No Cure For Life

 

Rona Green

No Cure For Life

27 August – 15 September 2013

Australian Galleries

35 Derby Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

 

Australian Galleries reception area displaying works by Rona Green

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

‘Pearl’, ‘Vilém and Ludwig Jüngere’ and ‘Krzysztof and Rozhenko’, 2013, pencil and ink drawings on paper by Rona Green

 

'Justus LaBeefe (199-0-1)', 2013, acrylic on canvas, 168 x 259 cm, by Rona Green

Rona Green, ‘Justus LaBeefe (199-0-1)’, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 168 x 259 cm

 

'Justus LaBeefe (199-0-1)', 'Bucky' and 'Greasy Rhys', 2013, acrylic on canvas paintings by Rona Green

‘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

‘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

‘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

Rona Green, ‘Jack Action’, 2013, acrylic on canvas, 183 x 122 cm

 

'Latti', 2010 and 'Poor Tom', 2013, hand coloured linocuts by Rona Green

‘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

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

 

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

 

"There's no cure for life." - Tony Soprano

James Gandolfini aka Tony Soprano

 

“There’s no cure for life.” – Tony Soprano

 


Two for one

 

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Free entry, all welcome!

 


Work in progress

 

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.”

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

 

The entrance to my studio

The entrance to my studio

 

Studio view

Inside the studio

 

Ideas collecting on a pin board

Ideas collecting on a pin board

 

Linocut in progress

A linocut in the making

 

One of my printing presses

Printing press

 

A lino block and prints on the drying rack

A lino block and prints on the drying rack

 

Brushes and inks used to hand colour my prints

Brushes and inks used to hand colour my prints

 

Another view of the studio space

Another view of the studio space

 

Books and UFC figurines

Books and UFC figurines

 

Preparatory work for a painting

Preparatory work for a painting

 

A painting in progress

A painting in progress

 

Bucky, a completed acrylic on canvas painting

Bucky, a completed acrylic on canvas painting

 

I will be exhibiting these works (as well as other prints, paintings and drawings) at Australian Galleries in Melbourne, from 27 August – 15 September 2013.

If you would like to receive an invitation to the exhibition opening click here to join my mailing list.

 


Corporeal

 

Corporeal is an exhibition of prints exploring the theme of the body by 23 Australian artists including Graeme Drendel, Di Ellis, Philip Faulks, Rodney Forbes, Sue Fraser, David Frazer, Rona Green, Rew Hanks, Kaylene Kelly, Michael Kempson, Alexi Keywan, Martin King, Deborah Klein, Terry Matassoni, Ron McBurnie, Janet Parker-Smith, Travis Paterson, Ben Rak, Heather Shimmen, Stephen Spurrier, Anne Starling, Clayton Tremlett and Scott Trevelyan – curated by Rona Green.

 

Geelong Gallery

Geelong Gallery, Australia

 

The exhibition is on show now until the 12 May 2013 at Geelong Gallery, Little Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

 

Corporeal exhibition at Geelong Gallery

Corporeal exhibition opening at Geelong Gallery

 

If you would like to check out the Corporeal exhibition catalogue illustrating all the artists prints click here.

 

Corporeal exhibition at Geelong Gallery

View of Corporeal at Geelong Gallery

 

I’ll be presenting a free floor talk about the Corporeal exhibition at Geelong Gallery, 3pm Saturday 23 March 2013 – all are welcome to come along!

 

Rona Green, Nekromancer, linocut & hand colouring, 50 x 60 cm, edition 23

Rona Green, Nekromancer, linocut, ink and watercolour, 50 x 60 cm, edition 23

 


New Year Giveaway

 

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

 

Wishing you a wonderful 2013!

 

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To celebrate the new year it is my pleasure to present a giveaway.

Enter for a chance to win one of three ‘Rona Green bag and badges prize packs’.

 

Limited edition 'Tiago' bag by Rona Green

Shane showcasing one of Rona’s limited edition ‘Tiago’ bags

 

Freddie investigating a stockpile of Rona Green badges

Freddie investigating a stockpile of Rona Green badges

 

To enter the giveaway:

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2. Leave a comment on the blog about why you would like to win a prize pack

Click on ‘Comment’ at the top of this post

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Entries close at 6.00pm EST on Sunday 6 January 2013.

Three lucky winners will be announced in a blog post on Sunday night.

You’ve got to be in it to win it!

 

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

 


Good things come in small packages

 

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