David Rankin 'Clouds Reflected I' figurative where whimsy and threat collide

where whimsy and threat collide in a kaleidoscope of colour

Three years before visiting the Nullarbor

is a valuable addition to budding collectors and connoisseurs of Charles Blackman' s works alike

Thomson translates remembered landscapes and fleeting impressions into a dynamic screenprint marked by gesture

David Rankin 'Clouds Reflected I' figurative where whimsy and threat collideDavid 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. Clouds