As we continue our journey through the artworks placed throughout Serene, today we step into the quietest spaces of the home: the bedrooms.
Here, in bedrooms 2 and 4, amidst limewashed walls, soft daylight, timber accents and the calm materiality that defines the architecture, we’ve installed a selection of works from Henry Woolway’s Tessera series.
Tessera
Each work in the Tessera series measures 25 × 25 cm, painted in acrylic on board, and framed by the artist’s own hand.
There are 30 pieces in the series, intended either to stand alone as singular meditative marks or to be shown in quiet constellations, pairs, triptychs, or larger rhythmic grids.
Placed within the bedrooms at Serene, the works feel like visual breaths: minimal, intentional strokes set against a subtly textured ground. Their simplicity is not empty, but spacious, inviting stillness, focus, and contemplation.
The title Tessera comes from the Latin word for a small tile in a mosaic — a single unit that becomes meaningful both on its own and as part of a larger whole. Each piece in the series carries this idea: a fragment with its own weight, a building block of rhythm and order, a gesture that shifts when placed in sequence.
Just as mosaic tiles create meaning through repetition and pause, every Tessera painting holds one deliberate brushstroke, a distilled moment of movement set against a tactile ground.
The Tessera works sit gracefully within Serene’s bedrooms, where the architecture invites calm and rest.
Their modest scale suits the intimacy of these rooms. Their simplicity mirrors the house’s considered material palette. Their textured surfaces echo the tactility of limewash and timber.
Placed above bedside tables and desk areas, the paintings become quiet anchors. They offer a visual breath, a moment of stillness within the softly lit architecture.
Where the home’s larger spaces hold energy and movement, the bedrooms offer pause, and Tessera responds to that mood beautifully.
For acquisition enquiries regarding the artworks or Serene residence, please contact jewel@jgcontemporary.com or max@kyteproperty.com
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