Robert HAGUE

Twelve

13 July - 1 August 2010

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  West Orbis 2009, stainless steel, bronze, maquette, edition of 6, 83 x 43 x 20 cm

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  Hyph (Study) 2010, stainless steel, 42.5 x 15 x 15 cm

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  Repose II 2009, stainless steel, 2/3, 16.5 x 26 x 11 cm

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  Solor 2010, stainless steel, 1/3, 22 x 36.5 x 19 cm

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  Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) 2010, paint on paper, 1/6, 60 x 90 cm

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  Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) 2010, 24ct gold, paint on paper, 60 x 90 cm

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  Untitled (Self Portrait) 2010, 24ct gold, paint on paper, 1/6, 90 x 60 cm

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  Grey Nurse (Carcharias taurus) 2010, 24ct gold, paint on paper, 1/6, 90 x 60 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (200%) 2010, bronze, 24ct gold, 39.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Hip) 2009, bronze, 39 x 15.5 x 4.5 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Scope) 2009, bronze, telescope, AP 1/1, 75 x 13.5 x 7.5 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Jet) 2009, bronze, 24ct gold, AP 1/1, 39.5 x 68 x 6 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Revolver) 2010, aluminium, AP 1/1, 40.5 x 27.5 x 7 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Trumpet) 2009, bronze, trumpet, AP 1/1, 49 x 17 x 14 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Cloth) 2010, Carrara marble, AP 1/1, 6 x 40.5 x 15 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Malleus) 2010, bronze, 24ct gold, AP 1/1, 39 x 15 x 12 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Femur) 2009, bronze, 24ct gold, 1/3, 42 x 13.5 x 7 cm

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  Trojan Hammer (Crucifix) 2009, bronze, 24ct gold, AP 1/1, 39.5 x 15 x 4.5 cm

About the Exhibition

Twelve sculptures, predominantly in stainless steel, underline a maturing in Hague's journey into abstraction, and include older themes revisited in this most contemporary of materials.

Twelve silhouettes on paper, willingly naive, reference torn wallpaper, old patterns beneath new, with subjects carefully chosen to reflect a theme of flight and mortality, beauty and brutality.

Twelve hammers, a sometimes serious, sometimes humorous look at technology and it's implications. While '200%' comments on our (comical) obsession with productivity, 'Malleus' questions our technological advancement. 'Scope' is imagined in the hands of Captain Cook, a tool of Empire used to seek out foreign lands and subjugate the inhabitants.

These are ongoing series and marks a profound shift towards the contemporary for an artist who has developed considerable formal skills.

Robert Hague was born in New Zealand and migrated to Australia in the mid-1980's. He has been a practicing artist here for more than two decades. In 1999 he was awarded the 'Director's Prize' at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi. His work is part of corporate and private collections in Australia, China, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. He recently returned to live in Melbourne after 14 years in Sydney.