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Rodney Love
 
 
About the Artist

After gaining a first class honors degree in fine art in the UK in 1967 Rodney didn't settle into becoming a fine artist truly for himself until the mid 1990's. Up until that point his creativity had been largely diverted into helping maintain a grade one listed historic house in the UK for many years. There he created banquets, including very baroque cakes and floral art, and helped with the planning and execution of the interior décor of the house. A fascination with architecture and interior design is still found in
aspects of his personal work today.

In 2002 he came to NZ and realised he had found HOME. Since then his creativity has blossomed and his artistic output has been prolific. Although Rodney is hard to pin down with regard to a particular look, medium or
style, two things pervade all his various visual expressions; a total love of colour and ambiguity, ( or hidden secrets), which just appear of
themselves in the subject matter. Hiding in the archival ink print collection of digitally manipulated photographs, known as "Nature's
Secrets", there are faces, animals, nature spirits, all of which just appear in the process of execution. Photos of ordinary buildings in his "Auckland Collection", that have reflections of life on the outside, bring different levels of life and concepts of reality together in a challenging medley of colour and imagery. Similarly with the Claremont Collection of archival ink prints from large coloured pencil, floral drawings, executed in the 1990's, there are appearances of what might be described as nature spirits. "It isn't a conscious decision to have the art work on multiple levels it just comes out that way, whatever the subject matter or medium". Rodney's innate fascination with hidden levels of reality which finds expression in all his artistic output is summed up in this quote about his own work.

"I get lost in the minute detail. There suddenly comes a stage in the process of creation where the individual points of fascination coalesce into
a recognisable image. The resulting experience for me, and I hope for the viewer, is truly blissful. The whole is suddenly present but it expresses more than the sum of the parts. This experience can be innocently breathtaking."

 
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CRANE

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
YOU CHOOSE

CRANE
A building site in Christchurch, NZ. You choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

ART GALLERY 1

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
YOU CHOOSE

This is one of series of images created from photos of the new art gallery in Christchurch NZ. As it is a digital image you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

DREAM WEAVER

2006
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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DREAM WEAVER
This is one of several images created from nature in a series entitled NATURE'S SECRETS. As it is digital you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

FLAX HEART 3

2006
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
YOU CHOOSE

FLAX HEART 3
This is one of several images created from nature in a series entitled NATURE'S SECRETS. As it is digital you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

GALLERY 3a

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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GALLERY 3a
This is one of series of images created from photos of the new art gallery in Christchurch NZ. As it is a digital image you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

UNDER WATER WORLD 1

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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UNDER WATER WORLD 1
This is one in a series of fantasy images created from photos of kelp, which is very prolific in the seas of NZ.

CONCRETE FENESTRATION

2008
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
448mm X 575mm

CONCRETE FENESTRATION
A commissioned work showing an artistic appreciation of the concrete window structure on a new building in Christchurch, NZ.

ASTRAL

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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ASTRAL
This is one of several images created from nature in a series entitled NATURE'S SECRETS. As it is digital you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

COUNTRY VIEW 1

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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COUNTRY VIEW 1
One in a series of fantasy images which play with space and time.

RAINY DAY AT SEA

2006
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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RAINY DAY AT SEA
One in a series of fantasy images which play with space and time.

LOOKING BACK

2006
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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LOOKING BACK
One in a series of fantasy images which play with space and time.

ART GALLERY 2

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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ART GALLERY 2
This is one of series of images created from photos of the new art gallery in Christchurch NZ. As it is a digital image you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

HOTEL 1

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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HOTEL 1
This is one of series of images created from photos of a new hotel in Christchurch NZ. As it is a digital image you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

AQUATIC CENTRE 1

2008
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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AQUATIC CENTRE 1
This is one of series of images created from photos of the new Aquatic centre in Queenstown NZ. As it is a digital image you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

NAYLOR-LOVE SITE, DUNEDIN

2008
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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NAYLOR-LOVE SITE, DUNEDIN
This is one of series of images created from photos of building sites inDunedin NZ. As it is a digital image you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

VORTEX

2006
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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VORTEX
This is one of several abstracted images created from photos of architecture. As it is digital you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

CITY SCAPE

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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CITY SCAPE
This is one of several abstracted images created from photos of architecture in Christchurch. As it is digital you can choose the size to fit your space.Just ask.

FACADE

2007
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FINE ART IMAGE
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FACADE
This is one of several images created from photos of architecture. As it is digital you can choose the size to fit your space. Just ask.

OLD BUILDINGS

2007
PHOTOGRAPH
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OLD BUILDINGS
Photographic study of old buildings in Christchurch viewed from above.

OLD BUILDING 2

2007
PHOTOGRAPH
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OLD BUILDING 2
Photographic study of old buildings in Christchurch viewed from above.
 
Education and biography
First class honors degree from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

 
Website:  www.rodneylove.com
 
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