David Rankin 'Clouds Reflected I' figurative Condition is Very Good

Condition is Very Good

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

Moving later towards a more lyrical abstraction

Blackman repeatedly returned to themes of femininity

Three years before visiting the Nullarbor

David Rankin 'Clouds Reflected I' figurative Condition is Very GoodDavid 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