Stuart Robertson Catalogue of artworks 2021

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Stuart Robertson exhibition

opening speech infront of ‘The Exquisite Clarity of Standing Together’ 7m x 2m wall installation

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“Humanity is enormously powerful. Our actions and thoughts today create our future tomorrow.

Each of your actions & thoughts has a subtle yet profound ripple effect.

We are each responsible for, and have the ability to choose, how we influence that ripple.”

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ARTISTS BIO STUART ROBERTSON Born 1969, Auckland, New Zealand Contemporary artist, adventurer and humanitarian Stuart Robertson melds photography, sculpture, film, symbolism and social media with cast glass, neon light boxes & metal fabrication to create stunning large scale art works that speak profoundly to the viewer, causing a confrontation of ones own preconceptions and an acknowledgement of our similarities in the human condition.

Creating a global conversation and ripple effect with more than half a million followers, he draws on the phenomenal power of modern social networks and instant border-less communication that makes mankind more connected than ever before in history.

Robertson has developed and refined his practice over 30 years. His works have become highly collectable and now hang in many established art collections throughout New Zealand, the USA and Europe as his profile continues to gain significant momentum globally.

The artists passion for seeing the world through an alternate view runs deep. His grandfathers were both prolific photographers with their own darkrooms and camera collections. Their love for the medium underpins the artist’s own obsession.

The Artist, in his Studio in Queenstown, New Zealand

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TRIGGER LIGHTBOX

The conflict and tapestry of his life was etched onto every surface of his body and he ensured it was ‘tagged’ on his surrounding environment. Trigger made for an imposing character who held the rose only for the hope of a better future for his children.

He was shot and killed in Los Angeles in October 2014, as far as we know this was one of the last portraits taken of Trigger.

187 is the Californian penal code for murder

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PEACE IN 10,000 HANDS The global art project Since 2012 reouned artist & humanitarian adventurer Stuart Robertson, has been photographing a single white rose, an ancient symbol of peace, in the hands of 10,000 people from every country on the planet.

An evocative and unstoppable global art project, creating a visual provocation to challenge and reinvigorate the conversation for peace.

Creating contemporary artworks which speak profoundly to our similariites in the human condition.

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ENDOR S E D Sir Richard Hadlee

Jamie Lee Curtis

Demi Moore

Dame Patsy Reddy

Ricky Gervais

Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu

Danny DeVito

Kimbra

His Holiness 10 the Dalai Lama

Sir John Kirwan

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Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern

Stan Walker

Venus Williams

Sam Neil

Lucy Lawless

Emily Blunt

Ringo Starr

Dan Carter

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NEONS Robertson’s ‘Neon’ series provoke a strong response of attraction with a sense of voyeuristic fascination for the viewer. Revealing the subjects innermost subconscious and playing with the delight of the viewers voyeuristic gaze.

The artist identifies subjects whose resonance with visceral words and phrases is ingrained so strongly by the individual that they choose to tattoo their fists. Transmuting the tapestry and belief structure of their mind onto one of the most visible parts of their human body, the hands.

Thus brandishing themselves with this mindset for life.

The artist uses the subjects choice to ‘brand’ themselves with these extreme statements to remind the viewer of the human condition, that we all face moments of private inspiration or desperation.

Neon is used metaphorically with the symbolism of the rose to illuminate the dark recesses of the human mind, turning private beliefs into contemporary provocation.

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Robertson has expressed that some of the subjects he has found difficult to approach. Gang members and individuals who project an interpretation of ‘stay away’, if you come near me your life will be in danger.

His personal practise has persevered through boundaries of societal expectations and safety, connecting with the essence of the human element that connects us all.

Production for this series is defined by the contemporary illuminated sculptural form of the words. The fragile glass tubing dances and bends under extreme heat, neon or argon gas is added to culminate in neon words that leap forward into a three dimensional plane to speak to the viewer.

The light of the neon draws the moth to the flame and invites you into the experience. The production method is sumptuous and intentionally raw without a protective barrier of glass between the image and the viewer. The artist designs the photographic image and glass neon to expose, unprotected, vulnerable, fragile, revealing the subjects innermost subconscious and playing with the delight of the viewers voyeuristic gaze.

