Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s 21st curated exhibition, Return to Beauty, is currently on view at Outré Gallery in Melbourne until 10 May. So if you haven’t yet visited the gallery to see this amazing exhibition, please do make some time this week – it’s not to be missed! Of course, you can see the entire exhibition online. If you are interested in adding to your art collection do take a peek – the work is exceptional! You can contact Gallery Founder and Owner Louise McIntosh at info@outregallery.com for sales enquiries.
Return to Beauty
“Return to Beauty explores the notion and feeling of rediscovering beauty in a world often dominated by noise, disruption and freneticism. What do we gain when we prioritize wonder, skill, and sensory pleasure again? Is beauty superficial, or is it essential?
“Return” suggests both nostalgia and renewal – not a retreat into the past, but a reconsideration of what beauty means today. The exhibited artists may draw on classical techniques, natural forms, or timeless subjects such as the human figure, landscape, light, and balance. This lens is open, void of cynicism and acerbity, instead inviting both artists and viewers alike to rekindle and reconnect with harmony, craftsmanship, and emotional depth.
Ultimately, Return to Beauty positions beauty not as decoration, but as a vital human need – something that restores attention, inspires hope, and revives our connection to each other and the natural world.” ~ Louise McIntosh, Co-Founder & Owner of Outré Gallery
This is the first time that Beautiful Bizarre Magazine has worked with Outré Gallery in this capacity, and we are so grateful to the Gallery Founders and Owners Louise & Martin McIntosh together with their team for their professionalism and hard work on behalf of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and all the artists involved.
Our deepest gratitude also goes to the 100 artists from around the world who contributed such incredible work to this exhibition. Thank you also to all of the artists, fans and collectors who attended the opening reception! You can see all of the photographs from the opening reception of the Return to Beauty here.
Thank you, THANK YOU, a million thank yous to everyone involved in bringing this exhibition to life, including our amazing Beautiful Bizarre Magazine team. This has been another huge success, and we are incredibly grateful!
Return to Beauty Exhibition Artists
Abi Castillo, Alberto Ortega, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Alexandra Lukaschewitz, Alfred Liu, Allison Reimold, Amy Sol, Andrew Hopgood, Andy Kehoe, Anita Arbidāne, Ashley Wood, Audrey Kawasaki, Bennett Slater, Bezt Etam, Bill Mayer, Brad Kunkle, Brian Mashburn, Bruno Pontiroli, Calvin Laituri, Calvin Ma, Camilla d’Errico, Chris Austin, Ciou, Courtney Brims, Creature Creature, Crystal Morey, David Rice, Dewi Plass, Dulk, Ellen Jewett, Erik Mark Sandberg, Erik Thor Sandberg, Erika Sanada, Erlend Tait, Esao Andrews, Ewa Prończuk-Kuziak, Fandi Angga Saputra, Forest Rogers, Gina Matarazzo, GIORGIKO, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, Hannah Flowers, Heather Denison, Howard Lyon, Ito Chieko, Iva Troj, Jana Brike, Jason Mowry, Jean-Pierre Arboleda, Jennifer Allnutt, Joe Whyte, John Brophy, John Brosio, Jon Ching, Kate Rohde, Kevin Peterson, Kim Slate, Kristen Liu-Wong, Kristin Kwan, Lihao Lu, Lisa Lach-Nielsen, Lo Chan Peng, Lola Dupre, Lori Nelson, Loribelle Spirovski, Lucia Heffernan, Mab Graves, Mark Jeffrey Santos, Masakatsu Sashie, Matthew Grabelsky, Megan Ellen MacDonald, Miss Van, Molly Devlin, Naoto Hattori, Natalia Fabia, Natalie Featherston, Neryl Walker, Nicole Evans, Peca, Richard Ahnert, Richard Fahey, Robert Duxbury, Sarah Joncas, Scott Breton, Scott Listfield, Sean Layh, Sean Mahan, Sean Whelan, Shannon Taylor, Sooj Mitton, Stan Manoukian, Tamura Yoshiyasu, Tanja McMillan, Tom Bagshaw, Travis Lampe, Travis Louie, Troy Brooks, Vanessa Stockard, Yoko d’Holbachie, Zoé Byland
Enjoy some of the wonderful artworks from the exhibition below!
‘Current’ [Oil on panel]
‘Song of Siren’ [Oil on canvas]
‘Farmer’s Market’ [Oil on canvas]
‘Winter Market’ [Oil on Panel]
‘Mountain Lioness Atop Coral Ground’
[Hand sculpted porcelain cone 7, oxidation kiln firing]
‘And all I Lov’d Alone’ [Mixed Media]
‘Rebuild’ [Oil on wood]
‘Within’ [Acrylic on board]
‘Red Leggings’ [Acrylic on panel]
‘Field of Song’ [Acrylic on canvas]
‘The Crypt’ [Pencil on 250GR paper]
‘Don’t Come Close To Me’ [Mineral pigments, Mud pigments, Acrylic paint, Gohun, Gesso, Indian ink, Japanese paper mounted on wood panel]
‘Spectral Reunion’ [Oil, Mixed Media, & Resin]
‘蝶恋花·A Romance of Butterfly and Blossom’ [Acrylic ink, watercolour paper stretched onto cradled wood panel]
‘Gravitating Towards the Vast Unknown’ [Acrylic on wood]
‘Flower Goblin’ [acrylic and graphite on board]
‘She Walks Between Worlds’ [Oil on Panel]
‘Tunnel XVII’ [Layered paper/collage]
‘Essentials’ [Oil on canvas]
‘Oedipus at Colonus’ [Oil on board]
‘The First Day Of Spring (tonal study)’ [oil on panel]
Sarah Joncas
‘Maia’ [Oil and acrylic on panel]
‘Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow’ [Oil on Canvas]
‘Icon’ [Acrylic and airbrush on canvas]
‘Girl Up’ [Mixed media]
‘Halcyon’ [Oil on Canvas]
‘One Day She’ll Understand’ [Oil on canvas]
‘Metsänpeitto’ [Watercolor and Gouache]
‘Little Listener’ [Oil on Board]
‘Coral 2’ [1030 ºC ceramic with third golden fire]
‘Presence of Wonder VII’ [Oil on linen canvas]
‘Home’ [Oil on linen]
‘Before the Bloom’ [Acrylic on canvas]
‘Interlude’ [Acrylic on wood panel]
‘The Return’ [Oil on canvas]
‘Goldvögelein (German old fashioned diminutive for a small golden bird)’ [Bavarian paper, wire & glass eyes mounted on antique tin can]
‘Full Bloom’ [Acrylic and acrylic gouache on cradled wood panel, wired]
‘Midnight Blooms’ [Acrylic ink on Fabriano watercolor paper]
‘Rabbit Urn’ [Pigmented resin]
‘Lunar Light’ [Acrylic on birch and steam bent Blackwood frame]
‘Signal Path 3’ [Acrylic on wood]
‘Help the Aged’ [Oil on wooden panel]
‘Kakurenbo’ [Oil on cavas]
‘Study for ‘Death in the Morning’ [Oil on panel]
‘My Child’s Armour’ [Flemish Transparent Oil Technique 9also known as “Flemish Method”, 7 layers of
paint with marble dust, gold leaf, & glaze)]
‘Los niños del fuego IV / The flame’ [Oil on linen]
‘Spiderwoman after d’Ora’ [Paper Collage]
‘Swan’ [oil on linen]
‘Tomorrow’ [Acrylic on canvas]
‘Milky River’ [Acrylic on canvas]
‘Everything is Sky and Snails’ [Miniature watercolour diorama in antique snail box]
