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A Panorama of Sunsets
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Aaron Kinnane
Year
2014
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It’s always exciting to witness an artist’s shift in style and technique, like the one seen in the latest body of work by Australian painter Aaron Kinnane. Titled Sunset Studies, this series of oil paintings from 2014 is radically different from the vivid technicolour equestrian works Kinnane was known for until recently. Apart from the more subdued palette and abstract subject matter, the artist has also switched from brushes to just a palette knife to smear, splash and spread his oils on the canvas; the result is a panorama of blurry yet visceral landscapes that evoke misty fields or tumultuous seas, all the while capturing the particular hues of a day’s last light. For Kinnane, the process of creating these paintings layer after layer was like traversing his own emotional landscape, since according to him ‘‘every emotional nuance felt during that time is now on each canvas.’’ The works achieve depth and movement through their simplicity, a quality that they owe perhaps to the artist’s musical influences — particularly Erik Satie’s Gymnopédies which the artist would often listen to in his studio whilst creating this body of work.

Aaron Kinnane. Photo © Aaron Kinnane.

Aaron Kinnane. Photo © Aaron Kinnane.

Aaron Kinnane in his studio. Photo © Aaron Kinnane.

Aaron Kinnane in his studio. Photo © Aaron Kinnane.

Aaron Kinnane, The Clearing, 2014. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, The Clearing, 2014. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Sunset Studies, 2014. Oil on canvas, 210 x 190 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Sunset Studies, 2014. Oil on canvas, 210 x 190 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, While I Watch You Sleep in the Light of Mist and Rain, Barrington Tops II, 2014. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, While I Watch You Sleep in the Light of Mist and Rain, Barrington Tops II, 2014. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Winter Voyage, Dreams of a Brighter World, 2014. Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Winter Voyage, Dreams of a Brighter World, 2014. Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Notes from the Outpost, 2014. Oil on canvas, 130 x 130 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Notes from the Outpost, 2014. Oil on canvas, 130 x 130 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Linger Long Summer Song, Softly, Slowly Winter Comes, 2014. Oil on canvas, 130 x 130 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Linger Long Summer Song, Softly, Slowly Winter Comes, 2014. Oil on canvas, 130 x 130 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, On the Road, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, On the Road, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Light my Way Home, my Boots are Worn Through, and I'm Soaked to the Bone with Snow, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Light my Way Home, my Boots are Worn Through, and I'm Soaked to the Bone with Snow, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Half a World Away from Home, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Half a World Away from Home, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Down by the River, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Down by the River, 2014. Oil on canvas, 54 x 48 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, A Pocket Full of Sentiment, Wet with Rain, 2014. Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, A Pocket Full of Sentiment, Wet with Rain, 2014. Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Breathe, 2014. Oil on canvas, 175 x 175 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane, Breathe, 2014. Oil on canvas, 175 x 175 cm. Courtesy of Arthouse Gallery Sydney.

Aaron Kinnane in his studio. Photo © Aaron Kinnane.

Aaron Kinnane in his studio. Photo © Aaron Kinnane.

A Panorama of Sunsets by Painter Aaron Kinnane

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