Explore installations, public art, exhibitions and creative collaborations by Perth artist Troy Barbitta. These projects move the work beyond the singular art object and into architecture, hospitality, urban spaces, products and moving image.
I turned my studio window and alleyway into a projection installation—a mash of animated art and coded visuals that shifted and moved across the façade.
I scanned the piece into 3D and then pushed it further, experimenting with code to animate and distort the form.
My contribution, Crab Coffee Break Before Picking Pickles, joined the walls alongside other artists’ works, pasted up and left to weather into the night.
Electric Lane was once an overlooked laneway tucked behind Leederville’s main strip, and now activated.
I was invited to be the backdrop artist for a photoshoot with Barcelona-based Cocoon Fires, whose sculptural fireplaces are recognised around the world.
Designing a series of wall murals for the hotel rooms of Aloft Perth, part of the vibrant, design-forward Aloft hotel group.
Creating a series of posters for retail outlets, capturing the feeling of stepping into another world.
My art and other large-scale artworks welcomed Nike, Platypus, Universal Store and Ozmosis all opening stores in the Urban Walk Precinct.
Bitta Rugs is an experimental collection of custom-made rugs, produced in New Zealand wool and designed in my own patterns.
I was invited to exhibit alongside other artists as part of this collaboration, adding my own voice to the mix in a setting that was open, industrial, and alive with exchange.
I was chosen to contribute to the series, with my piece Fish Rolls featured on the label for their Sauvignon Blanc release.
It was the starting point of many projects that followed, and a reminder of how important those early steps are in shaping a practice.
I was commissioned to digitally wrap a Meyer Hoffer surfboard with my artwork Fish Tank.
Shaping the visual language and curating customised art pieces that thread through the interiors.