Renee Hauff

Renee is a Australian artist currently living in Hobart Tasmania. She has previously lived in all 5 Australian states and spent the ten years prior to 2020 in China and South East Asia.

Influenced by the sky, sea, street, people, cultures and the natural decay of the earth and buildings Renee combines sculptured and textured elements with planned and spontaneous techniques to creates both large and small abstract compositions.

Current Body of Work (2024-Current)

Renee is currently exploring her Tasmanian ancestral roots and creating a body from this. It is anticipated that this series will take 2-3 years to complete.

fragments of amity (49) (2022-2023)

‘Fragments of Amity’ is a reflective body of 49 pieces or fragments of work, which is about finding harmony & peace.  The work was undertaken in the year the artist turned 49 which was the same age her father un-expectantly passed away. The work itself is made up of 16 sets of 3 mixed media paintings (+1), where all of the works combine to form a single piece of work or painting.

The works are abstract and include the use of acrylics, collage, print making and fastened three dimensional objects. The creation of the work was quite meditative with the repetition of the elements allowing for quiet reflection. Colours chosen were largely neutral with lots of white, peach and pink throughout; creating a sense of warmth and harmony. The collage material used in the paintings were from 1974 electronics magazines and each set of paintings has a diagram imbedded forming a puzzle. The puzzle diagrams are electronic schematics; some of which were used in the magazines to advertise to engineers to join the armed forces. The puzzles were incorporated as a fun game for the artist’s Dad, an engineer who would have taken great joy in undertaking the deciphers, like a crossword puzzle with his morning cup of tea.

It is the artist’s intent that the body of work will reach the audience on their own journey, as they view and meditate on the work, looking at each object, pattern, and texture while taking in the colors and composition. Allowing for slow reflection, as they take a few moments to view each piece. As part of the exhibition the artist will provide interactive prompt cards that will help the audience viewing the art to related to it and get the most out of the experience.

beauty & the apocalypse (2020)

During the early onset of the Covid pandemic, Singapore imposed a snap, 10-week lockdown. During this period artists were unable to get supplies and had to use all of their existing resources to create with.  At the end of the lockdown Renee had created 57 small mixed media pieces on raw canvas, ranging in sizes from 8cm in diameter to 50 X 60cm square.   These works are quiet different from her usually large abstract works. Many are playful using natural elements such as silk, stone and wood. The message the body of work communicates is the need for each of us to find our happy place; to look for the beauty and to thrive (not just survive) in the pandemic.

In the gallery you will find a selection of the works that have been photographed in the suburban jungle of Singapore, this in itself was symbolic of the pandemic as just like in the post-apocalyptic movies in just a few months of the green corridors not being maintained due to the lockdowns the jungle was encroaching on the city, covering walkways, fences and bridges.

SIngapore sling (2019-2020)

While in Singapore Renee created a body of work titled.. Singapore Sling. The colour palette in this series combines light, soft, airy and earthy hues that continue the emotional nature of her work and exploration of her own feelings of transition.

Renee had her first show in Singapore in August 2020 showcasing this series prior to moving to Tasmania.

Halcyon (2018-2019)

An exhibition titled Halcyon took place in Shanghai in March 2019. The exhibition included 14 large, abstract paintings comprised of intense colours and textures designed to evoke feelings of peace, calmness and positive memories.

The materials used in the works include acrylic paint, sculptural medium, metallic and Chinese inks and oil pastels.