David Rankin 'Two Stones' expressionism

David Rankin 'Two Stones' expressionismDavid Rankins landscapes are underpinned by three themes: Western and Asian cultures, and the Aboriginal concept of place. There are nods to all over painting that is, imagery with no prime form or subject as well as JMW Turners almost indiscernible vistas. Perhaps most striking however, is Rankins practice itself. Privileging process over product, his work follows the curvatures of life, allowing the landscape to reveal itself to him. Cast in pale

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Stuffed into suitcases and shuttled around

reflective of his pursuit for “beauty which can best be described as being on time for the appointment

titled and inscribed in pencil in margin below image: A/P Structure in Amber Michael Powell 90

'Wombat and Europa'

It will bloom in your home

What happens when a knight is turned into a cat

“the boundless extent of a land

'Barbara' is recognisably Charles Blackman

Paper Size: 76 x 56 cm

Having absorbed a variety of influences as diverse as Early Modernism