Robyn SweaneyI first saw Robyn Sweaney's exquisite paintings when I was invited to a curatorial panel event by the Visual Arts Network and Arts Northern Rivers in 2006. What immediately enthralled me was Robyn's attention to detail and obsessive capturing of the scene's she surrounds herself with. The stillness of the works and the contemplation on these uniquely Australian dwellings work strongly on many levels. Firstly the paintings and drawings are aesthetically beautiful and incredibly evocative. Secondly, I'm increasingly fascinated by the subjects of these works, these wonderful houses, soon to be lost to the collective consciousness, superceded by the 'McMansions' of the new millenia. Robyn's works are a link to our heritage, our collective nostalgia for a simpler, less flashy world. Iain Dawson, December 2008 |
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