Megan Rooney’s Breadth of Colour at Thaddaeus Ropac

Those who are already familiar with Megan Rooney‘s work will likely recognise its intense bursts of colour.

Thaddaeus Ropac’s Paris Marais location hosts a selection of the Canadian artist’s gestural paintings for Megan Rooney: Flyer and the Seed (11 March–22 April 2023), which presents new works on canvas inspired by ‘the wingspan of a woman’.

Rooney paints from intuition, deeply moved by the world around her. Her works are born out of her body’s day-to-day experience with surrounding scenery and seasons.

The artist’s acrylic, oil, and pastel paintings radiate with profound energy that suggests organic forms—like flowers floating in a pond or clouds across a sunset sky.

Paintings like Flyer and the Seed and Sunday Laundry (both 2023) recall works by J.M.W. Turner and Claude Monet. As with her predecessors, Rooney’s compositions unfold moments suspended in time. They tell stories that immerse viewers in the artist’s colour-soaked world.

Main image: Megan Rooney, Stars and Numerals (2023) (detail). Acrylic, oil, pastel, and oil stick on canvas. 199.6 x 152.3 x 3.5 cm. © Megan Rooney. Courtesy the artist and Thaddaeus Ropac, London/Paris/Salzburg/Seoul. Photo: Eva Herzog.