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.
Tags: Colour field, Systems
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exhibited at
1968
Date
1995
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

1968 was an exhibition of works from the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia, curated by Michael Desmond and Christine Dixon. As the curators noted, it included work from 1967 to 1969 that encapsulated the spirit of those revolutionary years both in Australia, Europe and the USA.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
revolution, posters, Graphic Art, Photography, Abstraction, Colour, Political art, political posters, Minimal art, Fashion
exhibited at
Project 8: Robert Rooney
Date
October 1975
Type
Exhibition
Note
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
exhibited at
'The Field'
Date
1968
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Periods active
  • c.1960 -
  • 1960 -
Tags
  • Colour field
  • Systems
References [<ExternalResource: Desmond, Michael & Dixon, Christine (1995), '1968'.>, <ExternalResource: Lindsay, Robert (October 1975), 'Project 8: Robert Rooney'.>] [<ExternalResource: Desmond, Michael & Dixon, Christine (1995), '1968'.>]
Trainings
  • 1954 - 1957 Swinburne College of Technology, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1972 - 1973 Preston Institute of Technology (Phillip Institute), Preston, Victoria
Related people
  • Lindsay, Robert (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Frances (associate of)
  • Green, Charles (associate of)
Related works
  • After Colonial Cubism (creator of)
  • Kind-Hearted Kitchen Garden 2 (creator of)
  • After Colonial Cubism (None)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related events
  • 1968 (exhibited at)
  • Project 8: Robert Rooney (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
  • 1968 (exhibited at)
  • 'The Field' (exhibited at)
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