Selected works from RMIT Culture collections and International Collections

Alexander Knox, We Love This Life, 2012-2013

I was immediately drawn to this work because of how it looks like the intersecting cables behind a computer. My interpretation of this work is how we are all connected because of the Internet as it continues to advance and lead us in different directions. This can be frightening or exciting as technology continues to improve and as a result this work makes me think about what our connection with the Internet could look like in the future.

Alexander Knox

We Love This Life, 2012-2013

Steel and 2 pac paint

497.8 x 628.9 x 17.5 cm

Commissioned through the RMIT Art Fund, 2011 RMIT University Art Collection

Howard Arkley, Suburban Exterior, 1983

In my Year 3 primary school Art class, at the start of each class the teacher would introduce us to an artist and their artwork. Howard Arkley is the only artist I remember being shown to me because I distinctly remember the ‘cartoon-esque’ colours and forms of houses that I recognised on my walks home after school. It also began my passion for art.

Howard Arkley

Suburban Exterior, 1983

©The Estate of Howard Arkley, Courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

159.8 x 120 cm

Purchased by the Phillip Institute of Technology, 1984 Phillip Institute Collection, RMIT University Art Collection

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