Robert Rooney b. 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.
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Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
creator of
After Colonial Cubism
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Medium
Acrylic on canvas

122 × 198.3cm

 
creator of
Kind-Hearted Kitchen Garden 2
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Note: Exhibited in Project 8
 

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  • Project 9: Documents, Film, Video (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
  • From the homefront: Robert Rooney works 1953-1988 (exhibited at)
  • Project 8: Robert Rooney (exhibited at)
  • Survey 3: Robert Rooney (exhibited at)
  • Downtown: Ruscha Rooney Arkley (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • The Mirror Waratah Festival Art Competition '66 (exhibited at)
  • The Situation Now: Object and Post Object Art (exhibited at)