The Other Art Fair Melbourne Preview

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, Tabletop Garden III. Acrylic paint and resin on shaped panel board, 58 x 42cm.

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: Jennifer Webb

Jennifer Webb, Docklands. Acrylic on linen, 91.5 x 183cm.

OCEANS, FIGURES AND CITY SKYLINES ARE TRANSFORMED INTO DUSKY, ETHEREAL LANDSCAPES BY ARTIST JENNIFER WEBB, WHOSE SKILL IS NOT LIMITED TO ANY ONE MEDIUM.

Ones to Watch: James Cooper

James Cooper, King Tide II. Synthetic polymer paint on wooden board, 51 x 41cm.

Artist James Cooper takes his cues – textures and dimensions, rifts and whorls – from the oceanic environment.

Ones to Watch: Teresa Franks

Teresa Franks, JOURNEY TO CRADLE MOUNTAIN. Ink airbrushed on canvas, 120 x 90 x 5cm.

Airbrush artist Teresa Franks is renowned for her messages of empowerment, conveyed through surrealist works on disparate mediums.

Ones to Watch: Christophe Domergue

Christophe Domergue, Post Industrial Peeling Mastercut #1, 90 x 90cm.

In his series Post-Industrial Peelings, artist Christophe Domergue records the intricate particulars of an abandoned industrial site in Sydney’s Inner West.