Sydney-based artist Rick Carlino has spent the past decade developing a distinctive practice centred on epoxy resin, exploring the fluidity, viscosity and unpredictability of a notoriously demanding medium. Working at scale, Carlino creates luminous abstract compositions that balance disciplined structure with the natural behaviour of resin, producing works defined by depth, colour and controlled movement.
A self-taught visual artist, Carlino approaches resin with both technical precision and intuitive understanding. His process involves successive pours, calibrated curing stages and the introduction of graphic forms, allowing pigment to suspend within layered surfaces that shift and refract light. The resulting works emphasise clarity, tonal balance and spatial depth, where colour appears to travel through the material rather than sit upon it.
Carlino’s broader creative background — including work in music composition and brand design — informs the rhythm and visual restraint evident in his paintings. Bold colour relationships, deliberate edges and carefully measured transitions give the works a strong contemporary presence while maintaining a sense of material control.
Recent works demonstrate a period of refined technical mastery within Carlino’s practice, with compositions that prioritise balance and structure over spectacle. His work continues to attract increasing collector attention ahead of forthcoming national and international presentations.
