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Rohan Wealleans

b. 1977

Rohan Weallean's seething organic forms with their marbled psychadelic surfaces have made a truly original impression on the New Zealand art scene. Described by curator Robert Leonard as 'pornographic abstraction', Rohan's otherworldly creations traverse the boundary between painting and sculpture, and the figurative and the abstract.

It is difficult to ignore the maniacal energy Rohan invests in the creation of his works. Rohan's signature technique involves layers and layers of paint which is then carved, sliced and pinned back to reveal a stratified candy interior. It is his balance between the immature and the highly sophisticated that has caught the attention of galleries and collectors throughout New Zealand and Australia, and propelled Rohan to the top of everyone’s list.

Rohan graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Art in 2003 and was quickly snapped up for major exhibitions and collections, including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Auckland Art Gallery and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. . In 2005 he won the Waikato Art Award and was selected as the Frances Hodgkins Fellow. This fellowship culminated in a solo exhibition and catalogue produced by the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. In 2006 he was the paramount winner of the Wallace Art Award and in 2007, selected for inclusion in the national survey show Prospect 2007 at Wellington City Gallery.

Pooky
2009
mixed media
520 x 200 x 150mm

Pooky (detail)




Balls
2009
mixed media
210 H x 260mm diameter

Balls (detail)




Holy Jug
2009
mixed media
280 x 250 x 180mm

Holy Jug (detail)




Dirty Sting
2009
mixed media
600 H x 200mm diameter

Dirty Sting (detail)




Untitled VI
2009
house paint on canvas
570 x 850mm

Untitled VI (detail)




Untitled III
2009
house paint on canvas
850 x 570mm

Untitled III (detail)




Untitled II
2009
house paint on canvas
850 x 570mm

Untitled II (detail)




Naomi Horrogami
2006
paint on paper
1100 x 1400mm

Detail image of Naomi Horrogami
2006



Space Map lX
2007
Paint, string and wood
600 x 600mm

Detail image of Space Map lX




Blade ll
2007
paint on paper
700 x 480mm

Detail image of Blade ll




Finishing Move
2005
Paint, plaster, polystyrene on wood
1600 x 1200 x 600mm

Detail image of Finishing Move




Detail image of Finishing Move




Untitled
2008
Acrylic on paper
1200 x 900mm

Untitled detail
2008
This is a detail image of Untitled l


Red Tip Thought
2007
Paint on paper
1100 x 750mm

Detail image of Red Tip Thought




Untitled ll
2008
Acrylic on paper
1300 x 1000mm

Untitled ll detail

This is a detail image of Untitled ll


Practice Slashers for Her
2007
Paper and paint
1500 x 1000mm framed

Detail Image of Practice Slashers for Her




Octofish Mounds
2007
paint, polystyrene on paper
600 x 450mm framed

Detail Image of Otofish Mound




Body Devotion lV
2007
paint on paper
600 x 450mm framed

Detail image of Body Devotion lV




Second Trimester
2005
Paint, plaster and wood
1600 x 480mm

Detail image of Second Trimester




Detail image of Second Trimester




Rohan Wealleans
2009





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