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Paul Scott
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PAUL SCOTT
Artist statement
My use of ocean, sky and landscape imagery is part of a wider investigation
into the effects we associate with place and time, weather and light.
The information I gather refers to the scientific and mathematical nature of
reality. When choosing a composition it is factors like scale and perspective
and the activities of nature, like how the waves break and clouds float and a
successful portrayal of these issues that determine whether it will be possible
for me to resolve the "illusion" and create the concept of scenery, in paint.
Dramatic light and weather effects are of great interest to us all. The
contemplation of place and time and of light and atmospheric conditions has
significant psychological as well as sentimental influence. Processing of all
relevant information not only forms part of our immediate reality but also
initiates memory and meaning in one of our primary intellectual functions,
the constant analysis of the aesthetic of "beauty".
Beauty is an extremely complex and compelling human ideal, one that an
artist can never avoid.
"Scientific and psychological realities" are linked through the irrefutable
actions of colour and shape. The temperature of colours, the contrast of
opposites, the jagged and aggressive and the contoured and harmonious
shape are used by artists with remorseless vigour in the exploration of
thought and existence.
I have been painting for over 30 years and have work in Australia and
overseas collections.
My technique is traditional oil painting on canvas emphasizing a larger
format, as I feel this to be advantageous in creating a sense of
monumentality and depth, qualities I deem essential in any successful
"realist" interpretation of majestic scenery and its inevitable psychological
parallel.
I love the coast! I live on a farm in Yallingup, with friends in peace and
harmony, gardening, helping with farm chores and playing music in between
work and travel.
PAUL SCOTT
Curriculum Vitae
BORN - Tasmania 1956
1981 Studies T.C.A.E, Newnham Campus, Launceston, Tasmania
1983 Graduate Show, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Tasmania
1984 - Solo Exhibition - Art Stretchers Gallery , Launceston, Tasmania
- Group Exhibition - Cockatoo Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania
1987 Solo Exhibition - Cockatoo Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania
1987 - Touring Exhibition - "Fabrications" Recent Contemporary Art from Tasmania Chameleon Gallery, Hobart, Praxis Gallery, Perth, WA
1988 "Landfall" Bicentenial Group Exhibition - Chameleon Gallery, Hobart, Tas.
1988 Tasmania Arts Advisory Board - "Bicentenial Mural Project" St Helens, Tasmania. Represented by Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
1992 Stojanofski Sculpture Award - Stanley Arts Festival, Tasmania
1993 - "Big Picture Show" Group Exhibition - Long Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
"Coast to Coast" - Lands Department Gallery, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Burnie Regional Library, Burnie, Tasmania
Hobart Marine Board Prize - Stanley Arts Festival, Stanley, Tasmania
"Electica", Group Exhibition - Charmers Church, Launceston, Tasmania
1994 "Dame Edna (regrets she is unable to attend)" Satire in Australian Sculpture, Touring Exhibition. Devonport Regional Gallery, Devenport, Tasmani
1995 Represented by Despard Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
1996 - Represented by Gomboc Gallery, Perth, WA
Lecturing Art History/Theory, Kalgoorlie Art School,WA
Represented by Yallingup Gallery, Yallingup, WA
Represented by Gallery 101, Melbourne, Victoria
1997 Central Highlands Art Award, Central Highlands Council, Bothwell, Tas
1998 Solo Exhibition Ambrose Building, Smithton, Tasmania
2000 Represented by Stanley Art Works, Stanley, Tasmania
2001 Represented by Gallery Delemer, Stanley, Tasmania
2003 Represented by Wentworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Exhibited : Mosman Art Prize - Mosman City Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Represented by Artifakt Gallery, Deloraine, Tasmania
2005 - "Natures Light", joint exhibition - Jahroc Galleries, Margaret River, WA
Represented by Jahroc Galleries, Margaret River, WA
2006 - "In the Moment" solo exhibition Jahroc Galleries, Margaret River, WA
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