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NEONS MAKETIME Neon Scottish beauty, Louise nestled in a glorious pink rhododendron bush in full bloom.

The moment etched with the crisp bite of a Queenstown morning she shared the mantras and inscriptions of her life as a reminder to live life fully, to MAKETIME. Everyday. Every moment.

“Peace means finding true happiness within yourself. Make time, live life” Dimensions: 1500mm x 1500mm x 70mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, coral pink neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 11

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TRUELOVE in Red Neon New Plymouth, on the East Coast of New Zealand, a town that sits in the shadow of the famous mountain and potent lands filled with the history of the passive resistance movement.

Nikki lived an intense life, her attire a reflection of the addictive parts of the human condition. Authentic and vulnerable the demonstration of her defiance and strength. A colourful life, with a good heart.

Your one love. Truelove.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Hand blown glass lettering, red neon, giclée archival print, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 6

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SICKFUCK in Blue Neon The hands of an LA Gang Member. Location and identification confidential. 187. Observations of the intriguing choices humans make as individuals to protect and project themselves through adornments, material possessions, verbal and emotional armour.

We all construct our narrative and create mental walls to communicate to the world how comfortable we are in our own skin and how close we are willing to let others come into our life story.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, blue neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 6

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BORNFREE Neon In this study the use of neon illuminates the dark recesses of the subject’s mind, turning private beliefs into contemporary provocation.

“I desire a free sprit and ‘bornfree’ resonates with me” Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, white neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 11

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STAYDOWN Neon ‘Stay Down’ as powerful and flirty as the fists tattooed with this command. Envisage a living avatar, an intense, elaborate and fascinatingly beautiful French woman. Her body the canvas on which to express the artistry and courage of her mind.

Her chosen medium embedded body modification and tattoo.

A woman who knows exactly what she wants and who she is...without compromise.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, amber neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 6

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LOVEHATE Neon The hands of an LA Gang Member. Location and identification confidential. 187. Observations of the intriguing choices humans make as individuals to protect and project themselves through adornments, material possessions, verbal and emotional armour.

We all construct our narrative and create mental walls to communicate to the world how comfortable we are in our own skin and how close we are willing to let others come into our life story.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, red & blue neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 11

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HOPE Neon ‘Hope’ was found amongst throngs of young people celebrating a sunny Sunday in Brick Lane, London, music, markets, people watching, sitting in open windows, on the curb, anywhere to soak up the sun and relax before the work week started.

Etched on her knuckles the word HOPE, a silent testament and daily reminder to never give up.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, off white neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 6

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ILLUSION Neon Life is an illusion. The future, the past, our life story. Everything we experience, a construct of the mind, a truth that does not exist outside the present moment. Any idea constructed by the ego, by the mind trying to grasp at ‘facts’ thus to make sense of this experience of being a human being is all ultimately an illusion. When you let it all fall away, the only universal truth that remains is pure unconditional love.

In this study, the use of neon and symbolism of the white rose illuminates the dark recesses of the subject’s mind, turning private beliefs into contemporary provocation. In the end we are all just water and star dust. Enjoy the illusion, it is yours to create.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, red neon, black acrylic box mount Limited Edition of 11

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STAYTRUE Neon The desire to constantly remind oneself to ‘stay the course’. Stay true to your inner voice, to your intuition, to your heart, to your soul. To walk your path without distraction from the temptations that inevitability a life well lived brings you.

Simple, to the point, from a straight up guy in Venice Los Angeles who chooses to live according to these two words, Stay True.

“Do to others as you would have them do to you” Griffin, Venice Beach, Los Angeles Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, hand blown glass lettering, electric blue neon, aluminum box mount Limited Edition of 5

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Robertson’s ‘Lightboxes’ are a modern canvas where the artist is able to bring film quality and dimension to enrich the storytelling narrative of the image.

