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Rosalie Gascoigne BIOGRAPHY
1917 Auckland/Neuseeland - 1999 Canberra. Known for: Collage, assemblage, found objects.
"Let chance be your friend," said artist Rosalie Gascoigne, referring to her choice of materials for her art practice. She roamed the paddocks and dumps around the small villages of Canberra's... Read full biography
"Let chance be your friend," said artist Rosalie Gascoigne, referring to her choice of materials for her art practice. She roamed the paddocks and dumps around the small villages of Canberra's hinterland, fossicking for 'treasures'. Her foraging trips never had a planned objective, she trusted to... Read full biography
"Let chance be your friend," said artist Rosalie Gascoigne, referring to her choice of materials for her art practice. She roamed the paddocks and dumps around the small villages of Canberra's hinterland, fossicking for 'treasures'. Her foraging trips never had a planned objective, she trusted to chance and collected what caught her eye. And the properties of the material she found in turn suggested how it might be best used. Gascoigne's assemblages combine the unlikely materials which she... Read full biography
"Let chance be your friend," said artist Rosalie Gascoigne, referring to her choice of materials for her art practice. She roamed the paddocks and dumps around the small villages of Canberra's hinterland, fossicking for 'treasures'. Her foraging trips never had a planned objective, she trusted to chance and collected what caught her eye. And the properties of the material she found in turn suggested how it might be best used. Gascoigne's assemblages combine the unlikely materials which she recovered from her rural expeditions: Gascoigne collected feathers, dried thistles and reeds, wooden boxes, corrugated iron sheets, road signs and linoleum. If her use of retro reflective road signs is considered her signature innovation, the discarded... Read full biography
"Let chance be your friend," said artist Rosalie Gascoigne, referring to her choice of materials for her art practice. She roamed the paddocks and dumps around the small villages of Canberra's hinterland, fossicking for 'treasures'. Her foraging trips never had a planned objective, she trusted to chance and collected what caught her eye. And the properties of the material she found in turn suggested how it might be best used. Gascoigne's assemblages combine the unlikely materials which she recovered from her rural expeditions: Gascoigne collected feathers, dried thistles and reeds, wooden boxes, corrugated iron sheets, road signs and linoleum. If her use of retro reflective road signs is considered her signature innovation, the discarded lino scraps she incorporated into many works is her other major discovery. G... Read full biography
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"Let chance be your friend," said artist Rosalie Gascoigne, referring to her choice of materials for her art practice. She roamed the paddocks and dumps around the small villages of Canberra's hinterland, fossicking for 'treasures'. Her foraging trips never had a planned objective, she trusted to chance and collected what caught her eye. And the properties of the material she found in turn suggested how it might be best used. Gascoigne's assemblages combine the unlikely materials which she recovered from her rural expeditions: Gascoigne collected feathers, dried thistles and reeds, wooden boxes, corrugated iron sheets, road signs and linoleum. If her use of retro reflective road...But wait, there's more...
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