Reko Rennie<br/> <em>Initiation_OA_RR</em> 2021 (detail)<br /> three-channel colour digital video, sound<br /> <br /> ed. 1/3<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2023<br /> 2023.757<br /> © Reko Rennie <!--150948-->
Reko Rennie
Initiation_OA_RR 2021 (detail)
three-channel colour digital video, sound

ed. 1/3
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2023
2023.757
© Reko Rennie

Introduction to Rekospective: The Art of Reko Rennie

Mon–Fri, 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm
Levels 7-12
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Discover the distinctive style of Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie and explore the intersection between culture, politics and identity from a contemporary First Nations perspective with your students. Join an NGV Educator in the Gallery to discuss Rennie’s use of media and iconography, and how his personal and cultural identity has informed his work’s meaning and messages.

Students will:

  • Analyse the materials, techniques and processes used in Reko Rennie’s artwork.
  • Interpret Rennie’s use of visual language to communicate ideas and meaning in his artwork.
  • Identify and connect specific features of the artists’ work to their wider historical, cultural and social context.

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: $10.50 per student

 

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