I have been meaning to blog about Robert's new show 'Technical Assault' currently on at the Greenstede Gallery in East Grinstead.
In many ways his work reminds me of Hernan Bas. Not only because both artists use landscape to examine themes of alienation. (Hernan Bas paints lone figures isolated in vast landscapes; whilst Meldrum's paintings are a 'meditation on the landscape with its barriers and bridges, both real and physiological'.)
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| And there aint no DayOil on canvas, 2010, 130x180cm |
But their work is also similar as both use both domestic and spray paints. Thus, layers of crinkled gloss paint lie next to thin layers of spray paint. But whilst Hernan Bas retains a strong representational image, Robert's paintings have started to really loosen up, both with his mark making and his use of colours, with his work becoming more abstract.
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| Park Oil on Canvas 171x197cm |
Robert creates washes with the paint using both water and white spirit, slowly building the paintings up. He 're-check[s] the works progress by a series of photos at each stage, making adjustments to how it looks on the screen creating a forwards and backwards process'. When the painting is finished there are so many layers to his work that it is hard to figure out exactly what order the paint was laid.
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| Storm Oil on Canvas 139x210cm |
I love Robert's landscapes... especially his newest works that are on show here. I have been to his exhibition three times now and each time I come away just wanting to paint with wild abandon!
The show is on until October 4th here
and his website is here: http://robertmeldrumart.com/
All the quotes used are from Robert's exhibition blurb.
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