REKO RENNIE
RELENTLESS
30 October – 27 November 2021

STATION | MELBOURNE

Characterised by Rennie’s distinctive language, RELENTLESS presents a suite of vibrant paintings and dynamic totems that reflect a hybrid form of contested binaries – visible and invisible, public and private, urban and traditional. Through reflective materials including polished aluminium and mirror, with the use of seductive hues of gold, metallic pink and cobalt blue, the artist provokes a discussion of cultural and social visibility in a contemporary environment. Rennie’s sensory exhibition entices viewers into an immersive engagement where reflective devices erase perceived physical boundaries to rupture the gaze of oneself and the work they are looking at.

The title of Rennie’s exhibition, RELENTLESS speaks to a persistent and increasingly intense experience of the artists endurance with personal and political narratives through the lens of his Aboriginal identity and broader cultural themes around power, identity, memory and history.

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2NGAARR 2021
pigment and acrylic on linen
200.0 × 200.0 cm

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NGUWA 2021
pigment and acrylic on linen
150.0 × 150.0 cm

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WARRANGGAL II 2021
pigment and acrylic on linen
150.0 × 150.0 cm

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YALIWUNGA 2021
pigment and acrylic on linen
150.0 × 150.0 cm

floor pink

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NGUWA RELENTLESS 2021
synthetic polymer and pink mirrored acrylic
150.0 × 120.0 cm

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YALIWUNG RELENTLESS 2021
synthetic polymer and blue mirrored acrylic
150.0 × 120.0 cm

pink

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2STRONG_RELENTLESS 2021
mirrored pink acrylic
117.0 × 112.0 × 2.0 cm

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Reko Rennie
STRONG_RELENTLESS 2021
mirrored blue acrylic
117.0 × 112.0 × 2.0 cm

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RELENTLESS Totem I 2021

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RELENTLESS Totem II 2021
automotive spray on stainless steel
220.0 × 85.0 × 50.0 cm

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Reko Rennie
RELENTLESS Totem III 2021
automotive spray on stainless steel
230.0 × 70.0 × 50.0 cm