The Other Art Fair Melbourne Preview
The Other Art Fair returns to Melbourne in August. We ask fair director Zoe Paulsen what we can expect and speak to some of the artists we’re excited to see.
TOAF Melbourne Q + A: Rachel Rovay
RACHEL ROVAY’S KALEIDOSCOPIC FIGURES ARE AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE AND RETAIN THE BEAUTY THAT IS GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING FROM OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.
TOAF Melbourne Q + A: Tanya Marie Reeves
BRILLIANT BLOCK COLOURS AND FAULTLESS LINES ARE FIXTURES OF TANYA MARIE REEVES’ SATURATED ACRYLIC PORTRAITS.
TOAF Melbourne Q + A: Amanda Kra
THE FLUID AND FANTASTICAL PAINTINGS OF AMANDA KRANTZ ARE BEST DESCRIBED AS ORGANIC PSYCHEDELIA.
TOAF Melbourne Q + A: Jennifer Webb
OCEANS, FIGURES AND CITY SKYLINES ARE TRANSFORMED INTO DUSKY, ETHEREAL LANDSCAPES BY ARTIST JENNIFER WEBB, WHOSE SKILL IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY ONE MEDIUM.
Destination Art: Backleg Studio
Backleg Studio is a new online gallery launched by artists Michelle Peddle and Joanne Portelli.
Ones to Watch: James Cooper
Artist James Cooper takes his cues – textures and dimensions, rifts and whorls – from the oceanic environment.
Ones to Watch: Sharen-Lee McLachlan
Artist Sharen-Lee McLachlan stretches the medium of airbrush painting beyond what you’d consider possible.
Ones to Watch: Teresa Franks
Airbrush artist Teresa Franks is renowned for her messages of empowerment, conveyed through surrealist works on disparate mediums.
Ones to Watch: Christophe Domergue
In his series Post-Industrial Peelings, artist Christophe Domergue records the intricate particulars of an abandoned industrial site in Sydney’s Inner West.