Jenny Rodgerson Portraits 9 – 28 March 2021
AU S T R A L I A N GA L L E R I E S MELBOURNE
Artist in studio, 2020
AU S T R A L I A N GA L L E R I E S MELBOURNE
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Jenny Rodgerson Portraits Tuesday 9 March 2021 6pm - 8pm 35 Derby Street Collingwood VIC 3066 Current until Sunday 28 March 2021 Open 7 days 10am to 6pm T 03 9417 4303 melbourne@australiangalleries.com.au australiangalleries.com.au
Phtotgraphy: Cathy Ronalds Front cover: Study for, Standing figure I (detail) 2020 oil on linen 51 x 60 cm
Artist in studio, 2020
Jenny Rodgerson’s figurative paintings are powerful. They embody both a stillness and a potent sense of inhabited presence. In her distinctive nudes and self-portraits, the contrast between nuanced light and shade combines with a bold sense of colour to arrive at an arresting resolve that captures the essence, or what Wittgenstein would call, the “whatness” of the subject. Jenny always paints from life, without photographic reference materials or preparatory sketches, she applies oil paint directly to canvas. This process allows for an immediacy and fluidity between the observation of her subject and the recording of it; infusing her works with a recognisably human perspective, honesty and depth. Portraits presents a selection of Jenny Rodgerson’s large scale self portraits and nudes, including Bound by the big red coat, for which she was awarded the Portia Geach Memorial Prize in 2016, together with a collection of smaller studies in oil.
Hold 2020 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Standing figure 2021 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Bound by the big red coat 2016 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Figure with red coat 2019 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Qi 2021 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Stand 2018 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Green leather coat on yellow 2018 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Self portrait in green coat 2019 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Solitary figure 2019 oil on linen 152 x 137 cm
Study for, Standing figure I 2020 oil on linen 51 x 60 cm
Self portrait in red coat 2020 oil on linen 61 x 76 cm
Study for, Qi 2020 oil on linen 66 x 56 cm
JENNY RODGERSON
Artist in studio, 2020
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