Fox Galleries is delighted to announce that Esther Erlich has been featured in a new publication, ‘The Female Gaze,’ by Anita Selzer. The book focuses on 20 contemporary female artists from across the globe and analyses art through women’s eyes. Esther is in esteemed company alongside artists such as fellow Australian Del Kathryn Barton. This is a great achievement for Esther and it is a wonderful acknowledgement in what is an already highly successful artistic career.

In 2018 Fox Galleries held a very successful solo exhibition of Esther’s works. The exhibition was quite aptly titled, ‘The Female Gaze.’

Arresting portraits of a diverse cast of female characters typifies Esther’s oeuvre. These bold compositions explore the nature of the female gaze and gender politics. Her works reside in an art history where female figures have so frequently been framed for male consumption.

Esther’s heroines are empowered females as opposed to the sexualised objects of desire crafted from the male gaze. Esther’s paintings feature commanding female figures with piercing almond eyes. These are looks of confrontation, not invitation. She champions the femme fatale rather than the frolicking concubine present in so many works.

Esther’s works are crucially contemporary, and provide the viewer with much to ponder.

Please join us in congratulating Esther on her most recent accolade!

A selection of Esther’s works are on display in our stockroom at Fox Galleries and available online at:
https://foxgalleries.com.au/stockroom/esther-erlich-available-stock/

If you are interested in acquiring a copy of the publication, please email daragh@foxgalleries.com.au, as we will be stocking a limited supply.

To read John McDonald’s article for the Sydney Morning Herald on Esther’s exhibition, ‘The Female Gaze,’ follow the link below:
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/art-esther-erlich-20180607-h113vb.html

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