In this exhibition Rossi "explores the concrete and ambiguous states of existence", investigating how it is to be human with thought and emotion.  Her work integrates layers of her experiences, something she yearns for continually.

Painting automatically, the chief determinant of her work is her instinct, her discernment with space, colour and figure, that are an expression of her moods and thoughts.  Concerned with articulating the intangible as opposed to the tangible, which fragments of surface are, Rossi maintains a connection with the ethereal.  Her sensitivity of perception reveals layers of relationships between people, unspoken silences that boom louder than works, connections of energy that overwhelm rationality.

Essentially introspective, Rossi's paintings are the objectification of her self inquiry, they are reflective, contemplative, investigative and enlightening.  Her handling of form asserts the irony of human emotion, persisting upon its relevance essential to existence.

Colour conveys the depth of her introspection, marking shifts of consciousness upon realization.  Rossi treats colour as a veil, though opaque or transparent, its presence above the figure or below the outline is arresting.  This is one analogy to the theme, another is her working of the surface which presents itself under layers of chalky pastel, or left raw like the animal sexual urges in Untitled.

Often Rossi incorporates Japanese paper in her work, either imbedded and encrusted with paint, or drawn upon and superimposed like cut-outs as in Stereotypes 1, an analogy to the superficial segregation of character types.  Surface is also alluded to with the installation of grass and earth on the gallery floor, prompting us to think about our perceptions when we're on different soils, like the artist herself did when travelling the world.

Rossi often leaves marks of pencil on the works referring to the progression of form as a metaphor for the natural state of human progression, the beginning, the grasp of understanding, the growth that occurs with time.  Time is essential to her work, as the development of a theme unfolds with the working out of thoughts and emotions on canvas, helping her to comprehend that which eludes her.  Environment too is a condition for painting.  Rossi draws upon her perceptions of place, her emotional response to a location.

Surface is the space where our lives are carried out, the stage for the eternal theatre of life.  This aspect of theatre is present with Rossi where people are presented as generic loose shapes or as silhouettes with shadows that are an aura of their conflict and passion.  The artist successfully conjures an ambiguous environment, one where presence is virtual, where people exist in the memory of that space.  They leave marks in the ether upon the passage of time, they are suspended in motion, transcending actuality, escaping tangibility.

Rossi' work exhibits fresh potential for Perth art lovers, keep an eye out for future exhibition.