Over the past year or two, there is a Melbourne artist who has consistently pushed into new realms, yet stayed true to his own sense of style – this artist, is, of course, Rone.

With his work finding more and more fans every day, across the world, and with a prolificacy that belies a hard working attitude, Rone is set to unleash his next exhibition at Backwoods Gallery.

“Best known for the distinctive female centrepieces of his paste ups and murals on the walls of Melbourne, globetrotting street artist Rone returns to his home town for his first local show of 2012 in the more conventional surroundings of Collingwood’s Backwoods Gallery.

Fall from Grace sees Rone continue to showcase his female muse, but in a different light across 12 new works – four on canvas (including one triptych), four on brick and four on paper, all peeled, tattered and aged to reflect the outdoor environment he’s accustomed to working in.

Fall from Grace explores the idea of personal change through the rise and fall of a modern heroine, utilising the textures of hand painted signage, torn bill posters and deteriorating walls to symbolise the evolution of his lead character; how beauty can hide the darkest scars; how behind every light there is darkness. Inspired by recent travels through the faded beauty of Miami and Cuba, he draws on a palette of muted colours to pay homage of the 1980s – a time when style, questionable or otherwise, was all that mattered.

“We all have moments in our lives that make us who we are,” says Rone of the message at the heart of Fall from Grace. The scale of the works may not reach the epic heights he’s already reached on walls in London, Paris and Hawaii this year, but the scale of his ambition is as impressive as ever.”

Check out some of these previews from the show …

No holding back here, RONE keeps taking his work to bigger and better heights – can’t wait to see what he has in store for us!

Who: RONE
What: Fall From Grace solo show
Where: Backwoods Gallery, 25 Easey St, Collingwood
When: Show opens Friday June 29th from 6pm til 9pm and goes until 8th July

Check out RONEs website and Backwoods Gallery for more info on the artists and the gallery!