Amor was born in Frankston, a seaside suburb situated forty-one kilometres South from Melbourne. His limited edition sculpture Running Man of 2003 finds its inspirational and emotional heritage in the artist's recollections of the forms and ever-changing shadows of Frankston's windswept craggy foreshore and its numerous eroded sandstone cliffs.

His curiously unique recollections, as revealed in a number of published interviews, must be seen as operating in tandem with personal memories of the town's more distinctive characteristics: its beaches, paths, piers, gullies, canals, boardwalks and sweeping escarpments. There, in the midst of Frankston's underrated charms, the young artist was indeliblAssociate Professor Ken Wach (Dip. Art; T.T.T.C.; Fellowship RMIT; MA; PhD.) Emeritus Principal Research Fellow and Head of the School of Creative Arts The University of Melbourne. The author wishes to thank Sarah Murray of Niagara Galleries and Rebecca Renshaw of Heide Museum of Modern Art for their assistance with the research for this commentary. Footnotes: 1. As related to the curator Linda Short in an interview with the artist in 2007 - see: Short, L., A single mind: Rick Amor, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2008; Short, L., Heide Museum of Modern Art: The Collection, Melbourne, 2010, p.59 2. See: Johnson, C., "Secrets of the Sea", The Age newspaper, 27 September 2002, Arts. 3.Lindsay, R., Rick Amor: Standing in the Shadows, McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, 2005, p.51; p.75. 4. Lahey, K., "Winning sculptor just happy to be alive", The Daily Telegraph newspaper, 19 November 2007. Literature: Artist's Website: http://www.rickamor.com.au Backhouse, M., "Time to Reflect but not to Dwell", The Age newspaper, Melbourne, 24 May 2008. Catalano, G., "Detachment allows art of great emotional power", The Age, Melbourne, 18 May 1990. Catalano, G., The Solitary Watcher: Rick Amor and his Art, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Press, 2001. Corrigan, P.; Hansen, D.; Miller, A.; Short, L., Rick Amor: A Single Mind, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, 2008. Fry, G., Rick Amor, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2010. Grishin, S., "50 Most Collectible Artists", Australian Art Collector, Issue 19, 2002. Hansen, D., "Reduced but induced", The Age newspaper, 29 September 2006p. 17 Heathcote, C., "Visual Images evoke Thought", The Age, Melbourne, 6 May 1992. Klepac, L., Rick Amor-Pages from the Sketchbooks, The Beagle Press, Sydney, 2013. Lindsay, R., Rick Amor: Standing in the Shadows, McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, 2005. McDonald, J., "Self-reflection: when artists look into the mirror", The Australian Financial Review, 5 August 2004. Nelson, R., "Dark and Classic Painter", The Age, Melbourne, 13 September 1995. Nelson, R., "Freely Confined a Vigorous World", The Age, Melbourne, 19 June 1996. Pitt, E., "Rick Amor: Runner", Articulate: Art Gallery of South Australia, issue no. 9, 2012/2013 Rooney, R., "Inside the Secret City, The Weekend Australian, 8 October 1994. Short, L., Heide Museum of Modern Art: The Collection, Melbourne, 2010. Wallace-Crabbe, C., "Painting in a Dangerous Area", Art Monthly, November 1995. ...