Ash Barty and Ashvin Harrison - Tennis meets Art - Rado Art Auction at Singularart

Art Calendar, 8. January 2022

Ash Barty and Ashvin Harrison - Tennis meets Art -

Rado Art Auction at Singularart

Rado - Ashleigh Barty and Ashvin Harrison

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Ash Barty and Ashvin Harrison - Tennis Meets Art - Rado Art Auction

from 10 - 22 January 2022

This auction at Singularart will open on 10.01.2022, 00:00 Eastern Australian Time.

Australian tennis player Ash Barty, WTA world number one and Rado brand ambassador, created a piece of art with renowned artist Ashvin Harrison, which is now being auctioned for charity. The artwork resulting from the encounter was arranged by the watch brand Rado.

Ashvin Harrison works as a painter and draughtsman in Australia. In his compositions, he strikes a balance between monochrome textures and colourful details meant to represent the complexity of human emotion and connection. He composes figurative works with charcoal and acrylic. With charcoal he captures the representational images; then he draws inspiration from music or nature and combines with abstract, expressionistic colours.

For the joint work with Ashvin, Ash completed one of his artworks - under the artist's guidance, but in her personal way: With tennis balls dipped in paint, which she hit on the canvas, the tennis player added colour and energy to Ashvin's monochrome structure.

The Art for Charity project was initiated by the Swiss watch manufacturer Rado. In partnership with the international online art gallery Singulart, Rado will now auction the artwork.

About the auction

The auction of the artwork for Make-A-Wish will take place from 10 to 31 January 2022 via the renowned online art gallery Singulart. The artwork can be viewed at www.singulart.com/en/events/makeawish from 10 January.

Rado Artwork - Ash Barty Painting by Ashvin Harrison

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The lot of this art auction consists of:

Painting by Ashvin Harrison

Tennis racket signed by Ash Barty

4 tennis balls used by Ash Barty in this action

a limited edition Rado HyperChrome Ash Barty watch,

Estimated value of the lot is €13,328. The starting price is €889

Make-A-Wish® Australia

All proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish® Australia, an organisation that grants wishes to seriously ill children. This mission is based on the belief that a granted wish can be a positive part of a sick child's treatment. Make-A-Wish Australia is part of the world's largest wish-granting organisation. Make-A-Wish brings together local communities to grant wishes to seriously ill children that can change their lives. Since 1985, the project has granted more than 10,000 unforgettable wishes to children across the country.

About the watch

About the HyperChrome Ash Barty Limited Edition

The edition of the new watch, a three-hand model with quartz movement, is limited to 996 pieces in commemoration of Ash's birth year (1996). A domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides offers a clear view of a blue mother-of-pearl dial with three Jubilé diamonds at 12 o'clock, rhodium-coloured dauphine-shaped hands and applied indices, a date window at 3 o'clock and a moveable rhodium-coloured tennis ball located in the lower half of the dial at 6 o'clock. Both the monobloc case and the three-row bracelet are made of high-quality polished plasma high-tech ceramic, a material that is characteristic of Rado. A special engraving on the titanium case back features Ash's signature on a tennis ball, as well as the words LIMITED EDITION with the consecutive edition number xxx/996 above the ball and ASH BARTY below. Each watch is accompanied by a card to prove the limited edition.

Find out more:

www.rado.com