Colours become sumptuous and vivid, monochrome works take on a graphic quality. The artworks pulse with energy and vibrate like a silent interlude.

The rose becomes the constant narrative, the artist uses this symbolism of peace, creating a focal point in each artwork.

In the lightbox series, the rose becomes a literal beacon of light and hope in the midst of the swirling human expression of colour, texture, clothing, hands, skin, nails, freckles, scars, tattoos, hair, jewellery and the environment they are photographed in.

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Whether he’s photographing a global superstar or a beggar, Robertson will often partially cut out the subjects face, redacting the importance usually placed on the individuals facial communication.

The artist encourages the viewer to see past the curated ‘masks’ we present to the world. Playing with taking the focal point away from the face, guiding it towards the rose and the expression of un-curated raw emotion, reverence and often awkwardness of the subjects hands.

Robertson’s works challenge the viewer to see past the long held traditions of portraiture. This in order to bring an awareness to humankinds interconnectedness in our hopes and dreams, irrespective of the beliefs and societal constraints we impose on ourselves and each other.

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Peacock Lightbox “Peace means the collective state of conciousness when humans, in their natural state, stripped of all external stimulous, material and circumstances, reach the common vibration of a harmonious and undescribable understanding in relation to the state of reality in which they are travelling through” Hot rocking beats, Century City, Los Angeles, Robert Keith designs jewellery, fashion and art. He wears his art.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1500mm x 70mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in white Limited Edition of 6

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Grant Bowler Lightbox Strong masculinity protecting, nurturing the rose as a simple truth, a symbol of peace. A reminder of the power in our hands to create balance and harmony in all that we do. Masculine & feminine, positive & negative, dark and light.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1500mm x 50mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black Limited Edition of 9

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London Blue Lightbox Brick Lane, London, always has a plethora of outrageously dressed and thinking characters.

Siobhan stood out as she dashed along the street. Bright blue hair and matching clothes expressing the creative tapestry of her mind.

‘Peace means freedom’ Dimensions: 1500mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black.

Limited Edition of 6

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Fight For Me Lightbox T h e a r t i s t s j o u r n e y t h ro u g h Tu r k e y a l o n g t h e A r m e n i a n , I r a n i a n , I r a q a n d S y r i a n b o rd e r s , t o o k R o b e r t s o n t o t h e e d g e , t o o v e rc o m e h i s i n n e r d e m o n s i n p u s u i t o f p e a c e a n d a r t . F a c i n g f e a r, a b d u c t i o n a n d p h y s i c a l t h re a t s t o l i f e , l a w l e s s n e s s , a r m y b o rd e r i n t e r ro g a t i o n s i n n o m a n s l a n d , s l e e p i n g w i t h o n e e y e o p e n . H e s a i d ‘ y o u c a n o n l y c o u n t o n h o w s h a r p y o u r w i t s a re a n d h o w g o o d y o u r d r i v e r i s . A m e n t a l b a r r i e r o f t r u s t w h e re y o u c a n f e e l y o u r s e l f b e i n g s i z e d u p b y m a n y e y e s i n t h e d a r k n e s s , f r i e n d o r f o e ? re a c h o u t w i t h t h e ro s e o r r u n f o r y o u r l i f e ’ .

I r a q w a s h i s d e s t i n a t i o n . S t a y i n g u n i n v i t e d i n M u s l i m v i l l a g e s a l o n g t h e w a y. A f o re i g n p l a c e s o t o r n a p a r t b y s t r i f e t h a t e v e n l o c a l s w e re c h a l l e n g e d o n e x a c t d i re c t i o n s . H e p a s s e d t h ro u g h C i z re t r a v e l l i n g t o I r a q . A l o n e , w i t h a driver and unassisted. A handful of weeks later the town was bombed into oblivion.

T h i s i m a g e w a s t a k e n o n t h i s j o u r n e y.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm M a t e r i a l s : P h o t o g r a p h i c t r a n s p a re n c y & a rc h i v a l l i g h t b o x , p o w d e r c o a t e d a l u m i n i u m f r a m e i n b l a c k Limited Edition of 9

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Wisdom of the Harakeke Lightbox “I believe in another beginning. Time, things don’t happen quick, you move with caution because if you rush across the ground you’re liable to stub your toe on a rock.

