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Mixed Bag: Jesse Mallon's brightly coloured abstract artworks of favourite snacks

In his series Mixed Bag, designer Jesse Mallon developed six brightly coloured abstract artworks of some of his favourite snacks, ranging from the classic Australian musk stick to Japanese Pocky. The collection was created for Studio Brave in Melbourne where we works, as part of an extracurricular project which encouraged him to develop and exhibit a range of prints.

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Four framed abstract artworks by Jesse Mallon from the Mixed Bag series hung on a white gallery wall, featuring colourful geometric designs representing different snacks

"Unlike the other designers involved in the project," Jesse said. "I did not have an existing art practice to draw upon for my series. The challenge became resetting my creative process; an escape from the usually constrained brief-led world of graphic design."

The Mixed Bag series was exhibited in Melbourne last year, and prints are now available in limited editions of 10 in three different sizes. Find out more at www.jessemallon.com.au/mixedbag or follow the tasty project on Instagram @mixedbagprints.

Abstract artwork featuring a pink musk stick with a star-shaped top against a blue background with diagonal stripes, from Jesse Mallon's Mixed Bag series
Abstract artwork featuring stacked horizontal rectangles in black, coral and turquoise on a split-coloured background, representing a Japanese Pocky snack from Jesse Mallon's Mixed Bag series
Abstract artwork featuring brown vertical lines, yellow diagonal stripes and wavy white lines on a pink background within a black frame, from Jesse Mallon's Mixed Bag series
Abstract artwork with intertwining red and blue organic shapes with small yellow circles on a bright yellow background, from Jesse Mallon's Mixed Bag series
Abstract geometric artwork featuring interlocking diagonal stripes in cyan, green and pink on a bright blue background within a black frame
Abstract illustration of Japanese Pocky sticks in cream and brown tones arranged against a bright coral background with black outlines
Six framed abstract artworks by Jesse Mallon from his Mixed Bag series, featuring colourful geometric interpretations of favourite snacks including musk sticks and Pocky
Three framed abstract artworks by Jesse Mallon from the Mixed Bag series, featuring bold geometric shapes and bright colours on yellow, blue and orange backgrounds
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