Dane Lovett’s paintings
are precisely crafted observations of familiar subject matter – from domestic
plants and flowers to music and popular culture – echoing art historic
traditions of still-life painting, yet taking on new meaning through the act of
repetition. Lovett merges a hazy, photorealistic formal technique with an
experimental approach to surface matter, often applying his paint to aluminium
or wooden board. A restrictive palette and play with positive and negative
space enhance his distinct approach to mark making. The conflation of these
processes emphasises a larger enquiry into how design, tension and balance
shape our approach to relatively modest subject matter. Elegant vistas of still
life, Lovett’s paintings are simultaneously nostalgic and entirely
contemporary.
Lovett gained
early recognition for his photorealist paintings, winning the esteemed Qantas
Spirit of Youth Award (SOYA) Art Prize (2005), and the RBS Emerging Artist
Award (2010). Since then, he has been a finalist in many prizes, including the
Sir John Sulman Prize (2012), National Works on Paper Prize (2021), Geelong
Contemporary Art Prize (2022) and Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize (2017). In
2019, Lovett was awarded the Victoria-Jiangsu Sister Province Arts Exchange,
undertaking a residency at Points Centre for Contemporary Art (PCCA) in
Jiangsu, China, which was the inspiration for his ongoing series of waterlily
paintings.
(Bio written by Station Gallery)
Represented by STATION, Melbourne & Sydney
Previous Exhibitions:
Cool Water, STATION, Melbourne - 2022
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