work has delightful images of cheeky crabs, grumpy seagulls, and hidden octopuses to be discovered by young viewers.
The environmental message is also embedded into the work: 95% made from recycled PET, and created in a studio that uses 100% renewable electricity. It opens positive conversations of change, hope and sustainability for young people.
About:
Just like a giant picture book - the work is heavily illustrated with a narrative of how Forests, Rivers and Oceans are all connected. Much of the detail is physically quite low in the work - targeted specifically at very young people to discover. By day the inflatable art work is brightly patterned and detailed with a deliberate 'done by hand' feel, by night it becomes an illuminated landscape with internal led lighting.
History:
Premiere at the Rockhampton River Festival.
Team:
Creative Lead: Matthew Aberline
Consulting Engineer: Beta Engineering
Manufactured by: The Beautiful and Useful Studio
Sustainability:
Textiles made from recycled PET polyester. Manufactured using 100% renewable electricity (Solar). All polyester waste re-recycled onshore by Sealy.
Restaging Opportunies:
There is opportunity to restage the existing work, or to redevelop the artwork (ie the textile art) using the existing staging system. There is the opportunity to incorporate a new collaborating artist.
Proudly based on Gadigal Land, the beautiful City of Sydney
We use 100% Renewable Electricity
A member of the National Association of Visual Artists
The Beautiful and Useful Studio
hello@itsbeautifulanduseful.com
Unit 2 / 414 Botany Rd, Beaconsfield NSW 2015
About:
Just like a giant picture book - the work is heavily illustrated with a narrative of how Forests, Rivers and Oceans are all connected. Much of the detail is physically quite low in the work - targeted specifically at very young people to discover. By day the inflatable art work is brightly patterned and detailed with a deliberate 'done by hand' feel, by night it becomes an illuminated landscape with internal led lighting
History:
Ocean Blue featured at the Rockhampton River Festival in 2022.
Team:
Creative Lead: Matthew Aberline
Consulting Engineer: Beta Engineering
Manufactured by: The Beautiful and Useful Studio
Sustainability:
Textiles made from recycled PET polyester. Manufactured using 100% renewable electricity (Solar). All polyester waste re-recycled onshore by Sealy.
Restaging Opportunity:
Ocean Blue was designed for rapid deployment across exhibitions and is ideal for illumination festivals