‘Sculpture takes us in an unbroken line all the way back to our origins as humans. Unlike painting, where the trail of evidence is frequently broken by the fragility of the medium, sculpture lasts. It is one of the most ancient of all the living art forms and Ron Robertson Swann’s significant place in this tradition of representation – both abstract and figurative – is accepted throughout Australia and beyond.
The works in this exhibition stand outside the barriers of locality, nationality and parochial culture. Robertson Swann’s traditions of practice take him through Caro and Moore (with whom he worked), Smith, Epstein, Brancusi and Maillol, all the way to the plastic explorers of Greek antiquity with their brightly coloured statuary and back still further. At eighty, and still in the prime of his creative life, Ron looks back through his work more than 25,000 years to the Venus of Willendorf.’ – excerpt from the catalogue essay by Dr John Vallance, 2021
Image above: Ayako Saito Lunar Shadow 2019. Installation view at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, 2023. Photo by Jessica Wyld. …
Image above: Nijinsky 2020 steel, painted 195 x 215 x 215 cm. Install view at Sculpture in the Vineyards 2022. …
Image above: installation view, Camie Lyons Impromptu Making and Shadow steel, paint 350 x 250 x 190 cm. Australian Galleries …
Image above: Orest Keywan That Line 2023 steel 168 x 271 x 190cm Congratulations to Orest Keywan, Michael Snape and …
Image above: Andrew Antoniou Weird & Wonderful 2024 charcoal on paper 82 x 88 cm Congratulations to Andrew Antoniou who …
Image above: Christine Wrest-Smith Portrait of Susan Johnson oil on linen 122 x 92cm Congratulations to Christine Wrest-Smith who has been …
Image above: Deborah Williams The air smells different 2023 aquatint intalgio 53×39.5cm Congratulations to Deborah Williams, Martin King and Phillip …
Above image details: Jenny Rodgerson Mum’s orange cardigan 2024 oil on linen 60 x 40 cm Congratulations to Jenny Rodgerson and …
Image above: Sarah Tomasetti From Balpatta X 2024 145 x 150 cm pigment oil and marble dust on fresco Congratulations to Holly …
Image above (left to right): Graeme Drendel Portrait of Rick 2024 oil on canvas 41 x 31 cm | Michelle Hiscock …
Image above: Janet Luxton Giant Australian Cuttlefish 2021 oil on canvas 120x160cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton who has had two …
Above image: Wayne Eager, Allegory I 2023 oil on linen 95 x 133 cm Wayne Eager was interviewed by Janet …
Image above: Marina Strocchi The vineyards of Madden’s Lane 2023 acrylic on linen 122 x 152 cm Congratulations to Kate …