When you pick a flower you make sure it’s not going to fall apart as soon as you pick it”.

Whero o Te Rangi, Kuia, Parihaka, Taranaki, New Zealand Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black.

Limited Edition of 9

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Big Trouble Lightbox

Late afternoon looking for a location to photograph with ‘Big Trouble’ a native from Watts, right in the heart of Los An in this location under a bridge, standing solid like the concrete walls covered in graffiti that surround him.

“Peace Means Freedom” Dimensions: 730mm x 1500 x 9mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black.

Limited Edition of 6

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ngeles, a place on the planet that is full of Big Trouble. He is a pillar in his gang and his tattoos place him perfectly

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Where The Mind Goes, The Man Follows in Green Lightbox Actor & Model, Los Angeles.

Where the mind goes the man follows “Peace is a state of mind” Dimensions: 500mm x 500mm x 50mm Materials: Photographic transparency, archival light box, powder coated aluminum frame in black Limited Edition of 6

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Lady in Blue Petit Lightbox Only dry dusty roads till the next location. Miles and miles and miles from anywhere.

Our lady in blue is working the land. A hard labourer, under the guidance of male ‘handlers’ from sun up to sun down. Dressed as beautifully as this everyday.

Dimensions: 650mm x 500 x 50mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black.

Limited Edition of 6

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We Love Too Slow Petit Lightbox Late afternoon wandering in Soho, London, Robertson meets the courageous and outrageous Anne. Turned out perfectly, with sass to match the style. To add edge and energy the street becomes the studio. Black cabs flying past tooting for a little attention from Anne.

‘Peace means Love and Respect’ Dimensions: 650mm x 500 x 50mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black.

Limited Edition of 6

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The Haight Petit Lightbox Naked men, women and their pets meander along the street in The Haight. A colourful, fun and confronting part of San Francisco. If you wear jeans and t shirt you stand out as normal.

At over 6ft tall and strikingly beautiful, Alexia stood out.

“Peace is Happiness” Dimensions: 650mm x 500 x 50mm Materials: Photographic transparency & archival lightbox, powder coated aluminium frame in black.

Limited Edition of 6

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NEON LIG NEON LIG NEON LIG Robertson’s ‘Neon Lightbox’ series are statements of illumination & light. They have alot to say, big personalities. They resonate.

The works illuminate the subject and express themselves in a way that is almost intoxicating to the viewer. When the works are viewed alone, they call out, silently singing their simple message of hope. Light in the dark, drawing you in, opening a dialogue to step off the wall into a sculputural realm.

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LOVE with the Absence of Hate Neon Lightbox A legend in the culinary world who has fed over 1,000,000 meals to homeless people.Mark Brand walks his talk.

The name of this work needs no more explanation. ‘Love with the absence of Hate’ His choice to omit a word makes it all the more powerful.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, acrylic light box, RGB Halo with colour control, static, moving or flowing, LED illumination, hand blown glass lettering, red neon Limited Edition of 6

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AMOR Neon Lightbox Calu Rivero, one of the biggest celebrities in South America, joined the artist for breakfast and a photoshoot.

The location was a dimly lit, black marble lined the walls of a large architectural space.

W ith minimal light bouncing in from one direction, it lit only Calu’s face and the hidden tattoo. When asked ‘Why Amor’, the answer was as simple as much as a wish ‘Love, just Love’ Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, acrylic light box, LED illumination with dimmer control, hand blown glass lettering, red neon.

Limited Edition of 3

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BORNFREE Neon Lightbox In this study the use of neon illuminates the dark recesses of the subject’s mind, turning private beliefs into contemporary provocation.

“I desire a free sprit and ‘bornfree’ resonates with me” Dimensions: 1000mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, acrylic light box, LED illumination with dimmer control, hand blown glass lettering, red neon.

