Artists

Lives and works in Melbourne

Brett Colquhoun has a distinctive exhibiting history, having been part of the pivotal Australian Institutions; Art Projects, Gertrude Street, Pinacotheca and now Sutton Gallery. He has been exhibiting paintings regularly since 1982. Colquhoun's work addresses conceptual ideas and emotional states depicted in figurative representation. His detailed fragmented images offer suggestions and illusions of isolated memories. The paintings succeed in their ability to capture a mood whether it be anxiety or contemplation. Brett Colquhoun's work is best described as metaphysical symbolism. He creates paintings of strange and elegant mystery. His imagery ranges from scientific instruments to everyday objects of the domestic and natural realm. These objects may incorporate photographic lenses, radar, thermometers or telescopes, insects and flora. They investigate the narrative power of association to represent specific phenomena of human behaviour. Colquhoun has had numerous solo shows at Sutton Gallery, Melbourne. His works have also been included in Australian Perspecta at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the Adelaide Biennial held at the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide and many national survey exhibitions. His work hangs in The Australian National Gallery in Canberra and Queensland Art Gallery Collections in Brisbane, as well as important private collections.

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