FIN Gallery

FIN Gallery will present works by Celeste Mountjoy, Catherine Coady and Ester Paraskova as part of the New York Art Week 2024. 

 

For more information, tickets and catalogue please email info@fingallery.com.au

 

  • Celeste Mountjoy

    Celeste Mountjoy, also known as FILTHYRATBAG, is a Melbourne-based artist, author, and cultural provocateur. Her captivating work delves fearlessly into...

    Celeste Mountjoy, also known as FILTHYRATBAG, is a Melbourne-based artist, author, and cultural provocateur. Her  captivating work delves fearlessly into the depths of the human experience, exploring themes such as anxiety, feminism, addiction, body image, relationships, grief, and the relentless pressures of societal expectations. With a unique blend of rawness and vulnerability, Celeste's art serves as a powerful reflection of our shared struggles and challenges, providing a much-needed counterpoint to the curated ideals often perpetuated on social media platforms.

    Through her artistic creations, Celeste exhibits an uncanny precision in capturing the otherwise unspoken and unshown aspects of our lives. She fearlessly confronts the dark, unfiltered emotions that permeate our existence, unveiling the truth and authenticity hidden beneath the surface. By doing so, she offers a profound antidote to the veneer of perfectionism and superficiality prevalent in today's image-driven society. Celeste's writing and artwork has garnered widespread acclaim and international recognition.
    Her creations have been featured in renowned publications such as The New York Times. Additionally, she has been invited to share her unique perspective on esteemed platforms such as ABC and BBC, where she eloquently articulates the unfiltered realities of modern life. She is also a prolific mural painter and has worked on a range of small and large scale public artist projects from 2016 onward and her debut graphic memoir ‘FILTHYRATBAG’ will be published with Penguin Random House in 2024.
    Celeste has emerged as a compelling voice for a new generation of women who refuse to conform to societal norms and expectations. Her unapologetic expression of outrage, uncertainty, and absurdity resonates deeply with individuals navigating the tumultuous journey of adulthood. Through her work, she empowers women to break free from the confines of societal roles, encouraging them to embrace their true selves and reject the notion of polite conformity.

  • Catherine Coady

    Catherine COADY, a Melbourne-based artist, intricately delves into the contemporary culture’s pulse, particularly its fixation on consumption and youth. Her...

    Catherine COADY, a Melbourne-based artist, intricately delves into the contemporary culture’s pulse, particularly its fixation on consumption and youth. Her artistry traverses the realms of sculpture and painting, engaging with socio psychological themes. At the core of COADY’s

    interdisciplinary practice lies an interrogation of our self-perceptions and the fragile nature of our

    modern mindset. Her oeuvre revolves around exploring mood dynamics, specifically the oscillations between manic and focused states. Through her work, COADY probes into issues like society’s dependence on medication and the challenges of understanding ourselves in real time.

    Renowned for her technically intricate pill sculptures, COADY epitomizes a serene and composed mental state. In contrast, her paintings embody a frenetic and emotive disposition. The juxtaposition between these mediums reflects the intricate complexities of the human psyche, sparking candid discussions about its trials and tribulations.

    COADY’s pill sculptures, with their meticulous design and technical precision, serve as poignant

    reminders of our reliance on medication. Despite pills being ubiquitous in our lives for alleviating

    various ailments, their subtle elegance often goes unnoticed until magnified and rendered in a state of parody through COADY’s artistic lens. Through her art, COADY prompts viewers to reevaluate their perceptions and engage in introspective dialogues about the multifaceted nature of the human mind.

     

  • Ester Paraskova

    Ester Parasková (* 1993) lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic. She is currently completing a Class on Intermedial Confrontation...
    Ester Parasková (* 1993) lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic. She is currently completing a Class on Intermedial Confrontation at the University of Applied Arts in Prague, where she continues her master’s studies in Painting.
    At frst glimpse, Parasková’s work impresses with its unconventional, ever-evolving and dynamic style of expressive painting. The refection on the past fve years of her work includes the whole scale of different ways such as drawing techniques, bending towards oil painting, mass and weight, lightness or deliberate carelessness in the precision. Her work is literally transformed step by step and we can see how important the early drawing experience is for her further development where she often transforms it into large-scale canvases. This strong language gives her confdence to interpret her style into different positions of artistic sensibility and the creation accompanied by touches of values like low and high, dirt and elegance or fragility and roughness.
    Paraskova ’s artistic philosophy is firmly rooted in the present moment. While her artworks may display rebellious slogans and anarchist symbols, their genesis stems from sheer joy rather than any commentary on social or cultural issues. Instead, her intent is to provoke emotional reactions among observers through these provocative elements embedded in her art. She paints in an expressive and spontaneous manner creating rough strokes and annotations throughout the canvas capturing both the momentum and the transient state of being. This intricate composition adds a layer of interactive exploration to her work. Described as playful, occasionally provocative, and consistently unique, Ester’s artworks encapsulate her individuality. Her ability to and beauty in the simplicity of existence and translate it into her art, coupled with her unpretentious demeanor and unwavering principles, is a breath of fresh air. In a world often entangled in politics and fleeting trends, she remains authentically herself—a quality that directly and unapologetically permeates her canvases establishing a instant connection with the viewer.

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