On a cold night in Noosa, there was warmth and chatter at the official opening night of All Day Sunrise by Melbourne artist Steve Rosendale.
Having been immersed in old movies since childhood and collecting retro imagery in the form of advertisements and old holiday post cards from the 1960’s, Steve has referenced many images in his vibrant oil paintings.
From the beginning of his art career Steve has been fascinated to the depth in which he can dive into an exciting image.
From the early days of studying, Steve’s genre of art was focused.
“I could start playing with the idea of a picture within a picture,” Steve said.
“A frame within a frame. I could use an image from a page, for example a vintage car magazine sitting on a coffee table. I could paint the whole scene as it is. I could zoom in on the magazine and leave out the table, or I could just single out the image on the cover and only paint that. The possibilities seemed endless.”
The evening at The G Contemporary in Hastings Street on Saturday 8 July was wonderful.
Art lovers mingled with Steve Rosendale and Gallery Directors Steve and Karen Beardsley amongst the retro images indulging in a night of nostalgia.
The exhibition is showing daily until 23 July.
There will be another opportunity to meet the artist Steve Rosendale at a Champagne Reception on Saturday 15 July from 5 – 7pm to coincide with Noosa Concours d’Elegance.
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