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Des Robertshaw BIOGRAPHY
Born 1955 South Africa. Known for: Stylized figure painting.
As a child Robertshaw emigrated with his family from South Africa to Australia, settling in the Hawkes Bay. He attended Victoria University from 1970-1973 and began painting in 1981. Working... Read full biography
As a child Robertshaw emigrated with his family from South Africa to Australia, settling in the Hawkes Bay. He attended Victoria University from 1970-1973 and began painting in 1981. Working primarily in acrylic and multimedia he describes his work as spontaneous and emotive. Paintings from the mid... Read full biography
As a child Robertshaw emigrated with his family from South Africa to Australia, settling in the Hawkes Bay. He attended Victoria University from 1970-1973 and began painting in 1981. Working primarily in acrylic and multimedia he describes his work as spontaneous and emotive. Paintings from the mid 1990's such as the Te Mata Series featured works of reclining abstract figures. One of Robertshaw's paintings from the Marine Series was chosen as the banner masthead for New York’s Fleet Week, a... Read full biography
As a child Robertshaw emigrated with his family from South Africa to Australia, settling in the Hawkes Bay. He attended Victoria University from 1970-1973 and began painting in 1981. Working primarily in acrylic and multimedia he describes his work as spontaneous and emotive. Paintings from the mid 1990's such as the Te Mata Series featured works of reclining abstract figures. One of Robertshaw's paintings from the Marine Series was chosen as the banner masthead for New York’s Fleet Week, a large event when the United States naval fleet berths in New York. Since 1984 Robertshaw has exhibited in Berlin, Australia and New York. Source:. http://www.aesthete.co.nz/des-robertshaw.html
As a child Robertshaw emigrated with his family from South Africa to Australia, settling in the Hawkes Bay. He attended Victoria University from 1970-1973 and began painting in 1981. Working primarily in acrylic and multimedia he describes his work as spontaneous and emotive. Paintings from the mid 1990's such as the Te Mata Series featured works of reclining abstract figures. One of Robertshaw's paintings from the Marine Series was chosen as the banner masthead for New York’s Fleet Week, a large event when the United States naval fleet berths in New York. Since 1984 Robertshaw has exhibited in Berlin, Australia and New York. Source:. http://www.aesthete.co.nz/des-robertshaw.html
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As a child Robertshaw emigrated with his family from South Africa to Australia, settling in the Hawkes Bay. He attended Victoria University from 1970-1973 and began painting in 1981.
Working primarily in acrylic and multimedia he describes his work as spontaneous and emotive. Paintings from the mid 1990's such as the Te Mata Series featured works of reclining abstract figures.
One of Robertshaw's paintings from the Marine Series was chosen as the banner masthead for New York’s Fleet Week, a large event when the United States naval fleet berths in New York.
Since 1984 Robertshaw has exhibited in Berlin, Australia and New York.
Source:
http://www.aesthete.co.nz/des-robertshaw.html