ABOUT
Roo Abrook is an artist producing contemporary mixed media collage using her own original drawings and paintings depicting mainly portraits of women and children. Within her work she investigates and poses self-reflecting questions about the subject matter of beauty, youth, and time.
Original graphite studies often of Edwardian photographic postcards with lens generated imagery of flora and fauna are developed using a combination of traditional and more experimental printing and mark making techniques. Use of pattern, decoration and adornment are introduced into works looking at beautification in its many forms. Roo combines found collaged papers and screen prints with acrylic paints, spray paints, pencils, pens, spray guns, varnishes and finishes.
The composition of her modern portraits portray an overall feeling of natural strength and beauty mixed with the fragility of the brief and every changing life that all women share.
Femininity from the past has been consciously re-contextualised to provoke thoughts about today's media culture that is obsessed with superficial youth.
For Exhibitions and Events please see below images.
Exhibitions, Shows and Events
Corner Collective Winter Show, Southsea, Dec 2021
We Shine, light festival, Portsmouth, Nov 2021
Behind her eyes, Turner Perspective Gallery, Kent, Sept 2021
Lipstick Traces, Round Tower, Portsmouth Sept 2021
Opening Show, Corner Collective, Southsea 2021
Pekaboo collection, Art Salon, Bath, Aug 2021
Preview Group Show, Art Salon, Bath, May 2020
New York Affordable Art Show, March 2020
'Reflections’ Solo show at Hounds of Southsea, November 2019
‘Semi Skimmed' Group Show, Waluso Gallery, Hoxton, London, November 2019
‘Staggeringly Good’ Group Show at Play Dead Gallery, Southsea, August 2019
Cheltenham Paint Festival, September 2019
'Making Magic - Street Art and Paste-Up Workshop at The Apsex Gallery, Portsmouth 2019
The Cursed City project - Gallery Show, Cascades, Portsmouth, 2019
The Cursed City project - multi platform: street paste ups, online and social media, performances, 2019
Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair 2019
London Battersea Affordable Art Fair 2019
Cheltenham Fresh Art Fair 2019
Ascot Fresh Art Fair 2019
Art Salon Gallery Group Show April 2019
Edinburgh Art Fair 18
' Face 2 Face’ Solo Show, Hounds, November 2018
Singapore Affordable Art Fair 2018
Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair 2018
London Hampstead Affordable Art Fair 2018
Fresh Art Fair 2018
London Battersea Affordable Art Fair 2018
'In your Face’ Solo Show, Hounds, November 2017
Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair 2017
London Hampstead Affordable Art Fair 2017
London Battersea Affordable Art Fair 2017
Art Salon Gallery Group Shows, Bath - Spring/Summer 2018, Autumn/Winter 2017, Spring/Summer 2017, Autumn/Winter 2016,
Atelier Gallery, Castle Rd, Portsmouth - 4 group shows Summer 2016