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ARTWORK - MARCUS PIPER - EASEL

MARCUS PIPER

A self-described digital craftsperson, Marcus Piper works between the varied creative disciplines with an approach based on exploration and process.

Having studied industrial design, Piper found his niche as a magazine art director and is the creative mind behind titles such as POL Oxygen, Habitus and Mezzanine magazine. During a two-year stint in London he worked for legendary British designer Neville Brody and designed Spanish designer, Jaime Hayon’s first monograph.

In 2016 Piper launched his first range of objects as part of the Pieman Collection for Dessein furniture and was a finalist in the Mercedes Benz Design Award. Committed to exploring the potential of ideas and process, Piper’s personal works take the form of complex vector based images derived from 15 years of digital and analogue experimentation.

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PERSPICERE
Marcus Piper 2018
3D printed glass, timber base.
PERSPICERE was one of four Easels purchased by the National
Gallery of Victoria (NGV) for its permanent collection.
$18,000

THE EASEL PROJECT

Industrial designer Adam Cornish and graphic designer Marcus Piper have come together to create the Easel Project. Eight leading creatives were invited to create an original work of art, to push outside of their comfort zone and challenge the typical palette of materials utilised within their practice.

The list of internationally acclaimed artists draws from a diverse range of creative disciplines including painters, industrial designers, collage artists and graphic designers. The line up for the Easel Project Collection One includes Jaime Hayon, Adam Cornish, Adam Goodrum, Belynda Henry, Ham Darroch, Louise Olsen, Marcus Piper and Rachel Derum.

Each creative worked with surface specialists Axolotl to develop their concept. The range of materials and processes experimented with was extremely diverse – from fused plate glass, marble with brass inlay, etching, 3D printing, printed marble to heat tempered stainless steel.

The finished artworks, available in a limited edition of eight, rest on a timber easel which displays the work and can be rotated creating a functional coffee table surface. The Easel table design is intended to celebrate the diversity of the practitioners with the traditional Easel representing artists throughout history, and the transformation into a table representing the functional aspect of the design discipline.

We are thrilled to announce that four pieces from our collaborative Easel Project collection have been acquired by the NGV Melbourne for their permanent collection.

“An ongoing aim of the NGV Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture is to strategically collect examples of Australian contemporary design and studio based practice. These four works represent four prominent designers and highlight innovation in Australian design manufacturing, they make a great addition to our growing collection of Australian design.”

Ewan McEoin, Hugh D T Williamson Senior Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture, NGV.

The easels that were acquired are:
Adam Cornish | Bruise | Metal mosaic
Adam Goodrum | Frame | Fused and formed bronze glass
Jaime Hayon | LINEAS | Brass inlaid into marble
Marcus Piper | Perspicere | Printed, embossed and mirrored glass