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Marina Rolfe’s practice explores abstraction as an inhabitable environment, developed through slow, layered processes and sustained attention.
In works that function like open fields, familiar yet indeterminate forms, softened edges, and shifting spatial cues resist closure, inviting the viewer to linger, orient, and re-orient themselves. These paintings are not meant to be read at a glance, but inhabited over time. Working at the intersection of intuition and decisiveness, every mark and colour is carefully considered by Rolfe, yet the paintings retain a strong sense of spontaneity. This tension between control and improvisation underpins the practice, reflecting Rolfe’s refined technical skill and sharp visual intelligence.
Rolfe is currently a research candidate at the University of Melbourne.
For more information, please visit Marina Rolfe’s website here.