James Ettelson
Born 1985, Sydney, Australia
Lives & Works – Sydney (Eora) & Avalon (Kuring-gai)
James Ettelson’s joyous palette, polychromatic patterns, energetic mark-making and effervescent, explosive forms visualise our collective need to selectively focus on the glistening hope that radiates from realms of darkness. Employing acrylic, spray paint, stencilling and layering, Ettelson builds each canvas without preconception, tapping into the intuitive channel between head and hand, imagination and realisation. His palette, however, is highly planned, creating a dialogue between raw and refined, intuitive and constructed. At the heart of this dichotomous style is a quest for harmony; an exercise in equilibrium. His works are mindscapes; prismatic refractions of personal experience distilling aspects of family, friends, landscape, travel and the everyday. There is a simplicity to Ettelson’s imagery that challenges us to refocus on the things that matter, to mute the cacophony of life and selectively listen to the soft timbres and harmonies that underscore the things, the people, the landscapes we love.
James Ettelson has exhibited throughout Sydney and has been featured in several notable publications, including Monster Children (2014), Real Living Magazine (2014), Brace Magazine (2014) and Stab Magazine (2012). He has previously collaborated with boutique Australian surf brand, McTavish, for their art board series. His work is held in private collections in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland and the USA, as well as in Artbank and the public collection of Ovolo Hotel, Woolloomooloo.
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Arthouse Group Show
Summer – Part 1 9 - 27 January 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to begin 2024 with 'Summer' featuring a selection of new and exciting works from our stable of artists. This coming year features solo shows by newly–represented,...Read more -
Group Show
Paper 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more -
James Ettleson
Rubik's 2 - 23 February 2023On the surface, James Ettelson’s work has always been a celebration of colour where intricate detailed patterns and visual motifs invite the viewer to experience his everyday life and the...Read more -
James Ettelson
Are We There Yet? 10 - 27 February 2021James Ettelson’s latest series ‘Are We There Yet?’ sees the Sydney artist expanding and contracting his processes like an accordion. While some of the paintings continue his signature compilation of...Read more
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James Ettelson
Selective Hearing 10 - 27 July 2019James Ettelson's new series, 'Selective Hearing', represents a psychological journey; a recalibration of perspective and honing of identity. After spending three months in Los Angeles on a recent artist residency,...Read more -
Sydney Contemporary 2018 Group Show
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James Ettelson
Everything Is 21 June - 14 July 2018The paintings in ‘Everything is’ signal a widening of perspective for Sydney artist James Ettelson as he translates everyday experience into a tightly-knit tapestry of marks, motifs and colour. ‘It’s...Read more -
James Ettelson
Garden Crashers 13 - 29 October 2016James Ettelson’s new series of large-scale acrylic works extend his ongoing interrogation of contemporary urban life via a focus on the fragile intersections of nature and culture. The paintings draw...Read more
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James EttelsonWednesday, 2023acrylic & mixed media on canvas150 x 150 cm, 153 x 153 cm (framed)$12,000
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James EttelsonWild West, 2023acrylic & mixed media on canvas125 x 150 cm, 128 x 153 cm (framed)$10,500
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James EttelsonGM, 2023acrylic & mixed media on canvas150 x 125 cm, 153 x 128 cm (framed)$10,500
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James EttelsonCorner Store, 2023acrylic & mixed media on canvas100 x 100 cm$8,000
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James EttelsonIce Skating, 2023acrylic and mixed media on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$2,200
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James EttelsonI’ve Been Everywhere Man, What’s the Matter Parramatta, 2021acrylic, oil & mixed media on board40 x 40 cm$1,200
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James EttelsonTemple, 2020acrylic & mixed media on canvas30.5 x 30.5 cm, 33 x 33 cm (framed)$950
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James EttelsonZedbraaar, 2020acrylic & mixed media on canvas30.5 x 30.5 cm, 33 x 33 cm (framed)$950
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James EttelsonUntitled, 2021acrylic, oil & mixed media on board36.5 x 11 x 6 cm$550
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James EttelsonTech, 2020acrylic & mixed media on canvas30.5 x 30.5 cm, 33 x 33 cm (framed)
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Arthouse Gallery artists part of Women for Change
Sibyl Centre, Womens College at the University of Sydney. 6 February 2024Arthouse Gallery is delighted to be participating in a major fundraising event for Women for Change. The inaugural IGNITE Art Show is a silent auction...Read more -
James Ettelson Acquired by Artbank
14 July 2018The paintings in ‘Everything Is’ signal a widening of perspective for Sydney artist James Ettelson as he translates everyday experience into a tightly-knit tapestry of...Read more