Introducing Adele Naidoo's Abstract Sculpture Art
May 2025
Perth-based artist Adele Naidoo introduces a collection of striking sculptural works alongside her floral art and photographic print ranges. These colour-drenched wall art sculptures are a collaboration by Adele and her husband Jayd Naidoo; an abstract expression of floral formation and structure. It is a pleasure to introduce these unique works to our range as Melbourne stockists of Adele Naidoo's art.
We catch up with Adele to find out more about her creative process expanding from painting to sculpture art.
Jayd’s architectural background, paired with Adele’s love of flowers provides the inspiration behind these sculptural pieces.
"We wanted to manipulate a rigid material and make it appear fluid, reminiscent of the curves and movement of flowers. Each fold in the sculpture was meticulously thought about but we wanted is to look effortless. We are so happy with the end result - my once hand painted flowers, re-imagined with a contemporary spin.”
- Adele
Offering gloss and matte finishes in a stunning range of colours, Adele Naidoo's one-off sculptures each come with a certificate of authenticity.
From soft neutrals, olive greens, mocha and nude blush tones, to vibrant burgundy, cherry red, chocolate and chrome, these wall art sculptures take cues from timeless interiors and trending colour palettes in fashion, furniture and home décor.
With exquisite colour and shape to bring interest and mood to interiors, we are thrilled to introduce Adele’s original sculptures to our range in-stores and online at FRAMING TO A T.
"I love the simplicity and effortless look, but creating our sculptures is a very deliberate process. We are very aware of every fold and the balance we have to create to make each piece flow.”
We catch up with Adele to discover more behind creating her one-off sculptural artworks.
We’ve loved following your art journey and seeing your art mediums evolve. How was the process moving into sculpture, from prototyping, to producing your first collection?
"Sculpture is made by taking away, while painting is made by adding.” - This quote by Michelangelo was playing in my mind while shifting towards a more sculptural collection.
My signature art style has always been large-scale heavy textured floral paintings and then over the years - as artists do - it was a natural progression to evolve. I looked at the colour blocking and thick brush strokes that made up petals in each of my painted flowers. I wanted to magnify these thick brushstrokes - and so, my highly textured abstract collection was born. With constant exploration in this new abstract direction, I wanted to create even more textured artworks and went onto experimenting with clay sculptures.
With clay being so fragile when working with it at a larger scale, I had the idea to create large scale prints of my smaller clay sculptures, but the idea was always to create large-scale 3D sculptures, just as my floral work has always been large-scale throughout the years. Over the course of a year I worked with my husband Jayd to explore larger 3D sculptures. Jayd's architectural background with my love of flowers provided the inspiration behind our 3D large-scale exploration.
We experimented with a variety of materials which was a very long and painful journey as the materials we worked with were so fragile and then we both remembered working with PMMA in our intermediate school in Auckland, NZ. I remember thermoforming this material for a project. I must have been 12 years of age and I still remember being so fascinated by how you could manipulate a once-solid material!
I can't believe it took us all these years to revisit it, but I was so happy we decided to move away from clay with our sculptures. We experimented with our first sheet of PMMA and we were able to hand manipulate it. We drew reference to our large-scale sculptural prints and over a few months, honed in on all the skills we learnt with this new material and created our signature designs that you see today.
What I have found rewarding moving into a sculptural direction, is finding our own voice amongst the many other artists using this medium internationally and in Australia. I love that we are continually evolving and being creative as we find new ways to explore this medium that has been around for decades and the best part is being so supported by all our new collectors and by FRAMING TO A T.
Experimenting with sculptural form allowed us to purely let movement be showcased, stripping everything else away. I love the simplicity and effortless look, but creating our sculptures is a very deliberate process, we are very aware of every fold and the balance we have to create with pieces to make each flow.
From matte finishes to high gloss, pastel tones to deep burgundy or metallics, the colours and textures that your sculptural works are created in lend themselves to a range of interior styles. What inspires each colour palette and texture?
I have always been passionate about colour theory, it was the first thing I taught my kindergarten students when moving abroad to Shanghai to be an art director at two international campuses. Colour has meaning; different colours make people feel different things, bring back past memories and showcases individual personalities. Different palettes and tones makes you feel calm, or can ignite passion and energise you.
This is what brought our colour collections to life, where we offer all colours in either gloss or matte finishes to speak to different people and their interior styles. I love seeing who gravitates towards different colours and finishes. Gloss is usually a bolder, statement choice as the colour appear more saturated, where matte is more subtle. Metallics usually have an instant pull to certain people and offering this range of texture and finish makes our art inclusive which I love.
Once you’ve finalised your colour palette, how long do these works take to create, from conceptualisation to finished product?
This is a very difficult question for me to answer as I put a lot of value on the creative journey over the course of the last few years to get to our actual sculptures that you see today. It could take us a few hours, to a few days to re-manipulate pieces and revisit them if the flow isn’t there. Our signature design took months to create with so much trial and error and the creative process to get to where we are today has been years in the making.
Abstract works like your sculpture series lend themselves to both contemporary interiors, as well as traditional or heritage homes with a contemporary style influence. Has there been an interior setting that one of your clients has introduced your pieces that has surprised you?
It has been so fascinating seeing collectors from all walks of life and aesthetics resonate with our sculptures. From younger contemporary customers who have a minimal vibe, to maximalist collectors who gravitate towards metallics and bolder colours. What I have found the most surprising is seeing old world and contemporary styles combine. A recent customer is renovating a beautiful heritage home and she has kept the original stained window entrance door and purchased a frosted emerald sculpture to tie in with the saturated colours in the stained glass patterns.
Who, or where do you look to for inspiration for your own home interiors?
I love combining luxe homewares with mid century inspired furniture designs, organic shapes and natural materials to add a more contemporary feel. Kelly Wearstler does this effortlessly and I am forever inspired by her curated interiors combining so many different design elements.
