Rona Green: The thrill of it all at Australian Galleries Melbourne
Posted: 18 April 2018 Filed under: Exhibitions | Tags: art, drawing, exhibition, Melbourne, painting, poppets, printmaking, Rona Green 2 Comments
Rona Green: The thrill of it all
27 March – 22 April 2018
Australian Galleries Melbourne
28 Derby Street
Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia
Open 7 days 10am – 6pm
Free entry
Exhibition events at Australian Galleries:
Artist talk
2pm Saturday 21 April 2018
&
Meet the artist
2pm – 4pm Sunday 22 April 2018
All welcome
Exhibition paraphernalia:
You can view the exhibition catalogue by clicking here.
You can view images and details of all the works in the exhibition by clicking here.
If you can’t get to the show but would like some exhibition related materials mailed to you send me a message to request a parcel and I’ll get one to you.
Photography by Tim Gresham.
Meet the artist
Posted: 7 April 2018 Filed under: Exhibitions | Tags: art, drawing, exhibition, Melbourne, painting, poppets, printmaking, works on paper 2 Comments
Rona and The thrill of it all at Australian Galleries Melbourne
If your future plans include seeing my current exhibition Rona Green: The thrill of it all at Australian Galleries in Melbourne, and you would like to say hi when you visit, I will be at the gallery during the following times:
Sunday 8 April 1pm – 3pm
Saturday 14 April 3.30pm – 5pm
Sunday 22 April 2pm – 4pm
Alternatively you may like to drop in and hear my artist talk at the gallery:
Saturday 21 April 2pm
I’ll be discussing concepts and techniques, and answering any questions you may have. There will be a little goody bag gift for attendees as well as drinks and sweets.
Rona Green: The thrill of it all
27 March – 22 April 2018
Australian Galleries Melbourne
28 Derby Street
Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia
Open 7 days 10am – 6pm
Free entry
Rona Green: The thrill of it all at Australian Galleries Melbourne
If you are unable to make it to The thrill of it all you can click here to view all the work on show via the Australian Galleries website.
Photography by Tim Gresham.
You’re invited to ‘The thrill of it all’
Posted: 4 March 2018 Filed under: Exhibitions | Tags: art, drawing, exhibition, Melbourne, painting, poppets, printmaking, Rona Green 3 Comments
You are most warmly invited to
Rona Green
The thrill of it all
An exhibition of prints, paintings, poppets and drawings
Official opening 6pm – 8pm Tuesday 27 March 2018
Australian Galleries Melbourne
28 Derby Street
Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia
You are also most welcome to attend my artist talk at the gallery from 2pm on Saturday 21 April 2018.
I’ll be discussing the ideas behind the work and how it was made, and answering any questions you may wish to ask. There will be a little goody bag gift for attendees as well as drinks to sip and sweets to savour whilst contemplating the art on offer.
The thrill of it all runs until Sunday 22 April 2018
Australian Galleries Melbourne is open 7 days 10am – 6 pm
Note: closed Good Friday and open Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday 10am – 4pm
Free entry
If you would like to download The thrill of it all exhibition catalogue you can do so via my website news page by clicking this link.
Hope to see you at the show!
