 
Fondly pushing scenes of rural life towards abstraction, Rosalie Rigby gathers just enough detail and perspective before setting viewers loose into imaginative landscapes. Her works emerge in yellows, greens and blues set within grey and brown surroundings. Though her fondness for Paul Cézanne is self-evident, the incredible variety of brushstrokes, paint build-ups and tonal shifts present in Rigby's work mark her truly individual style. From one canvas to the next she traces winding lines between stylized representation and the diffuse cloud forms of an uncanny dreamworld.
More than subconscious explorations though, Rigby's work reconciles her affection for the beauty of her native Australia with the broad variety of physical and emotional experiences provoked by different landscapes under shifting circumstances. The result of preliminary studies and visual forays into each locale, every expressive painting draws viewers in with a strong detail surrounded by abstracted settings and spaces. In so doing, Rigby lures us with a familiar vision of nature before revealing a truly original perspective on our environment.
Out From Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art from Australia & New Zealand
Reception:
Thursday May 7, 2009 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates:
5/7/2009 - 5/27/2009
Invitation to
Rosalie Rigby's exhibition
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Moonbi Hills 2
Oil on Canvas
27.5" x 35.5"
$1550
Moonbi Hills 2
Oil on Canvas
27.5" x 35.5"
$1550
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Along the Lake Highway, Tasmania
Oil on Canvas
27.5" x 35.5"
$1550
Along the Lake Highway, Tasmania
Oil on Canvas
27.5" x 35.5"
$1550
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Lake St Clair
Oil on Canvas
27.5" x 35.5"
$1550
Lake St Clair
Oil on Canvas
27.5" x 35.5"
$1550
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