Limited Edition of 3

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FRAGILE NOT FRAGILE Neon Lightbox

A tapestry of his life was etched onto every surface of his body, 187 tattood on his trigger finger. He also ‘t the white rose, only for the hope of a better future for his children.

Under Penal Code 187 PC, California law defines the crime of murder as “the unlawful killing of a human be

As far as we know this was one of the last portraits taken of Trigger. He was shot and killed in Los Angeles o

Dimensions: 1500mm x 1000mm x 75mm Materials: Giclée archival print, acrylic light box, LED illumination with dimmer control, hand blown glass le Limited Edition of 3

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tagged’ his surrounding environment too.

Trigger aka ‘Trigz’ made for an imposing character who held

eing with malice aforethought”

on October 10th 2014.

ettering, red and white neon

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SCULP Robertson’s sculptures are provocatively playful twists on the Peace and Love narrative that underpins his project.

He works with cast crystal, one way mirrors, neon and stainless steel and incorporates iconic and emotive social symbols of non-peace such as a Police issue 45 calibre Glock Pistol made out of fragile cast lead crystal.

Robertson’s full scale replica tank barrel, features a full length hand engraved inscription of the meaning of Namaste: “I honour the place in you where the universe resides. I honour the light, love, truth, beauty and peace within you, because it is also within me. In sharing these things we are united, we are the same, we are one”

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PTure His crystal weapons series move into the three dimensional space of the object and immersing it with its conceptual opposite to create contemporary artforms of desire. Immersing them with an interdependant link, like a positive and negative charge that transcends the associated symbolism into an entirly new realm of provoking deeper thought on how humankind chooses to express the light or the dark side of our existence.

His ‘LOVE’ series juxtaposes the masculine industrial with the tender pulsing heart of words of love and the feminine.

The coolness of highly polished stainless steel reflecting the viewer against the electrically charged pulse of the artsits hand written word LOVE reproduced in red neon. Infinite LOVE a constant source of creativity and inspiration.

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CAST CRYSTAL An exploration of polarities and interdependence to exist The impermanent fragility of a white rose The physical force of a loaded gun Peace | Violence Light | Dark

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Guns and Roses’ In Robertson’s latest sculptural series ‘Guns and Roses’, the artist explores the polarities, the ‘tension between’.

Day does not exist without night, joy without sorrow, life without death, peace without non-peace.

Casting both symbolic forms in lead crystal, Robertson playfully forges a union of two symbolic opposites to exist within a solitary form. The infinite now contained within the finite.

The rose (cast from the very Rose that His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu have both held and blessed) takes on a permanence and density, the glock gun takes on a fragility and transparency.

Both shattering into a thousand pieces if dropped.

The fragility of the human construct of peace.

The artists belief that the key to peace lies in your hands.

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Green Piece Life size hand carved cast lead crystal modelled from the 45 calibre Glock pistol.

Feature work from the series ‘Guns and Roses’ Inscribed with the words “we are the same, we are one” Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm Materials: Hand carved lead crystal in Emerald Green Limited Edition of 21

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Crystal Rose Hand carved cast lead crystal rose from the very Rose that His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu have both held and blessed.

Dimensions: 100mm x 80mm x 70mm Materials: Hand carved lead crystal

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‘Many of Robertsons photographic subjects who have held the rose have said ‘Peace is the absence of war’ or ‘Peace is worth fighting for’.

This common contradiction inspired the artists deeper exploration of the concept of interdependance for either state to exist and their physical manefestations’.

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“I honour the place in you where the universe resides.

I honour the light, love, truth, beauty and peace with in you, because it is also within me.

In sharing these things we are united, we are the same.

We are one.”

(Namaste) inscribed down the length of each barrell

erforated Love Perforated Love

ghly polished hand crafted stainless steel replica tank barrell modelled of the tiger nk with the inscription of the meaning of Namaste engraved on its surface.

4300mm x 100mm on tripod leg base Limited Edition of 11

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An invitation to partake and view the seemingly impossible. A quest so simple, subconciously attainable yet always just out of reach.

