VICTOR RUBIN
June 09 - June 27
Victor Rubin studied art under individuals such as John Olsen and William Rose. Beginning with his first exhibition in 1971, Rubin has held 36 solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide during this period.
He is represented in major public collections such as the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, the Queensland Art Gallery plus numerous regional galleries throughout Australia.
This exhibition represents Victor Rubin at his most powerful with the enphasis on the joyous explosion of colour, colour and colour.
The act of love and relationships are my parallels to the creative act or work of art. Paintings shaped by tradition and rebellion, by inspiration, by imagination and measure. Coloured by life shaped by experience without contrivance.
The titles are about thrown out as singular lines-like words over music to suggest an ambience or scene in a theatrical way.
Virtual Rubin deals with the sense of ones physical and psychic 'vibe' in a space that is illusionary - the four walls of a room with its entry or exit points to which the eyes is drawn are played with, as their possibilities are extended and explored. Dimension and depth are conjured and room is left for the viewer to invent, form and reform images of their own making within each composition within the reality of dry paint is the picture".
Victor Rubin
Melbourne 2004
