{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Robbie Rowlands’ Urban Cuttings","height":1224,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-urban-cutting.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2011-06-22T08:35:29Z","description":"Robbie Rowlands is obsessed. He is obsessed by cutting things like houses, rooms or other stuff and explores in that way notions of stability and vulnerability. His artworks are somehow crazy, but also really interesting to look at...","html":"\u003cp\u003eMelbourne-based artist \u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Rowlands\u003c/strong\u003e seems to be obsessed by cutting through things, e.g. rooms, trees, houses, chairs, walls, further things and other stuff. The Australian \u003cem\u003eexplores notions of stability and vulnerability through the manipulation of objects and environments\u003c/em\u003e as \u003ca href=\"http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/06/20/robbie-rowlands-precise-cuts/\"\u003eAmir\u003c/a\u003e knows to report\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist takes spaces and objects and shapes them in a form that makes them almost unrecognizable, and of course there is certain violence, an element of destructiveness in the process. But the effect is productive. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.robbierowlands.com.au\"\u003eabout Robbie Rowlands\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe precise cuttings are just mind-blowing, for what reason I would love to find one of his urban artworks in one of the abandoned places in Berlin one time. Nuff said, now have a look and tell me what do you think!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_eb3420a3e85abbd5.avif 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_86644ba5d30ce558.avif 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_475ee67c409b872.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_6bd19bd74c26a83e.webp 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_3f2daa219065fa1b.webp 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_351dcf02eaf4e125.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_f8134647d2a39289.jpg\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_2ba1c0f49094b8d6.jpg 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_7582fd9041c99971.jpg 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut_hu_f8134647d2a39289.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"robbie rowlands - Hall Cut\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003erobbie rowlands - Hall Cut\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1224\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1224\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1224\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_ed72589f6d27310c.avif 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_37a6dc2afcffe133.avif 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_62c20b8d236d47f9.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_ded56e53279ab66a.webp 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_88f678c70df6787d.webp 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_8619d1681ea1be34.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_3763334787f6ab9e.jpg\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_be42ac98cc93c4c0.jpg 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_78259c2287d4ac07.jpg 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut_hu_3763334787f6ab9e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"958\" alt=\"Robbie Rowlands - silo cut\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eRobbie Rowlands - silo cut\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1180\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1180\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1180\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_7d468418251c12be.avif 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_29d106c1fd3f2e3b.avif 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_3528ad30f0305ffd.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_c645fcac549d9177.webp 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_54297c020a16d18d.webp 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_49d11a66be706777.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_31564b694ae6b989.jpg\" srcset=\"/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_25d36775dd681a8b.jpg 480w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_dc40d267cdc68b2.jpg 960w, /robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut_hu_31564b694ae6b989.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"923\" alt=\"Robbie Rowlands - room cut\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eRobbie Rowlands - room cut\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nMelbourne-based artist **Robbie Rowlands** seems to be obsessed by cutting through things, e.g. rooms, trees, houses, chairs, walls, further things and other stuff. The Australian *explores notions of stability and vulnerability through the manipulation of objects and environments* as [Amir](http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/06/20/robbie-rowlands-precise-cuts/) knows to report...\n\n\u003e The artist takes spaces and objects and shapes them in a form that makes them almost unrecognizable, and of course there is certain violence, an element of destructiveness in the process. But the effect is productive. ([about Robbie Rowlands](http://www.robbierowlands.com.au))\n\nThe precise cuttings are just mind-blowing, for what reason I would love to find one of his urban artworks in one of the abandoned places in Berlin one time. Nuff said, now have a look and tell me what do you think!\n\n![robbie rowlands - Hall Cut](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/robbie-rowlands-HallCut.jpg\u003e)\n\nrobbie rowlands - Hall Cut ![Robbie Rowlands - silo cut](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-silo-cut.jpg\u003e)\n\nRobbie Rowlands - silo cut ![Robbie Rowlands - room cut](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/Robbie-Rowlands-room-cut.jpg\u003e)\n\nRobbie Rowlands - room cut ","tags":["Robbie Rowlands","Australian Street Art","Print"],"title":"Robbie Rowlands’ Urban Cuttings","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/robbie-rowlands-urban-cuttings/"}