{"id":561,"date":"2026-07-29T01:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio.christinadarras.com\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:09:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studio.christinadarras.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-de36d917 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f4efe9;padding-top:clamp(48px,8vw,112px);padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:clamp(48px,8vw,112px);padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-26426864 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#9a4937;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase\">Interdisciplinary artist \u00b7 Melbourne \/ Athens<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:28px;font-size:clamp(52px,8vw,104px);font-weight:400;line-height:0.92\">Christina<br>Darras<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#35302d;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);line-height:1.55\">Painting, printmaking, textiles and threads exploring familiarity, unpredictability, migration and the space between the real and the mythical.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?cat=42\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:26px\">Explore the work<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#about\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:26px\">About Christina<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><a href=\"\/?p=555\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.christinadarras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Small_Acrobat_13_65_x_41cm_2025_gouache_on_paper_cotton_and_wool_threads_tulle-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Small Acrobat 13, Life as a Circus, Christina Darras\" style=\"border-radius:0;width:100%;height:min(62vh,620px);object-fit:contain;background:#fff\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small Acrobat 13, 2025 \u00b7 gouache, cotton and wool threads, tulle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-35e34f6f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:96px;padding-bottom:96px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#9a4937;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase\">Selected work<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:48px;font-size:clamp(36px,5vw,64px);font-weight:400\">Recent exhibitions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-75692be7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"\/?p=555\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studio.christinadarras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lifeasacircus-1536x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Life as a Circus exhibition\" style=\"width:100%;height:340px;object-fit:contain;background:#f7f5f2\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:22px;margin-bottom:8px;font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 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3.2px) * 1.665), 42px);font-weight:400\">Explore<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\"><a href=\"\/?cat=42\">Artwork Archive<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exhibitions and bodies of work, arranged chronologically.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\"><a href=\"\/?category_name=jewellery\">Jewelry<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wearable objects, glass, mixed media and special collections.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f2cc46c5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:36px\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\"><a href=\"\/?category_name=projects\">Projects<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curatorial, public and collaborative work.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(15.747px, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.809), 24px);\"><a href=\"\/?category_name=press\">Press<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Articles, interviews, reviews and releases.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"about\" class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f27b771c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:104px;padding-bottom:104px\"><p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#9a4937;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase\">About<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:28px;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,58px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.12\">A tactile practice grounded in movement, transformation and storytelling.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 20px);line-height:1.7\">Christina Darras is an interdisciplinary artist and curator of Greek\u2013Athenian origin, living and working in Mentone, Australia. Her lengthy, hands-on processes connect painting and printmaking with textiles and threads, exploring unfamiliarity, unpredictability and the changing meanings of home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:36px\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:christina@christinadarras.com\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interdisciplinary artist \u00b7 Melbourne \/ Athens ChristinaDarras Painting, printmaking, textiles and threads exploring familiarity, unpredictability, migration and the space between the real and the mythical. 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