Steve Rosendale 'The Hitchhiker' animals both in Melbourne and Sydney

both in Melbourne and Sydney

is among the great feelers of Australian art

or just know the value of a good view - Mr

'Sign of Life 11' 2014

Image Size: 19 x 24 cm

Steve Rosendale 'The Hitchhiker' animals both in Melbourne and SydneyOpening credits roll. A young woman appears with her back to us: youthful, distinctly 1970s, voluminous hair swaying in the wind. She stands at the roadside, looking out at the Californian landscape. Beside her, a passing motorist, sprawled across his yellow convertible slows to catch her eye. The encounter may be brief but under Steve Rosendale it hangs, heaving with suspense. In his work, Rosendal excavates the gendered stereotypes of 1960s and 70s