Selected wines paired with works featured in Framed & Fermented exhibitions.
Each pairing is chosen to echo atmosphere, texture, rhythm or emotional tone rather than simply flavour profile.
Abigail Bowen ‘Luisa’
Paired with
Bodegas Sottano ‘Judas’ Malbec 2021. Dark, velvety and quietly intense, with depth balanced by restraint. Chosen to echo the atmosphere, softened shadow and cinematic stillness within Abigail Bowen’s work.
Christina Fedyk
Paired with
Álvaro Castro ‘Elpenor’. Earthy, textured and quietly wild, with freshness and grip beneath the surface. Chosen to echo the layered marks, dark organic forms and raw botanical energy within Christina Fedyk’s work.
Laura Waldusky ‘Two Lines’
Paired with
Rathfinny Rosé Brut. Delicate, bright and quietly celebratory, with mineral precision beneath its softness. Chosen to echo the rhythmic movement, layered colour and meditative energy within Laura Waldusky’s wax crayon work.
Michael Rainsford 'EARTH PAINTINGS'
Paired with
Natalha Vinho Branco. Textural, delicate and quietly alive, with mineral freshness beneath its softness. Chosen to echo the meditative rhythm, organic mark-making and contemplative stillness within Michael Rainsford’s work.
Paige Ripley ‘Setting Sun’
Paired with
Savage ‘Salt River’ Sauvignon Blanc 2024. Bright, saline and coastal in character, with citrus freshness and mineral focus. Named for the Cape Town district where Duncan Savage makes his wines, it was chosen to echo Paige Ripley’s connection to surf, sea and the graphic rhythm of the shoreline.
Richard Whadcock ‘Leach’
Paired with
Domaine des Carlines ‘Éclats du Jura’ Chardonnay–Savagnin. Mineral, layered and quietly oxidative, with depth unfolding slowly over time. Chosen to echo the atmosphere, abrasion and shifting surface within Richard Whadcock’s work.
Sam Lock ‘Timelines’
Paired with
Cruse Wine Co. Rorick Vineyard Chardonnay 2021. Precise, bright and quietly structured, with a sense of restraint and movement beneath the surface. Chosen to echo the openness, rhythm and measured repetition within Sam Lock’s work.
Anika Carpenter ‘Collages’
Paired with
Kaiken ‘Disobedience’ Red Blend 2021. Expressive, layered and slightly unruly, with tension held against elegance. Chosen to echo the shifting balance, interruption and playful resistance within Anika Carpenter’s collaged compositions.
Duncan Bullens ‘Line Drawings’
Paired with
Charles Frey ‘Lever le Voile’ NV. Delicate, mineral and quietly complex, with tension held beneath restraint. Chosen to echo the precision, rhythm and subtle movement within Duncan Bullens’ line drawings.
Gray Simpson ‘Flex’
Paired with
Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko 2024. Bright, mineral and sharply focused, with tension cutting through depth and shadow. Chosen to echo the contrast, physicality and charged atmosphere within Gray Simpson’s work.
Kay Minter ‘Oyster Mushrooms’
Paired with
Westwell Blanc de Blancs 2013. Textural, quietly complex and lifted by bright acidity, with depth emerging gradually over time. Chosen to echo the cultivated stillness, organic detail and delicate atmosphere within Kay Minter’s work.