Selected works from RMIT Culture collections and International Collections

Gene Davis, Black watch series I, 1974

I love this one!

I’ve always enjoyed art that employs the use of spaced line work. That, combined with certain colour combinations create a busy, whilst very clean image. Two of my favourite artists at the moment are Josh Sperling and Felipe Pantone, so it fits well within that aesthetic.

Gene davis

Black watch series I, 1974

Screenprint on canvas paper

Edition: 91/150

172 x 106 cm (image), 182.9 x 114.3 cm (sheet)

Purchased by the RMIT School of Art, 1976 Edward Collection: RMIT University Art Collection

Mark Rothko, #20, 1957

Growing up in Canberra meant frequent trips to the NGA where the #20 lives. So I’ve seen this one in the flesh a few times and it never ceases to amaze me. I like the way that Rothko always creates such a soft image through the way he blends and layers the colours he uses, whilst still invoking a response from the viewer through the chosen colours. I’ve always seen his work as the precursor to the James Turrell installations.