One of Australia's most sophisticated artists (Green 1990), Robert Rooney has explored a range of approaches including figurative painting and Conceptualism, but is best known for his vibrant pop and Post-Pop painting that balance abstraction with motifs derived from printed ephemera and commercial illustration.
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Paper appeared in the catalogue for ‘Pen to pixel: 100 years of design education at Swinburne’, Chapel off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Australia, 17 July-03 August 2008, curated by Nanette
The Faculty of Design at Swinburne University of Technology presented an exhibition celebrating the work of outstanding designers and media practitioners. The exhibition was held at Chapel off Chapel, Prahran, Australia, 17 July-03 August 2008 in association with the 2008 Melbourne International Design Festival.