Rhonda Goodall-Kirk
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© 2004 Pollock Gallery
Additional
Images from Rhonda’s new series titled "Peripateticienne”
Her paintings depict the life of 18th century French prostitutes.
The colours are vivid with lush reds and opulent pinks splashed across the canvas.
Grafitti dripping from the background, men and women indulge in opiates to
"numb the soul", heightened
emotions prevail and the bonds between the men and women of the night are
evident in the paintings.
At the height of Marie Antoinette's reign fashion was of the utmost
importance. The upper class women competed with each other for a place
along side their regent in the fashion stakes.
The lower classes were in a state of unrest, the revolution was brewing,
grafitti became a tool of communication between the masses and a way of
voicing their anger.
Throughout the turbulence leading up to what we term the "French
Revolution" the prostitute was a much sought out and thriving commodity,
even Marie Antoinette socialised with the peripateticienne.
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Anesthesique Oil on canvas 100 x 130 cm |
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Courir la guese Oil on canvas 90 x 165 cm |
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Demimonde Oil on canvas 120 x 200 cm |
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Engourdir Oil on canvas 165 x 110 cm |
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Faire la coquette Oil on canvas 165 x 140 cm |
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Fille de joie Oil on canvas 100 x 165 cm |
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Fumerie d’opium Oil on canvas 130 x 180 cm |
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Lassitude Oil on canvas 140 x 165 cm |
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Les morts Oil on canvas 120 x 165 cm |
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Mal Oil on canvas 165 x 90 cm |
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Melancolie Oil on canvas 200 x 120 cm |
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Mouvement Oil on canvas 145 x 110 cm |
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Narcotique Oil on canvas 90 x 120 cm |
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Pleurer pour Oil on canvas 145 x 130 cm |
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Pleurer sens de regretter Oil on canvas 100 x 165 cm |
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Provocant Oil on canvas 145 x 50 cm |
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Ravir enchanter Oil on canvas 145 x 80 cm |
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Servitude Oil on canvas 180 x 80 cm |
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Soothing Syrup Oil on canvas 165 x 100 cm |
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Trebucher Oil on canvas 180 x 100 cm |
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Voluptueux Oil on canvas 90 x 165 cm |
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SOLO
SHOW
2004 Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 Our Interim Span Gallery Melbourne
2000 Flesh of War Theatre, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1999 Love, a cigarette and the horse and carriage, Chiara Goya
Fitzroy
1999 Censorship, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1998 Insensibility, 69 Smith Street Fitzroy
1997 Life Space in Carrion State-The City, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1996 Oil on Canvas, Roar Studios Fitzroy
GROUP
SHOWS
2005 Hidden Faces of the of the Archibald, Crown Towers
2005 Mosman Art Prize Finalist
2004 Salon des Refuses, Crown Towers
2004 “Pet Project”, 69 Smith Street
2004 "Works on Paper" Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 "Blue Show" Jackman Gallery Melbourne
2003 The Inaugural Vic Salon des Refuses, The Barn Gallery, Monsalvat
2003 Goya Gallery, Melbourne
2001 Group Show Goya Galleries, Melbourne
2000 Christmas Show, Goya Galleries Melbourne
2000 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery St. Kilda
1999 Christmas Summer Collection, Goya Galleries Melbourne
1999 Penultimate, 69 Smith Street Fitzroy
1999 Roar for Sale, Roar Studios Fitzroy
1999 Mosman Art Show, Mosman Art Gallery Sydney
1999-2000 Group Show-Permanent Exhibit, Chicioâs Cafe St. Kilda
1999 Group Show, Chiara Goya Fitzroy
1999 Linden Postcard Show, Linden Gallery St. Kilda
1998 Primary, 69 Smith Street Fitzroy
1998-1999 Christmas Show, Chiara Goya Fitzroy
1998 Batteries for the Torch Bearer, Gallery High Northcote
1997 Bond, Roar Studios Fitzroy