Robin Gibson Gallery / Lambert Visser

Lambert Visser
places + spaces

26 April - 21 May, 2008



 The Dance
 oil on canvas 124x117cm

Artist's Statement

Having spent the first ten years of my life in the Netherlands, my Northern European heritage has played a significant role in the imagery of my art. The paintings, in this exhibition, reflect the influence of changing places and spaces in my life as I experience the dual influences of the culture of Europe and Australia. These changes have strongly influenced my view of the world.

Central to the imagery of the paintings is the existence of a figurative form confined or set in an interior space. The relationship of the figure to the space in which it is positioned explores the complexity of the figure suspended between two worlds.

In the paintings an interior space has been created which frames the figurative form. Viewing an interior space from outside the frame invites the observer to engage with the imagery of the painting.

These paintings explore the relationship between the figure in space in a very unconventional and contemporary fashion. Conceptually, the paintings have been influenced by the painters of 'interiors' such as Van Eyck, Vermeer, and De Hooch, as well as 20th century artists from the surrealist movement such as Magritte.

In all of the paintings there is a very strong emphasis on the technical application of the medium. A variety of techniques have been used, depending on the desired surface finish and overall effect. In most cases the paint has been applied in extremely thin glazes, to take advantage of the translucency of oil paint, whilst still retraining the effect of the brush strokes.

To add to the vibrancy of the paintings, no white has been used in various parts, notably the figurative form, allowing the white of the canvas to show through the painted surface. In addition, the colours have in some cases been constructed using the components of the colour rather than the colour itself, not unlike the effect of the pointillist painters of the 19th century.



 Where Have All The Flowers Gone
 oil on canvas 127x132cm



 Drawing
104x60cm


 
 Drawing
 104x60cm



 Plight II
 oil on canvas 168x81cm



 Drawing
 130x130cm

Lambert Visser

Solo Exhibitions

2008 2005 2005 2003 2002 2001 1994 1991 1990 1986

Places and Spaces, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney Fire and Water, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney The Nature of it, Soda Gallery, Sydney New Paintings, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney Tanami Heat, Leslie John Wright Studio, Sydney Landmarks: Images of the Land, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney Paintings and Drawings, Flinders Gallery, Townsville Paintings and Drawings, Palms Gallery, Townsville Landscape Paintings, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville Drawings, Richmond Art Gallery, Tasmania

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 2007 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2000 1995 1993 1992 1992 1991 1990 1989 1989 1989
Christmas Exhibition, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Shelf-life, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
Body Works, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney
Shelf-life, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
The Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre
The Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery
Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW
The Blake Prize, NSW Art Gallery, Sydney
Liverpool City Art Prize, Casula Power House, Casula
The Blake Prize, Casula Power House, Casula
The Forest Gallery, Durras, NSW
Interpretations of the Land, MacLaren Roberts, Sydney
Norvill Art Prize, Murrurundi, NSW
Melbourne Art Fair, Michael Nagy Fine Art
The Kings School Art Prize, Sydney
Sydney International DesignEx, Sydney
Bushfire Appeal Exhibition, Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
Melbourne Art Fair, Michael Nagy Fine Art
Townsville Grammar Art Prize, Townsville
Townsville Art Society, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville
Townsville Grammar Art Prize, Townsville
Townsville Art Society, Perc Tucker Gallery Townsville
Townsville Art Society, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville
Townsville Art Society, Perc Tucker Gallery, Townsville
N.T. Travelling Exhibition, Arts Council of Australia
Tennant Creek Art Society, Civic Centre, Tennant Creek
Twentieth Alice Art Prize, Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs

Awards, Prizes ans Scholaships

1993 1992 1969 1967
First Prize open section, Townsville Art Society
First Prize open section, Townsville Grammar Art Award
BP Sculpture Prize, British Petroleum, Tasmania
University Scholarship, University of Tasmania

Qualifications

1998 1977 1972 1970
Master of Creative Arts, James Cook University of North Q'ld
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art), Tasmania College of Advanced Educ.
Teacher's Certificate, Tasmanian Education Department
Diploma - Art Teaching, Tasmanian Education Department

Collections

Public and Private
Queensland State Government, James Cook University, works acquired by private
collectors in the ACT, NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Europe.

Publications

2003 April Fine art of prize-giving The Age
2002 October Interpretations of the land Mosman Daily
2002 April Landscapes at Clareville Pittwater Life
2002 April Artists show natural gifts Manly Daily
1998 Jan/Feb Visser's Vision Royal Brunei Airlines


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