Nobby Seymour
Bio and Statement:
Nobby Seymour, born Naracoorte Sth. Australia 1944, studied Architecture at Melbourne University and was accepted as an Associate of The Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 1975. He promptly gave up his architectural career and began painting part time, working as a casual aligned with the catering industry.
In December 1984 he was commissioned to paint a trompe-l’oeil mural in a private home in Double Bay, NSW and thus commenced a successful international career as a mural artist. Twelve years later he gave up swinging on scaffolds and in 1998, aged 54, he held his first exhibition at William Mora Galleries, Melbourne.
His exhibition at the Langford Gallery in September, 2018, will be his eleventh solo exhibition. It will trace the first intuitive emergence from the picture plane in a watercolour he did in London in 1976 to his latest sculptures in spatial geometry.
Drifting, in the manner of a dedicated dilettante, only in retrospective review does one discern an intuitive path - through space.
Certified as suffering from acute Agoraphobia, there appears an obsession by the artist to confront that terror (of space) and translate it into respectful awe.
The surface (and the edge of surface) that define space play a role of mutual importance in this journey.
Nobby Seymour, born Naracoorte Sth. Australia 1944, studied Architecture at Melbourne University and was accepted as an Associate of The Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 1975. He promptly gave up his architectural career and began painting part time, working as a casual aligned with the catering industry.
In December 1984 he was commissioned to paint a trompe-l’oeil mural in a private home in Double Bay, NSW and thus commenced a successful international career as a mural artist. Twelve years later he gave up swinging on scaffolds and in 1998, aged 54, he held his first exhibition at William Mora Galleries, Melbourne.
His exhibition at the Langford Gallery in September, 2018, will be his eleventh solo exhibition. It will trace the first intuitive emergence from the picture plane in a watercolour he did in London in 1976 to his latest sculptures in spatial geometry.
Drifting, in the manner of a dedicated dilettante, only in retrospective review does one discern an intuitive path - through space.
Certified as suffering from acute Agoraphobia, there appears an obsession by the artist to confront that terror (of space) and translate it into respectful awe.
The surface (and the edge of surface) that define space play a role of mutual importance in this journey.
Presence and Beyond, 2014
Timber, calico, linen cord and fibre filling
222 x 108 x 44cm
Timber, calico, linen cord and fibre filling
222 x 108 x 44cm
Gravity/Wave, 2015
Timber, chain, Birch ply and paper
50 x 181 x 19.5 cm
Timber, chain, Birch ply and paper
50 x 181 x 19.5 cm
Gravity/Wave [detail], 2015
Timber, chain, Birch ply and paper
50 x 181 x 19.5 cm
Timber, chain, Birch ply and paper
50 x 181 x 19.5 cm
The Captor Captive, 2014
Rope, timber, calico, string and paper
61 x 30 x 6.5 cm
Rope, timber, calico, string and paper
61 x 30 x 6.5 cm
Reflection, 2009
Paper, card and concealed pigment
60 x 38 x 12 cm
Paper, card and concealed pigment
60 x 38 x 12 cm
Trunks, 2009
Paper, card and gouache
38 x 38 x 11 cm
Paper, card and gouache
38 x 38 x 11 cm
CBS: Nickel Yellow, 2007
Oil/oil pastel on floating panels
124 x 84 x 14 cm
Oil/oil pastel on floating panels
124 x 84 x 14 cm
Falls, 2005
Oil stick, pastel on ply panels
250 x 130 x 15 cm
Oil stick, pastel on ply panels
250 x 130 x 15 cm
Gutting Edge (5 panels each), 2004
Oil, oil pastel on linen
170 x 40 cm
Oil, oil pastel on linen
170 x 40 cm
Distant Frame, 2000
Oil on canvas
122 x 122 cm
Oil on canvas
122 x 122 cm
Textured Frame, 2000
Oil on canvas
122 x 122 cm
Oil on canvas
122 x 122 cm
Boiled and Peeled, 1998
Oil on canvas
63 x 112 cm
Oil on canvas
63 x 112 cm
Roast Lambscape (3 panels), 1997
Oil on canvas
241 x 150 cm
Oil on canvas
241 x 150 cm
Installation view of Mural
Magnolia Grandiflora, 2000
Magnolia Grandiflora, 2000
Installation view of Mural
Courtyard, ca 1992
Courtyard, ca 1992