In the summer of 2021, Rado ambassador and WTA world number one tennis player Ashleigh Barty teamed up with popular Australian artist Ashvin Harrison to create a one-off artwork to be auctioned for charity.
A painter and skilled draftsman, Ashvin's work has frequently been featured in exhibitions and publications across Australia. His work is known for its striking balance of monochrome structures and colorful details, creating intriguing compositions that explore the complexities of human emotions and relationships. For this collaboration, Ashleigh, under his guidance, added color and energy by hitting paint-soaked tennis balls into the canvas to complement Ashvin's monochrome structures.
This charity art project was initiated at the suggestion of Swiss watch brand Rado. This energetic artwork, along with the tennis ball and racket used in its creation and the limited edition Rado HyperChrome Ash Barty watch, will be auctioned on SINGULART, Rado's partner international online art gallery. All proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish® Australia, which helps grant the wishes of children with critical illnesses. The organization believes that wishes are an essential part of a child's treatment and is committed to making the wishes of every child battling a critical illness come true.
Rado CEO Adrian Bossard is thrilled with the finished piece and looks forward to the auction. "Art and design are in the DNA of the Rado brand. Combining the talents of Rado ambassadors Ash and Ashvin's creativity with Rado's design spirit is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are proud to be involved in this project and look forward to a fantastic outcome for Make-A-Wish," he said.
Please visit the auction site "SINGULART" to help make children's dreams come true.
◆About the Auction
The auction of this artwork, created for Make-A-Wish, will be held at the online art gallery "SINGULART" from January 10th to January 31st, 2022.
The artwork can be viewed from January 10th, 2022 at www.singulart.com/en/events/makeawish.
◆About Ashleigh Barty
Australian professional tennis player Ashleigh Barty joined the Rado family in 2017 when she joined Rado's "Young Stars" program. She and Rado share a love of tennis, unwavering determination and a passion for inventive and creative play. She is currently ranked number one in the WTA world. She has finished the season ranked number one for the past three seasons. Her numerous tournament victories include the 2019 French Open women's singles title, the 2019 WTA Finals, two Miami Open titles, an Olympic bronze medal in mixed doubles, and a French Open final appearance. Her greatest career triumph to date was her 2021 Wimbledon women's singles title, fulfilling her childhood dream and becoming the first Austrian to achieve this feat since her predecessor, Yvonne Goolagong Cawley, 41 years ago.
◆About Ashvin Harrison
Ashvin Harrison is a vibrant Australian painter whose work has been exhibited and published internationally. Primarily interested in existentialism, absurdity, and the contrasts present in the human experience, he creates sensitive, figurative works that beautifully balance monochrome structures with colorful details. About Make-A-Wish® Australia Make-A-Wish® Australia is the world's largest wish-granting organization, uniting communities, helping children with life-threatening illnesses achieve their dreams, and inspiring others to achieve them. Since 1985, we have supported more than 10,000 unforgettable wishes from children across the country. From the incredibly humble to the seemingly impossible—like sending unicorns flying, sending children to the moon, and bringing back the dinosaurs—we have made them a reality. Over the past five years, Make-A-Wish® Australia has been dedicated to expanding its Wish Journey program around the world, focusing on the expression and design of wishes, elevating each child's aspirations, and making their wishes truly come true. In December 2020, Make-A-Wish was re-elected as one of Australia's most trusted charities.
◆About the HyperChrome Ash Barty Limited Edition
Limited to 996 pieces and numbered (a reference to 1996, the year Ashley was born), the new watch is a three-hand quartz model. The attractive blue mother-of-pearl dial features three diamonds at 12 o'clock, a rhodium-colored Dauphin hand and applied indexes, a date display at 3 o'clock and a rhodium-colored moving tennis ball at 6 o'clock, all of which are clearly visible through a curved sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating. The monobloc case and three-link bracelet are also made from Rado's exclusive polished plasma high-tech ceramic. The titanium caseback is specially engraved with a tennis ball signed by Ashley, the edition number xxx/996, and the words "LIMITED EDITION." Each timepiece comes with an exclusive limited edition card.
Reference Number: R32027962
Movement: Rado calibre R082, quartz, 3 jewels, 3 hands, date at 3 o'clock
Case: Polished plasma high-tech ceramic case, monobloc construction, hardened and polished stainless steel side inserts, titanium caseback, polished stainless steel crown, domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating on both sides, water resistant to 5 bar (50 m), special engraving on the caseback: LIMITED EDITION xxx/996 and a tennis ball signed by Ashley
Dial: Blue mother-of-pearl, rhodium-coloured applied indexes, Jubilé, three-point diamond, 080/085, Top Wesselton, VS-SI, full-cut, 0.006 carat, rhodium-coloured moving tennis ball symbol, silver-coloured printed Rado and Jubilé logo
Hands: Rhodium-coloured, dauphine-shaped
Bracelet: Three-row polished plasma high-tech ceramic, titanium three-fold clasp with Ceramos™ opener
Dimensions: 36.0 x 41.9 x 10.4 mm (W x L x H)
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A painter and skilled draftsman, Ashvin's work has frequently been featured in exhibitions and publications across Australia. His work is known for its striking balance of monochrome structures and colorful details, creating intriguing compositions that explore the complexities of human emotions and relationships. For this collaboration, Ashleigh, under his guidance, added color and energy by hitting paint-soaked tennis balls into the canvas to complement Ashvin's monochrome structures.
