New Paintings 2007

verticordious, 2007 oil & gloss enamel on canvas 183 x 152 cm
choical, 2007 oil & gloss enamel on canvas 183 x 152 cm
liminal, 2007 oil & gloss enamel on canvas 183 x 152 cm
luculence, 2007 oil,enamel and shellac on canvas 183 x 152 cm
acrophny, 2007 oil, graphite & enamel on plywood 123 x 123 cm
space, 2007 oil, graphite & enamel on plywood 123 x 123 cm
te'ma, 2007 oil, graphite & enamel on plywood 123 x 123 cm
ucal, 2007 oil, graphite & enamel on plywood 123 x 123 cm
ba’rak II, 2007 oil, enamel & shellac on canvas 91.5 x 91.5 cm
perculsion II, 2007 oil, enamel & shellac on canvas 91.5 x 91.5 cm
truth, 2007 oil, enamel & shellac on canvas 91.5 x 91.5 cm
perculsion I, 2007 oil, enamel & shellac on plywood packing case 95 x 122 cm
equus kingdom (triptych), 2007 hemeo-equine, gloss enamel & straw on canvas 96 x 288 cm
MATER 28.03.61 4:20am, 2007 horse saddle & enamel 102 x 84 x 56 cm
MATER 28.03.61 4:20am, 2007 horse saddle & enamel 102 x 84 x 56 cm
HONOUR, 2007 incised horse skull & enamel in perspex 28 x 16 x 36 cm
HONOUR, 2007 incised horse skull & enamel in perspex 28 x 16 x 36 cm
HONOUR, 2007 incised horse skull & enamel in perspex 28 x 16 x 36 cm
memento mori ‘joey’, 2007 graphite, horse hair, string onindian hand made paper 40 x 40 cm

Exhibited

Nellie Castan Gallery

Date

2007

Category
Solo Exhibitions
About

Robert Doble's new paintings explore symbolism, mythology and folklore. Aglow with gold and silver, these paintings take on a new colour palette. The introduction of gold references the original Latin 'luculence', meaning bright, shining or glowing. Its form and and engagement in this exhibition represents sanctity, ceremony, purity and currency as Doble references his deep respect for both Western and Eastern religious and spiritual foundations. Icons adorn his work; the owl, the horse, the skull, the snake - all part of Doble's visual language telling stories of both the past and present.

Through the combination of Doble's colour and iconography, Doble comments on the current state of politics and religion in the world. A serpent slithers along side a religious icon, a skull is positioned close to an owl. Doble comments on civil and human rights in a world that is governed by leaders pushing their agendas; greed, corruption and human poison rear their ugly heads.

Drawn to the physical and emotional process of painting, Doble's work is gestural and layered. Most important is the mark-making upon these dense surfaces. Intrigued by scars, tracking, wounds and the exposure of what lies beneath, Doble brings forth pluralities in this exhibition; darkness and light, religion and politics, histories and the present, as a means of education and generation of discussion amongst his viewers.

Nellie Castan Gallery