Robert Rooney b. 24 September 1937

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer)
In the 1960s Melbourne artist became well known for his lively hard edge abstract paintings which were based on images discovered on cereal packets. Later he gave the same magnified scrutiny to knitting patterns and then elements of suburban culture. In 1970 he turned from painting to systematic photographic observation. Rooney has also written extensively on Australian art as art critic for both The Age and The Australian.
Tags: Colour field, Systems

Citations

  • Desmond, Michael & Dixon, Christine (1995), '1968’.

  • Lindsay, Robert (October 1975), 'Project 8: Robert Rooney’.

  • Britton, Stephanie (ed.) 1984, A decade at the EAF: A History of the Experimental Art Foundation 1974-1984, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide