Ones to Watch: Jorge Mariño Brito
Art Edit has selected Jorge Mariño Brito as an outstanding artist to have on your radar. Cuban-born artist Jorge Mariño Brito reflects on his immigrant journey and channels these experiences into art. Now based in Brisbane, his work encompasses contemporary papermaking, painting, and printmaking, probing issues of gender, sexuality, and otherness. Through a process of […]
Ones to Watch: Fernanda Pedroso
Creating striking conceptual images, Canberra-based photographer Fernanda Pedroso has been on a steep upward trajectory since embarking on a new artistic path at age 40. Pedroso left her home country of Brazil in 2020 to pursue love on the other side of the world, and at the same time transitioned from a 20-year career in […]
Ones to Watch: Alison Fausett
Art Edit has selected Alison Fausett as an outstanding artist to have on your radar. Charlotte Middleton writes. “The focus of my art practice in general is the negotiation of a liminal space between the abject and the sublime,” says Alison Fausett, who approaches artmaking with intellectual rigour. A 2004 graduate of RMIT Melbourne’s Master […]
Artist Profile: Janno Mclaughlin
Acutely aware of the uglier sides of humanity, Janno Mclaughlin has made it her mission to create uplifting works of art that emanate heart and beauty. In doing so, she reminds us all what is worth fighting for. Charlotte Middleton writes. “My artwork is a defiant celebration,” says Janno Mclaughlin. Exuberant colour and bold gesture […]
Artist Profile: Mona Choo
CONSIDERING CONSCIOUSNESS Fascinated by the internal workings of the mind, Mona Choo uses the medium of drawingto meticulously chart her exploration of consciousness and reality. Erin Irwin writes. “The subject of consciousness and the nature of reality, as a topic of study, can be a lifelong pursuit to put it mildly”, jokes Tasmania-based artist Mona […]
Artist Profile: Roger Beale
A ROMANTIC VIEW With a life-long passion to celebrate nature’s beauty in the world around him, and an early disability which led to a focus on art, Roger Beale AO developed a practice depicting timeless landscapes and glorious floral subjects in a rich and romantic classical style. Erin Irwin writes. To view the works of […]
BEST OF FIGURATIVISM: GAI SAUNDERS
Art Edit presents a selection of works from Gai Saunders who uses figurativism in novel and creative ways. Erin Irwin writes. For WA-based artist Gai Saunders, it does not automatically follow that a practice which employs figurativism must necessarily value realism or be purely representational. “Representing nature as is has never been as interesting to […]
Studio Visit: Cynthia Howard
Cynthia Howard is an Indonesian-Australian artist currently working in Sydney. she holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Art) and a Bachelor of Fine Art (Acting) and her practice focuses on storytelling and relationships. the artist uses traditional painting methods with nods to surrealism, cubism and other artistic genres. Her concepts come from stream-of-consciousness, appearing […]
Studio Visit: Gina Ward
Brisbane-based artist Gina Ward paints architectural and figurative subjects in structured compositions with clean, abstract lines and a dynamic tonal palette. subtle mismatching of geometric elements bring character and vigour to the artist’s work. / My studio has varied over the years, but the one constant has been my little blue velvet couch. It has […]
Studio Visit: Amanda Forward
Amanda Forward challenges the concept of time and place in her practice, working holistically and aiming to transport the viewer to the self. Utilising themes associated with ancient storytelling and symbolism, she draws inspiration from her experience in country and culture. Her contemporary style, with layers of paint and pastel, is coupled with understated line […]