Salt

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Rory Obrien

Opening Night – 13th September

The exhibition ‘SALT’ is a song to the hedonism of the ocean. From swimming to diving, to floating or just gazing at the horizon, Rory’s work transports us to the water’s edge and celebrates our connections to the elements.

Rory’s paintings take a visceral approach to oils – the surface sings with impasto mark making and the raw colours capture the freshness of the sea. The paint glistens, the water sparkles and people play in the waves. Often the moment of immersion is captured, highlighting the freedom of water’s cool release.

This exhibition brings together a major new body of larger work using heavy impasto oil paint that appears abstract up close but resolves in clarity as the viewer steps away.

Rory has shown widely through multiple Australian art fairs, competitions and prizes, and regularly curates group shows to encourage emerging artists. Rory won the 2024 Summer Art Prize at the Northern Beaches Gallery.

Northern Beaches Gallery
161 South Creek Road, Cromer, NSW

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