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Richard Dunlop Memorial Park: New Paintings of Nostalgic Subjects 4th - 27th October 2012
In this body of work, established artist Richard Dunlop revisits ongoing themes which have permeated his practice for many years, making fresh contributions to these areas of investigation. Stylistically Dunlop continues to dissolve the boundaries between genres such as still-life, botanical art, landscape and abstraction. While his luminous oil paintings defy easy categorisation, they readily render an archaeology of the mind. “This is an exhibition of paintings of revisited subjects, impregnated with history and nostalgia for the celebration of stages of life, repositories of aspirations and anxieties, and prescient of the passage of time – a smorgasbord of natural history, vanitas and a revisit to Australian landscape paintings I have been making for over 15 years now.” Richard Dunlop, 2012Underpinning these investigations is an ever-present awareness of the cyclical forces of the nature, as the patterns of death, decay and renewal are frequently alluded to, through many fine glazes and sensual smears of translucent oil paint.A prominent mid-career artist Richard Dunlop is the recipient of numerous major Awards, such as the prestigious 2012 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize (Painting Category) held the South Australian Museum, and is well represented in private and public collections throughout Australia and internationally
New Summer Garden Oil on linen SOLD
Garland Oil on Belgian linen
Small Beauty Oil on Belgian linen
The Meek Oil on linen
The Celebration Oil on board
Memorial Park 2 Oil on board
Still life with Parrot Fish Oil on board
Memorial Park Oil on Belgian linen
Stack of Small Possessions Oil on canvas on board SOLD
Angel Oil on board SOLD
Memorial Wreath Oil on board
Ceremony Oil on canvas on board SOLD
Large Vessel Reflected on Glass Table Oil on canvas on board
New Spring Garden Oil on Belgian linen
New Garden Oil on Belgian linen
