Eleanor Louise Butt paints from the inside out. Her large-scale canvases, depicting waves of neon green coiling against dark earth, a field of ochre holding a bruised, luminous centre, give you the feeling that you have stumbled into a process still underway. That impression is entirely intentional. For the Melbourne-based painter, drawing on the Dandenong Ranges and the ancient rock-lashed cliffs of Cornwall, the canvas is less a destination than a terrain to move through.
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The Material Language of 49 Walsh Street

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The Ancient Art of Wearing Paper

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Five Pieces I’d Happily Live With: Modern Design Edition, with James Tutton

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Merri Creek House by Breathe Architecture

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WHAT TO SEE AT MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2026

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Lane Cove House by Lachlan Seegers Architect

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IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID THULSTRUP

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B Corp Month – A conversation with James Tutton

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Mapleton House by Atelier Chen Hung

