guest speaker;robert hague
porcelaine
6 MAY - 4 JUNE 2016
"Poverty does not make good art"
Robert's exhibited work has recently been acquired by the National Gallery, so this is something he does not really have to worry about. Robert is from Melbourne and is a sculptor / painter specialising in drawing and lithography. In the early days he was a welder as well as artist but had to stop welding to change the position in life role to artist. He achieved this also by approaching other artists.
he built a drawing room in his house to accommodate his practice. he dabbles in oil and takes on big subjects. He says at the start of career there are grants and commissions but later these become scarce.
One of his work "Burke and Wills" features a removed artwork in the early days of Melbourne's modern era scene called "Yellow Peril".This was done by sydney artist Ron Swan in 1980 and was removed from Swansea St in the business district. What other artists do drives you and can even trap you. His works include decretive plates, gun, tools and emphasise the importance of object. By taking on high cost works he has had success. He advises that emerging artists talk to more established artists about how to succeed and to become known in the scene.
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