No Cure For Life
Posted: 15 September 2013 Filed under: Exhibitions, Rona | Tags: art, Australian Galleries, drawing, exhibition, No Cure For Life, painting, poppets, printmaking, Rona Green 6 Comments
No Cure For Life
27 August – 15 September 2013
35 Derby Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Australian Galleries reception area displaying works by Rona Green
‘Pearl’, ‘Vilém and Ludwig Jüngere’ and ‘Krzysztof and Rozhenko’, 2013, pencil and ink drawings on paper by Rona Green
Rona Green, ‘Justus LaBeefe (199-0-1)’, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 168 x 259 cm
‘Justus LaBeefe (199-0-1)’, ‘Bucky’, 2013 and ‘Greasy Rhys’, 2011, acrylic on canvas paintings by Rona Green
‘Greasy Rhys’, 2011, Bat Shit Crazy (Guano Loco) and ‘Booger Sugar’, 2013, acrylic on canvas paintings by Rona Green
‘Booger Sugar’, ‘Shitehawk Reep’ and ‘Jack Action’, 2013, acrylic on canvas paintings by Rona Green
Rona Green, ‘Jack Action’, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 183 x 122 cm
‘Latti’, 2010 and ‘Poor Tom’, 2013, hand coloured linocuts by Rona Green
By Rona Green: ‘Archie’, 2012, hand coloured linocut; ‘The Baron of G block’, 2013, pen and ink drawing; ‘Borislav’, ‘Lazer’ and ‘Leonty’, 2013, hand coloured linocuts; ‘Party Pie’, 2013, pen and ink drawing; ‘Nekromancer’, 2012, hand coloured linocut
View of the exhibition ‘No Cure For Life’ by Rona Green
View of the exhibition ‘No Cure For Life’ by Rona Green
Photography: Jeremy Dillon, The Photography Department
James Gandolfini aka Tony Soprano
“There’s no cure for life.” – Tony Soprano
Strange soirées
Posted: 18 March 2012 Filed under: Artists, Inspiration, Rona | Tags: art, artists, Bela Lugosi, Diane Arbus, Dutch Golden Age, Frans Hals, inspiration, Jean Dubuffet, Jim Henson, Muppets, poppets, prints, Rembrandt, Rona Green, Thomas de Keyser, Vincent Price 5 Comments
Diane Arbus, Transvestite at her Birthday Party, N.Y.C., 1969
‘For me the subject of a picture is always more important than the picture. And more complicated.’
– Diane Arbus (1923-1971)
Boogie's 6th birthday party, 1978
All kinds of images fire up my imagination.
One photo in particular has intrigued me so much that I have created three different interpretations – it is a snapshot of my guy’s birthday party, illustrated above.
The first incarnation, party, was highly influenced by my love of Jean Dubuffet’s art.
Rona Green, party, 1995, lithograph, 17 x 30 cm, edition 4
Then there was Birthday Boogies, a mixed media piece including soft sculptural objects that I call poppets.
Rona Green, Birthday Boogies, 2002, mixed media, 27 x 35 x 3 cm
The poppets were born from a fondness for dolls, puppets and masks. As a kid I adored The Muppet Show produced by Jim Henson, and the colourful characters of Warner Brothers and Hanna Barbera cartoons.
Jim Henson and Muppets
After Birthday Boogies came Secret Robot Society, which incorporated my fancy of the Dutch Golden Age of painting.
Rona Green, Secret Robot Society, 2002, linocut and watercolour, 49 x 70 cm, edition 13
Favourite artists from this period in art include Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Thomas de Keyser.
Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632
Frans Hals, Regents of the Old Men's Almshouse, 1664
Thomas de Keyser, The Syndics of the Amsterdam Goldsmiths Guild, 1627
After making Secret Robot Society I produced two more prints – Treacherous Boys With Charisma and The Ventriloquist – to form a trio of group portraits.
Rona Green, Treacherous Boys With Charisma, 2003, linocut and watercolour, 49 x 70 cm, edition 13
My creative process is very much about collaging together an eclectic range of source material to invent something otherworldly and somewhat absurd.
The dashing Bela Lugosi
The debonair Vincent Price
In the case of these prints I have referenced the Dutch painters along with TV shows, horror movie stars, dolls and puppets, as well as ideas about social hierarchy and esotericism.
Rona Green, The Ventriloquist, 2004, linocut and watercolour, 49 x 70 cm, edition 13
Old time ventriloquist
Thunderbirds - Brains and Scott
And finally I should make mention of the beloved Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book!
The Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book
Boogie's robot cake à la The Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book
PS: From now on I will be posting every Tuesday – until then, have a good week!
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