COLOURS IN ROSE SEIDLER HOUSE

Rose Seidler House not only stands out with it’s

geometric shape but dominates with it’s bright
stark white painted exterior, not unlike an artists
blank canvas where bold minimal colours have
been used randomly outside and internally to
create a vibrant contrast.
The plain blue and orange
curtains,(void of any pattern or
embroidery) are simple, yet
effective against the backdrop of
external white and interior grey.
Internally a blue curtain
suspended from a ceiling track
divides the living areas from
private areas.
Soft pastel grey interior painted
walls and ceilings with a separate
use of different bold colours are
used on doors and feature walls
internally and externally which have
been incorporated into the artwork
mural on the verandah wall,
opposite the timber deck.
Similarily, soft furnishings
including scatter cushions have
been cleverly introduced, creating
a splash of colour as lighter
shades of the dominant hues
used extensively in the house.
All colours used throughout
the home are used again
freely and successfully in the
kitchen cupboards tying the
home to a collective, flowing
and integrated colour scheme.
Muted light grey carpet flows
throughout most of the home which
provides a contrast that compliments
the dark brown timber decking on the
verandah and access ramp walkway
as well as the similar tone used in the
road base flooring tiles in the
bathrooms and part living areas.
The Modernism mural draws
together most major colours used
in the home.
The use of colours within Rose
Seidler House are really significant
in many ways and one such
example of this is the colourful
mural located opposite the timber
decking.
Equally, the colours of the chair
fabrics on the deck area, also
associates themselves to the Mural
colours.
Some could say that there is an
association from the works of
Mondrian and his famous colour
filled, abstract and modernism
artworks.
The styles and colours
relevant to the Pop Art era
appear in the Mural as an
obvious association.
Given it’s 20th Century build
date, the home is
unquestionably unique in its
colour choices.
The use of “modern colours”
were certainly ahead of their
time, yet are still totally quite
acceptable in the 21st
Century.
References:
https://www.iamexpat.nl/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/life-dutch-artist-piet-mondrian - 01/10/20
https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/cctp-748-spring2018/2018/02/21/andy-warhol-in-pop-
art - 01/10/20
https://www.alamy.com/search.html - 02/10/20
https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/ - 02/10/20
https://www.behance.net/search?search=rose%20seidler%20house – 02/10/20