By Ria Green
2024
gouache, watercolour, oxide, dye, plaster & textile on board
44x35cm framed
$925
ARTIST STATEMENT
Ria Green's work explores the resonance and affect of the environment on the spiritual, emotional and physical self. Through the process of painting, with a particular focus on raw materials, colour and texture, Green's practice presents abstracted representations of ephemeral moments of wonderment found in the natural world. By capturing these visceral experiences of awe, time is suspended momentarily enabling the sublime surfaces to reveal themselves. In embracing the pictorial space, Green’s paintings offer deeper contemplation and connection to the world around.
BIO
Ria Green is a multidisciplinary artist working and living in Naarm/Melbourne. Ria Green holds a Master of Fine Art at RMIT University, 2013 and a Bachelor of Art with Honours (Fine Art) at RMIT University 2007. Green has exhibited nationally and internationally since 2007, including exhibitions in Turin, Italy and Marnay-sur-Seine, France. Local exhibitions include Modern Times, Saint Cloche (Sydney), Counihan Gallery, Blindside Gallery and Seventh Gallery in Melbourne. Green has developed her sense of materiality and methods through several artist residencies including Cortex Frontal, Cortexrcult Cultural Association, Arriolos, Portugal, Tribu de Trueno, Bariloche, Argentina and Fusion Gallery, Inaudita Cultural Institution, Turin, Italy. Green’s work is held in numerous collections including State Library of Victoria, National Library of Australia, RMIT University and many private collections.