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Gearing up for The Other Art Fair Melbourne
I play silly mind games with myself. I always have since I was a kid. Last year, before The Other Art Fair Sydney, as I undressed to get...
Ray Monde
Apr 12, 2017


What happens next Ray Monde?
I love now. I love this moment. I love the start of something new. This week I started a new series. A series exploring childhood...
Ray Monde
Mar 8, 2017


What happens next?
I love now. I love this moment. I love the start of something new. This week I started a new series. A series exploring childhood...
Ray Monde
Mar 8, 2017


Walking the tight-rope of an art commission
Getting a commission is an exciting prospect, being asked to create a bespoke artwork for a benefactor is exhilarating. But it’s also a...
Ray Monde
Mar 1, 2017


Walking the tight-rope of an art commission
Getting a commission is an exciting prospect, being asked to create a bespoke artwork for a benefactor is exhilarating. But it’s also a...
Ray Monde
Mar 1, 2017


Rediscovering Japan on the back roads of Australia
How a chance encounter in Japan with Hiroshige and the 69 stations of the Kisokaido is inspiring new artworks by Ray Monde.
Ray Monde
Feb 7, 2017


What happens when you cross Japan with Australia?
I’ve often spoken of the serendipity of creativity – how our heads suck in every thing we experience – sights, sounds, tastes, colours,...
Ray Monde
Feb 7, 2017


Why finding your twin is not easy
Here's the thing - getting a commission from someone is always a little bit tricksy. You go from doing whatever you like, whatever is in...
Ray Monde
Jan 31, 2017


Finding your twin is not easy
Here’s the thing – getting a commission from someone is  always a little bit tricksy. You go from doing whatever you like, whatever is in...
Ray Monde
Jan 31, 2017


The serendipitous nature of art and inspiration
Where does the inspiration for creative ideas and art come from?
Ray Monde
Jan 23, 2017


The serendipitious nature of art inspiration
Having worked as a creative in the advertising industry for 20 years, it was always a bit of a mystery where the creative idea came from....
Ray Monde
Jan 23, 2017


Rest well Michael Chamberlain, you fought hard for justice
In a strange way, Michael Chamberlain is responsible for starting my life as an artist. It’s even stranger since we never met, I never...
Ray Monde
Jan 17, 2017


Rest well Michael Chamberlain, you fought hard for justice
4ENSIC, 1977 Torana Hatchback, collage, 2012. In a strange way, Michael Chamberlain is responsible for starting my life as an artist....
Ray Monde
Jan 17, 2017


Taking another look at forgotten works
Sometimes I create an artwork that’s a little unloved. It gets turned around to face the studio wall and is kind of forgotten about. I...
Ray Monde
Jan 10, 2017


Taking another look at forgotten artworks
Sometimes I create an artwork that's a little unloved. It gets turned around to face the studio wall and is kind of forgotten about. I...
Ray Monde
Jan 10, 2017


The Other Art Fair Sydney: Ray Monde
And breathe. The Other Art Fair Sydney is over. It’s now moved on to London a I sold two works on opening night, one to the home of the...
Ray Monde
Nov 16, 2016


Is it up to artists to decide who can buy their art?
Here’s a strange one for you. In 2010, I created a series of artworks about words that sound the same but have different meanings. I...
Ray Monde
May 31, 2016


Bumping in to M16 Artspace
In just an hour I set up my works for my new show, It’s for your own good. These works explore experiences from my childhood that inform...
Ray Monde
May 24, 2016


Why I love Heidi so much
There’s an art museum on the outskirts of Melbourne that has changed and informed the way I live my life. In many ways, it has set the...
Ray Monde
May 18, 2016


Can you trust your childhood memories?
Wait till your father gets home, collage and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Monde Monde Artist, 2016 “Wait till your father gets...
Ray Monde
May 7, 2016
See The River, the latest series by Ray Monde exploring the awesome beauty of the Shoalhaven River.
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