Robert Rooney b. 1937

  • Artist (Painter)
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. 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
After Colonial Cubism
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Medium
Acrylic on canvas

122 × 198.3cm

 

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Periods active
  • 1960 -
  • 1960 -
Residences
  • 1937 - Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1937 - Melbourne, Vic.
References [<ExternalResource: Michael Desmond & Christine Dixon (1995), '1968'.>]
Related events
  • 1968 (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
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