This charity art project was initiated at the suggestion of Swiss watch brand Rado. This energetic artwork, along with the tennis ball and racket used in its creation and the limited edition Rado HyperChrome Ash Barty watch, will be auctioned on SINGULART, Rado's partner international online art gallery. All proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish® Australia, which helps grant the wishes of children with critical illnesses. The organization believes that wishes are an essential part of a child's treatment and is committed to making the wishes of every child battling a critical illness come true.
Rado CEO Adrian Bossard is thrilled with the finished piece and looks forward to the auction. "Art and design are in the DNA of the Rado brand. Combining the talents of Rado ambassadors Ash and Ashvin's creativity with Rado's design spirit is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are proud to be involved in this project and look forward to a fantastic outcome for Make-A-Wish," he said.
Please visit the auction site "SINGULART" to help make children's dreams come true.
◆About the Auction
The auction of this artwork, created for Make-A-Wish, will be held at the online art gallery "SINGULART" from January 10th to January 31st, 2022.
The artwork can be viewed from January 10th, 2022 at www.singulart.com/en/events/makeawish.
◆About Ashleigh Barty
Australian professional tennis player Ashleigh Barty joined the Rado family in 2017 when she joined Rado's "Young Stars" program. She and Rado share a love of tennis, unwavering determination and a passion for inventive and creative play. She is currently ranked number one in the WTA world. She has finished the season ranked number one for the past three seasons. Her numerous tournament victories include the 2019 French Open women's singles title, the 2019 WTA Finals, two Miami Open titles, an Olympic bronze medal in mixed doubles, and a French Open final appearance. Her greatest career triumph to date was her 2021 Wimbledon women's singles title, fulfilling her childhood dream and becoming the first Austrian to achieve this feat since her predecessor, Yvonne Goolagong Cawley, 41 years ago.
◆About Ashvin Harrison
Ashvin Harrison is a vibrant Australian painter whose work has been exhibited and published internationally. Primarily interested in existentialism, absurdity, and the contrasts present in the human experience, he creates sensitive, figurative works that beautifully balance monochrome structures with colorful details. About Make-A-Wish® Australia Make-A-Wish® Australia is the world's largest wish-granting organization, uniting communities, helping children with life-threatening illnesses achieve their dreams, and inspiring others to achieve them. Since 1985, we have supported more than 10,000 unforgettable wishes from children across the country. From the incredibly humble to the seemingly impossible—like sending unicorns flying, sending children to the moon, and bringing back the dinosaurs—we have made them a reality. Over the past five years, Make-A-Wish® Australia has been dedicated to expanding its Wish Journey program around the world, focusing on the expression and design of wishes, elevating each child's aspirations, and making their wishes truly come true. In December 2020, Make-A-Wish was re-elected as one of Australia's most trusted charities.
◆About the HyperChrome Ash Barty Limited Edition
Limited to 996 pieces and numbered (a reference to 1996, the year Ashley was born), the new watch is a three-hand quartz model. The attractive blue mother-of-pearl dial features three diamonds at 12 o'clock, a rhodium-colored Dauphin hand and applied indexes, a date display at 3 o'clock and a rhodium-colored moving tennis ball at 6 o'clock, all of which are clearly visible through a curved sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective coating. The monobloc case and three-link bracelet are also made from Rado's exclusive polished plasma high-tech ceramic. The titanium caseback is specially engraved with a tennis ball signed by Ashley, the edition number xxx/996, and the words "LIMITED EDITION." Each timepiece comes with an exclusive limited edition card.
Reference Number: R32027962
Movement: Rado calibre R082, quartz, 3 jewels, 3 hands, date at 3 o'clock
Case: Polished plasma high-tech ceramic case, monobloc construction, hardened and polished stainless steel side inserts, titanium caseback, polished stainless steel crown, domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating on both sides, water resistant to 5 bar (50 m), special engraving on the caseback: LIMITED EDITION xxx/996 and a tennis ball signed by Ashley
Dial: Blue mother-of-pearl, rhodium-coloured applied indexes, Jubilé, three-point diamond, 080/085, Top Wesselton, VS-SI, full-cut, 0.006 carat, rhodium-coloured moving tennis ball symbol, silver-coloured printed Rado and Jubilé logo
Hands: Rhodium-coloured, dauphine-shaped
Bracelet: Three-row polished plasma high-tech ceramic, titanium three-fold clasp with Ceramos™ opener
Dimensions: 36.0 x 41.9 x 10.4 mm (W x L x H)
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Rado / Swatch Group Japan Co., Ltd. Tel: 03-6254-7330
Official website: https://www.rado.com/ja_jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rado
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rado/
LINE: https://lin.ee/wMXqqOu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rado
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/radoswisswatch
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