SABBIA RESIDENCE, 2026 Created for Sabbia Residence, this body of work brings together "Le Maree", "Luce Riflessa" and "Acqua & Sassi", paintings and sculptural ceramics inspired by water, reflected light, sand and stone, where architecture, memory and materiality converge.

ACQUA & SASSI

Acqua & Sassi is a forthcoming limited edition collection of handcrafted ceramic objects for everyday living. Produced in small numbers, it comprises water jugs, cups, bowls, plates, serving dishes, and sculptural vases that celebrate the quiet rituals of gathering and sharing.

Hand-built using slab construction, each piece sits between architecture, sculpture, and function. Finished with luminous aqua glazes inspired by the meeting of water and stone, the forms balance clean geometry with the subtle traces of the maker's hand.

The collection is currently in production and will be available soon. In the meantime, enquiries are welcomed for commissions, bespoke pieces, and early access to the first release.

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AVAILABLE WORK

Available Works brings together a curated selection of original paintings from across Gaia Starace's multidisciplinary practice. Inspired by the Australian landscape and informed by her background in architecture and fine art, the works explore memory, materiality, and place through abstraction.

This Private Room presents a selection of paintings previously exhibited at Herk Alexander Gallery.

Each work draws upon the colours, textures, and rhythms of the natural landscape, translated through layered gestures, subtle tonal shifts, and expressive mark-making. While each painting stands independently, together they reflect an ongoing dialogue between landscape, architecture, and cultural memory.

Together, these works are conceived not simply as artworks, but as enduring elements of interior space, inviting quiet contemplation within residential, commercial, and hospitality environments.

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LE MAREE

Le Maree is a series of abstract paintings exploring the cyclical rhythm of the tides and the quiet transformation of the coastline. Built through successive layers of acrylic, oil and mineral pigments, each work reflects the continuous dialogue between water, sand, and stone, where movement gradually becomes memory.

Rather than depicting the landscape, the paintings distil its essence through gesture, texture, and subtle tonal variation. The marks echo erosion, sediment, and the traces left by receding water, creating compositions that exist between abstraction and landscape.

Created for Sabbia Residence, Le Maree invites contemplation of nature's slower rhythms and the enduring relationship between architecture, place, and time.

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LUCE RIFLESSA

Luce Riflessa is a series of monochromatic paintings investigating the ephemeral nature of reflected light upon water. Working almost exclusively in black and white, the series removes colour to focus on gesture, contrast and atmosphere, allowing light itself to become the subject.

Each composition captures a fleeting moment where reflection dissolves into abstraction, transforming the changing surface of water into expressive marks that suggest movement rather than representation.

Together, the works explore absence as much as presence, revealing how light has the ability to define space, alter perception and quietly shape our emotional experience of an interior.

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SMALL WORKS

This collection brings together a selection of smaller original paintings created throughout Gaia Starace's multidisciplinary practice. Spanning exhibitions, research, and independent bodies of work, each painting explores memory, materiality, and place through layered abstraction inspired by the Australian landscape and an ongoing dialogue with Italian architecture, landscapes, and cultural heritage.

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Sabbia Residence emerged through the design of a coastal apartment overlooking Freshwater Beach, Sydney. Conceived as a multidisciplinary body of work, the project extends across painting, handmade rugs, sculptural ceramics, and collectible objects, exploring how art, architecture, and interiors can exist as one continuous language.

This Private Room presents three interconnected bodies of work.

Le Maree is a series of abstract paintings exploring the rhythm of the tides through layered gestures and mineral tones, reflecting the movement and quiet erosion of the coastline.

Luce Riflessa is a series of monochromatic paintings investigating the changing qualities of reflected light across water, where gesture, shadow, and atmosphere become the subject.

Acqua & Sassi is a limited edition collection of handcrafted ceramic objects for everyday living, comprising water jugs, cups, bowls, plates, serving dishes, and sculptural vases. Produced in small numbers, each piece is individually made and finished with luminous aqua glazes inspired by the meeting of water and stone, bringing together architecture, craftsmanship, and daily ritual through tactile forms designed to be lived with.

Together, these works explore the relationship between memory, materiality, and place, conceived not as decoration but as an extension of the architecture itself.

About the Artist

Gaia Starace is an Australian-Italian multidisciplinary artist, architect, and interior designer based in Sydney. With a background in architecture and fine art, her practice moves fluidly between painting, sculpture, ceramics, interiors, and site-specific installations. Drawing from the Australian landscape and her Italian heritage, her work explores memory, materiality, and place, creating collections where art, architecture, and design become one continuous language.

Commissions

Original works are available alongside commissions for residential, commercial, hospitality, and workplace interiors. Gaia regularly creates bespoke paintings, from intimate pieces to large-scale works, developed in response to the architecture, spatial context, and the client's desired colour palette.

Prints are available on request.