David Rankin (artist)
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David Rankin
Early life and work
David Rankin was born in
Rankin is self-taught, developing his techniques and ideas in the outback towns of his youth. He was inspired by the greats from
In his travels before he arrived in Sydney in 1967 he developed a concept of what he wanted to achieve as an Australian artist. His dream was to express the
In Sydney Rankin had his first exhibition through Watters Gallery at age 22.[citation needed]
Personal
In 1979 his first wife,
Having personal life experiences as his subject matter, Rankin's paintings contemplate these things. For example, his Jerusalem series followed a trip to Jerusalem in 1988, which then led to his Golgotha works. His travels to the Australian, American and Mexican deserts became the subject matter for many of his canvases, such as Ridge – Mungo, Golden Prophecy – San Antonio, Grey Sonora Landscape and then led to his Witness Series. From the fire in his studio he then painted Buddha and Flames. He illustrated two books by Lily Brett on the holocaust and explored the theme further in his huge work The Drowned and The Saved from a book by Primo Levi of the same name. Through Brett he encountered Jewish mythology and painted Black Menorah and Black Tfiln and as a testament to his love for her created his Husband and Wife Series including Husband and Wife Triptych III, and Husband and Wife – Ying and Yang.[citation needed]
In 1989 Rankin moved with his wife to New York City. From their home in New York they continue to explore both their Australian roots and culture and the opportunities and challenges of being part of an international community. Their three children, including celebrated artist Jessica Rankin, also live in New York. His daughter-in-law is artist Julie Mehretu.
Career
In the past 30 years Rankin has held over 100 one-person exhibitions in cities including Paris, Beijing, New York, Cologne and throughout Australia. He is represented in many of the world's leading collections and museums, including the National Gallery of Victoria. He was selected as Australia's official representative in the UNESCO Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition celebrations that toured the world's capitals. He was featured in the Salon de Mai in Paris and the Chicago Art Fair. Among the many prizes and awards he has been honored with is the 1983 Wynne Prize, Australia's premier landscape prize. Recently an English-German monograph on his work titled "The Walls of the Heart: The Work and Life of David Rankin" was published by US critic and art historian Dore Ashton. In 2005-2006 a major exhibition of Rankin's art, curated by Dore Ashton, toured through public galleries in Australia.
Among his many commissioned works are The Scorched Earth, 1984–85, oil on canvas, diptych at the
In September 2013, a book by Dore Ashton on David Rankin's work titled David Rankin: The New York Years was released.[2]
Rankin was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3]
See also
- List of Australian artists
- Jessica Rankin - artist, David Rankin's daughter.
References
- ^ Bio from Andre Zarre gallery site Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ "David Rankin: The New York Years". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Mr David Garth Rankin". It's An Honour. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
Bibliography
- Brenson, Michael: "David Rankin", The New York Times, New York City, 21 December 1990; p39
- Carrier, David: "David Rankin’s Jerusalem Paintings", in the catalogue for David Rankin, The Jerusalem Paintings, Ruggiero Gallery, New York City, 1989
- Handy, Ellen: "Light of Australia, Walls of Jerusalem", Arts Magazine, New York City. December 1989 [Vol. 64, No. 4]; pages 51–55
- Larson, Kay: "Art", New York Magazine, New York City, 17 December 1990; p77
- Elwyn Lynn: "Rankin at Macquarie", The Australian, Sydney; November 1990
- Lynn, Victoria: "Balance and Duality in the Work of David Rankin", Art and Australia, Summer 1996
- Sheffield, Margaret: "David Rankin", Review, New York City, May 1997
- Bleiker, Roland: "Political Abstraction in the Work of David Rankin", Social Alternatives, St Lucia. October 2001 [Vol. 20, No. 4]; pages 3–8, 16–21.
- Dore Ashton: The Walls of the Heart: The Work and Life of David Rankin, Wien: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2001.
- Dore Ashton: "After the Fire", David Rankin: Works 1967–2004, touring exhibition catalogue, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah 2005.
- Jeannet, Frédéric-Yves: "From the Heartland to a Hinterland", David Rankin: Works 1967–2004, touring exhibition catalogue, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah 2005.
- Dore Ashton: David Rankin – The Crossings Paintings, exhibition catalogue, Andre Zarre Gallery Archived 24 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, New York City, October 2006.
- New York Arts International
External links
- essay accompanying show "David Rankin Work 1967-2004" by Madeleine Kelman Snow
- biography Archived 5 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Rezarr gallery site.
- Margaret Sheffield Essay on David Rankin's Prophesy of Dried Bones series
- Savah Gallery - resume supplied by the artist reproduced on this page as well as in this Wikipedia entry
- Essay by Dore Ashton
- List of some Australian Galleries mentioned
- Note on exhibition at Judisches Museum Wien