‘The Hermeneutic Field’ is a re-interpretation of the classic colour theory wheel into a sculptural expanse of objects. Each object is in itself an expression of the colour it displays. Taken as a collection, in part or in whole, the arrangement of forms provides a playful exchange that highlights the relationship of complementary colours.

In The Field, the viewer is taken on a journey, visiting four colour segments, each with a distinct personality. Beginning in the mellow Blues/Blue-Green, the viewer is then taken across to the analogous opposite, the warming tones of Orange-Yellow before sliding across to the energized Red-Violet and lastly on to the sharp acidity of Yellow-Green.
Rebecca Monaghan’s art practice since completing her Masters of Contemporary Art at VCA in 2015 has primarily focused on the hermeneutics (interpretation) of colour with a theoretical foundation that references Wassily Kandinsky and Claude Debussy. Through the construction of small-scale sculptural arrangements, animation, sound and interactive video she has conjured dynamic spaces for the viewer to travel through and experience the lively relationship between colours and their individual personalities.
Monaghan is based in Melbourne and completed a Master of Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2015. She holds a Bachelor degree majoring in philosophy and psychology and postgraduate qualifications in computer science.

Recent exhibitions include ‘Call and Response’ at West End Art Space (2018), ‘Abstraction Twenty Eighteen’ at Five Walls Projects (2018), ‘Not Fair’ (2017), ‘Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release’ at Five Walls Projects (2017). Her work is held in the Deakin University and Epworth Medical Foundation art collections, and in numerous private collections.