About
Born in 1962 Venrooy has, over the past two decades, compiled a unique vocabulary of flora and fauna, defined by the use of found objects and the small scale of his work to create these magic-realist visions of the natural world. As Wellington art critic Mark Amery writes, “Venrooy revels in creating elegant rhythms, symmetries and visual melodies”. Certainly there is restraint here – the artist barely whispers – but the results are jewel-like in their detail, something to peer into and wonder at like small talismen or portals into an imagined world.
