Lives and works in Melbourne
\ Artists
Tom Adair
"Airbush is like a refined form of graffiti, I have adapted this into something familiar yet new. For me it's the layering of neon and specialist framing that really gives a quality and brings my pieces to life."
Born in Melbourne in the eighties and immersed in graffiti subculture, Adair's refined exploration of medium, is a clear progression from an adolescence spent spraying walls with pressurised paint. The picture perfect homes dotted across flat dibond surfaces are a personal response to the illusion of the idyllic family home through the means of architecture influenced by a professional career focused around design and interiors.
Viewed from afar, the works appear as monochromatic colour images from the mid-century architecture era. Adair engages many processes while producing the romantic pieces, first documenting the dwellings using photography and digitally creating halftone renderings before spending countless hours meticulously airbrushing the works by hand.
The addition of hand bent neon lights are used to accent each structure and invite the viewer closer to a more intimate level where the swirling electricity and softness of the airbrush can be appreciated on a more personal level.
\ Artworks
802 Canyon
2019 \ Airbrush polymer and matte varnish on dibond, Oak frame \ 200 x 296cm (Each panel 200 x 143cm)
SOLD
Equilibrium
2020 \ Acrylic polymer and matte varnish on dibond, oak frame (diptych) \ 180 x 130cm
SOLD
HODL
2021 \ Airbrush on Aluminium Panel, American Oak Frame \ 30 x 30cm
Synchronicity
2020 \ Acrylic polymer and matte varnish on dibond with neon, oak frame (triptych) \ 150 x 113cm (each panel)
\ News
MediaTom Adair covers Good Weekend's "52 Weekends Away" — SMH and The Age
16 November 2020
Weekender by Melbourne artist Tom Adair was featured on the cover of the Good Weekend's 52 Weekends Away issue in the SMH and The Age, 14–15 November.
"Weekender" is part of a new series of works by the artist. The paintings will be on show in the N\H Project Space from 18-21 November.
\ Exhibitions featuring Tom Adair
12 - 14 Meagher Street
Chippendale, NSW 2008
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 11am - 4pm
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 11am - 4pm