{"title":"Marisha Matthews: Retrograde","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 175%;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 175%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003eRetrograde \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 175%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 175%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe 1970s were not all tie die and flares. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 175%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 175%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003eA 70s childhood meant that our parents’ and grandparents’ houses were furnished in the 50s and 60s, the sideboard displayed the floral teacups and saucers of their parents’ generation. Op shops sold fur coats, fox head stoles, pill box hats and the long satin gloves worn to dances. The new items, the bright orange Crock Pot and other kitchen classics, were only highlights against this muted backdrop. The autumn toned accessories that we might have thrown in the bin in the late 80s, are now vintage treasure. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 175%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 175%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003eCan painting bring these vanishing artifacts back to the present, recycling the colours and textures in contemporary work? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" align=\"right\" style=\"text-align: right; line-height: 175%;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 175%; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003eMarisha Matthews, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"figs-and-honey-jaipur","title":"Figs and Honey, Jaipur","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work from the Retrograde collection describes memories  of overland trips to Iran, Turkey and India from Europe, stories retold in homes filled with macrame, spinach pies  and hand made ceramics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664348414273,"sku":"MATM-0047","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/c431cf85-34b9-4d27-b4ad-d7bc25bae819-l_acfba681-05db-40b7-960b-495a28ea3ef0.jpg?v=1777043616"},{"product_id":"granada","title":"Granada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work from the Retrograde collection includes personal symbols, the Welsh love spoon, Indian carved box and the golden pomegranate that Paul and I bought in Granada. It suggests the dark corners of 70s living rooms, brandy glasses, books and record players. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664348479809,"sku":"MATM-0048","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/ef2e2e35-67bf-44c7-95ba-da3d17526b51-l_9edd257d-56bc-4919-89d8-fb2a8777143a.jpg?v=1777043627"},{"product_id":"terracotta","title":"Terracotta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work from the Retrograde collection describes the earthy interiors of kitchens in the 70s. Curtains with large swirling forms in reds, orange and brown. Reflections in well used copper on terracotta tiles and timber surfaces. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664348545345,"sku":"MATM-0046","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/3c66cda8-547b-4b9b-b240-7a4185d46f77-l.jpg?v=1776919536"},{"product_id":"cook-book","title":"Cook Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work from the Retrograde collection includes three of the most recognizable  items in kitchen of the 60s and 70s. Cook books did not contain images, only simple  instructions. Fabric designs were psychedelic interpretations of plant forms. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664349921601,"sku":"MATM-0044","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/12e90ebd-456b-48ec-a400-9608531521b6-l.jpg?v=1776919547"},{"product_id":"counterculture","title":"Counterculture","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection.  My childhood memories of the adults .\n\u003cbr\u003eThe men wore shorts and long socks, and had a moustache and carried a briefcase to work. The women went to Adelaide Uni  wore big sunglasses, long denim skirts, and Indian fabrics, and carried large leather bags and smoked Winfield Blues on the lawn. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664349987137,"sku":"MATM-0045","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/8b8f62ee-3344-49ba-8b25-663c23b8aed8-l.jpg?v=1776919558"},{"product_id":"pineapple-picnic","title":"Pineapple Picnic","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection. The 70s contained both new bright orange Tupperware  plastics, as well as the indestructible creations of the 60s. References to tropical holidays, summer days and desert islands proliferated in print and plastic. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664350019905,"sku":"MATM-0043","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/8c0ef627-16de-4d3d-990d-8413ac03095a-l_d23dc7e2-ab99-486d-8833-d0915b200ca1.jpg?v=1777388618"},{"product_id":"sugar-high","title":"Sugar High","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection. These sets were part of every kitchen In descending order, the hard baked enamel label giving no doubt about the volume required. Sugar was one of the biggest sizes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664350642497,"sku":"MATM-0041","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/1cfb5315-da56-4797-96e9-a2a2260543ea-l.jpg?v=1776919580"},{"product_id":"friday-night-lucias","title":"Friday night, Lucias","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection. A painted tribute - This composition suggests, rather than depicts,  the  most loved coffee smell, wood panelling, orange plastic and atmosphere. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664350740801,"sku":"MATM-0042","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/bc83c7d0-d53c-46c7-916b-ef4e51c6a98b-l.jpg?v=1776919591"},{"product_id":"supergraphic","title":"Supergraphic","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection. Succulent and glass - the natural form is simplified and interpreted and repeated  in bold graphics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664350806337,"sku":"MATM-0040","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/59b63410-c9cf-419a-840b-eb232041134d-l_b85ff243-9e9c-4c8f-92b7-cdc521b4e279.jpg?v=1778467064"},{"product_id":"lime-surprise","title":"Lime Surprise","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection. Unexpected colour combinations and simplified natural forms- the Gen X childhood meant that you were either looking at them or wearing them. Synthetic lime was both a colour and a flavor.\n\u003cbr\u003e This work describes the way that naturally existing combinations of colour might be interpreted and exaggerated in fabric design. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664351002945,"sku":"MATM-0038","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/50e7da86-9ba9-44fa-b5f9-63f7333298ce-l.jpg?v=1776919613"},{"product_id":"resurrection-lillies","title":"Resurrection Lillies","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde collection. 60s and 70s Fabric design flattened and simplified natural forms. This image depicts the process- the lillies are camouflaged, both part of, and distinct from, the background.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664351166785,"sku":"MATM-0039","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/ab0e8969-60c2-4efe-b04f-fccd04dab5fc-l.jpg?v=1776919624"},{"product_id":"gelatin-collection","title":"Gelatin Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Retrograde Collection. This work inspired by a borrowed golden coloured  jelly mould, describes the fall of light on the different metal forms, and folds of fabric. One of the most notorious and time consuming foods of  the 70s was the diabolical salmon mousse. Anything that  involved aspic and a fish mould is now just material for ironic bad taste dinner parties. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marisha Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51664351232321,"sku":"MATM-0037","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/0f019bc7-3412-4040-9a0d-8449a7e9dd66-l.jpg?v=1776919635"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/collections\/04-26-invite-Matthews.jpg?v=1776920357","url":"https:\/\/artimagesgallery.com.au\/collections\/marisha-matthews-retrograde.oembed","provider":"Art Images Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}