Rebecca Trinca

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Rebecca Trinca has led a life immersed in creativity. Rebecca began by initially studying 17th &18th Century Decorative Arts at Sotheby's in London, then working in antique furniture restoration for top dealers, Grace Antique Galleries and John Dunn. Rebecca later created Botanically inspired ceramics followed by a jewellery design business. Just prior to embarking on her painting career Rebecca ran her own knitwear label, Birdie Cashmere. These various creative fields have each fueled her artistic journey in varying degrees and developed her well trained eye and contributed to her individual style of expression in art.

“Coastlines, Interior Spaces and Evocative Places”

This year at the Art Fair there are 3 themes running through Rebecca’s works. The first is taken from different Australian coastlines, NSW and the Bellarine Peninsular, from Queenscliff to the riverbanks of the Barwon River at Barwon Heads, where Rebecca currently lives. The next theme focusses on Interior rooms or spaces which draws on her love of interior landscapes and antique objects and finally Evocative places which are mainly images drawn from a trip to Provence last June where her works are distinctively French. All in all the paintings are a translation of the emotions that these places and spaces evoke within her onto canvas via the visual language of painting.

Her work is best described as lyrical and semi-abstract expressionist. She paints places and spaces that evoke emotions, translating their essence through defined and vibrant marks, color, and contrasting textures. Her dynamic and energetic pieces demand a response from the viewer, ranging from calm to enlivening.

Some other works on display on the Gallery Swan Website are taken from her Tulip Fever Series. Inspired by this fascination of "Tulip Mania" which she became aware of during her time in antiques.

The mania can be described as a speculative frenzy that consumed Holland during the 17th century. Everyone in the Netherlands was involved, from aristocrats to chimney sweeps wanting to make their fortune, some betting as much as the price of a house on the purchase of these exotic bulbs. The "Tulip Fever" series of paintings evoke a sense of excitement and bright beautiful colour, the movement in these works represents the frenzy that was associated with this period, beginning in 1633, peaking in 1634 and crashing literally overnight in 1637.