Luminosity of Existence 2004

Spawn, 2004 oil enamel on canvas 76.5 x 76.5 cm

Pulse VI, 2004 oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm

Pulse VII, 2004 oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm

Red God, 2004 oil on canvas 213.5 x 152.5 cm

Fragmentary, 2004 oil on canvas 213.5 x 152.5 cm

Intersect, 2004 oil and gloss enamel on canvas 168 x 168 cm

Guardian, 2004 oil and gloss enamel on canvas 213.5 x 152.5 cm

Insight, 2004 gloss enamel on canvas 213.5 x 152.5 cm

Ascending and Descending, 2004 oil gloss enamel on canvas 213.5 x 152.5 cm

Apprehend 1 and 2, 2004 oil gloss enamel on canvas 92 x 92 cm

Luminosity of Existence, 2004 oil gloss enamel on canvas 213.5 x 152.5 cm

Spore, 2004 oil on canvas 30 x 30 cm

Plasma on Yellow, 2004 oil on canvas 30 x 30 cm

Slide, 2004 oil on canvas 30 x 30 cm

Yielding, 2004 oil on canvas 110 x 80 cm

Interlude, 2004 oil on canvas 92 x 75 cm

Pink Plasma, 2004 gloss oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm

Plasma heroism, 2004 gloss oil on canvas 76.5 x 76.5 cm

Surface and application, 2004 oil on canvas 76.5 x 76.5 cm

Nylon XII, 2004 oil on canvas 30 x 30 cm

Entry, 2004 oil on canvas 15 x 15 cm

Exit, 2004 oil on canvas 15 x 15 cm

Yellow Study, 2004 oil on canvas 15 x 15 cm

Yellow Study II, 2004 oil on canvas 15 x 15 cm

Antagonistic, 2004 oil gloss on canvas 168 x 168 cm

Flirtation in Orange and Blue, 2004 oil on canvas 120 x 66 cm

Exhibited

Nellie Castan Gallery

Date

2004

About

Robert Doble's paintings are immediate and gestural, and follow in the tradition of Abstract Expressionism. There is an autobiographical element to his work that is at once personal and universal. His canvases are on a human scale and the artist's movement in creating the works is clearly apparent, linking the experience of the artist with his audience. Doble's markings are like scars or wounds and are of a visceral nature. Deeply affected by his brush with death in 2002, Doble's last series of paintings explored the emotional impace of his cancer treatment in psychedelic colours. His latest work continues to contemplate mortality and fundamental human emotions, combing bold colour with the more sombre tones and narrative elements of his earlier Totem and Taboo series.

Doble's surfaces are complex and are comprised of many layers: oil, enamel and spray paint. The fluidity of his materials are highlighted in dripping forms and highly textured figures. Many of his paintings are multi-panelled like 'Plasmodium', commissioned by the Botanical Restaurent in South Yarra. There is a layering of meaning in Doble's use of symbols, either religious or with tribal connotation, and allusions to primitive art. Ominous elements such as the shadow of a plane over the landscape and skull like motifs are counterbalanced by the presence of nature in the form of trees and the watchful eye of birds. Robert Doble's career originated in the UK, but has been based in Australia since 1990. In recent years he has worked from studios in New York and London. Doble is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria with a painting from his Gravity Series of 2000 and is in private collections in Australia, Japan, UK, USA, Italy and Spain.