RINDI SALOMON
Sydney, Australia | Born 1978
Rindi Salomon is an Australian contemporary artist whose distinctive paintings and prints explore figures, streets and the urban environment through strongly structured compositions, geometric forms and subdued colour. Born in Sydney in 1978, Salomon is a self-taught painter and printmaker who has exhibited regularly since 1999, with numerous solo and group exhibitions, particularly in Sydney and Newcastle.
Salomon places particular emphasis on design, tone, composition and muted colour, using these elements to create atmosphere rather than simply reproduce the appearance of a place. Her imagery is often drawn from familiar surroundings, transforming ordinary streets, buildings and neighbourhoods into tightly constructed, almost theatrical compositions.
The human figure is another recurring element in her work. Salomon frequently places people within urban environments, yet her figures often appear strangely separate from one another. Even when several people occupy the same scene, they may face different directions or seem absorbed in their own worlds. This sense of disconnection gives many of her paintings a quiet psychological quality beneath their decorative surfaces.
Architecture also plays an important role in Salomon's work. Buildings, pathways, trees and figures are simplified into angular shapes and interlocking areas of colour. Dark outlines, flattened perspective and restrained earthy tones give her streetscapes an immediately recognisable character, while familiar suburban and regional scenes take on an imaginative, sometimes slightly mysterious quality.
The works represented by Plum Gallery demonstrate the breadth of Salomon's approach. Paintings including Country Street, Domestic, Figures on the Bridge, Street Corner I, Street Corner V, Outside the Church, Town Clock and Village Square show her characteristic treatment of the built environment, where streets and buildings become carefully balanced arrangements of shape, line and colour. Works such as Red Room and Cat and Birds reveal a more intimate and abstracted side of her practice while retaining her distinctive interest in pattern, composition and the relationship between figures and their surroundings.
Salomon has exhibited jointly over many years with Australian artist Andrew Shillam, with their exhibition history extending back to the late 1990s. Their continuing artistic practice has included exhibitions and workshops exploring drawing, painting and composition.
Through her highly individual visual language, Rindi Salomon transforms everyday places and experiences into expressive and carefully constructed images. Her combination of simplified form, restrained colour, strong design and intriguing human narratives gives her work a distinctive identity within contemporary Australian art.