Robertson further explores the dual symbolism of the white rose; peace and pure love; through an interactive experience, like peaking inside a forbidden treasure box offering the impossible opportunity of infinite love.

The highly polished surface of the artwork reflects the environment and the viewer.

Three small apertures glow a soft red and invite the viewer to partake in this alternate reality.

INFINITE Love

Infinite Love Free standing sculpture Marine Grade stainless steel fabricated one way with mirror and neon 500mm x 500mm x 500mm on a 900mm x 500mm base Edition of 3 57

“Images generate emotional

sub-conscious responses in us before conditioned intellectual objectifying of what we see gets in the way. After many viewings, I continue to find Robertson’s images emotionally moving; some profoundly so. These works seem to cut straight to the heart of what it means to be human and gently resonate it back to our own reality” Mark Hutchins-Pond

A luminescent viewing experience. These stunning artworks are created using metallic light sensitive photographic paper, acid free aluminium and museum grade acrylic.

Produced to the highest standard to maximize the depth when the light hits and reflects the colour saturation. Created, ready to hang with aluminum mounting brackets.

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Hurricane Seven days with no power, no hot water, Hurricane Sandy had devastated New York in October 2012, there was no time for fixing nails and she was so embarrassed, but her hands and this image captured the rawness & emotion of the plight of the city.

Dimensions: 900mm x 900mm x 8mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount

Limited edition of 11

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Ricky Gervais It is the day of the LA Marathon. LA is in lock down and cut in half as the runner are going from Dodgers Stadium to the Coast essentially all the way along Santa Monica Blvd, under the 405. If you look at a map it is a suicide move to drive anywhere on this day. So….Ricky confirms the morning of the LA marathon to photograph him in his Suite at the Beverly Hilton, right on the route. I made it. Ricky is hilarious and generous.

“Peace is worth Fighting For” Dimensions: 900mm x 900mm x 8mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited edition of 11

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Bird of Paradise The Highlands of Papua New Guinea. A location steeped in adventure. Ancient tribal traditions living in the dense rain forests with wild tales of cannibalism and swift vengeance. Six million out of the seven million population live in remote parts of the country in tribes. Living a self-sustainable, natural lifestyle untouched by money, electricity and any modern conveniences. My time in the Highlands was intrepid, memorable and very challenging for so many reasons. Each tribe has his own traditional costume made from the local plants, birds, animals, shells, mud and pigments of the land.

Dimensions: 900mm x 900mm x 8mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited Edition of 11

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His Holiness The Dalai Lama Plexiglass Before taking this photograph The Dalai Lama blessed the project and the rose.

After I took this photograph he blessed me.

‘The planet does not need more successful people. The planet needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds’. His Holiness The Dalai Lama Dimensions: 800mm x 800 x 9mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited Edition of 11

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Wisdom of the Harakeke Plexiglass “I believe in another beginning. Time, things don’t happen quick, you move with caution because if you rush across the ground you’re liable to stub your toe on a rock.

When you pick a flower you make sure it’s not going to fall apart as soon as you pick it”.

Whero o Te Rangi, Kuia, Parihaka, Taranaki, New Zealand Dimensions: 800mm x 800mm x 9mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited Edition of 11

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Fleur de Lys Mick was introduced to me to photograph holding the white rose. His body is the canvas of his life and yet Mick makes the greatest impression with his articulate mind, big heart and focus for what’s right.

His passion for peace and humanity is enormous and it was a real pleasure to spend time with and photograph him.

Dimensions: 1000mm x 1500mm x 8mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited Edition of 11

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Ode to Lascaux Low light cast crisp black shadows on the sun scorched Sepik River bed like the pigment of a cave drawing. Papua New Guinea’s Central Range spills down through the northern foothills to feed the Sepik floodplains.

These foothills are riddled with more than 200 limestone caves which contain a variety of prehistoric and recent cave drawings.

The largest collection of cave art in the southern hemisphere, few Westerners have ever seen. The rock paintings are part of a continuous culture of representation from the very first tribes people who settled in these hills more than 20,000 years ago to their descendants, whom I spent time with.

Dimensions: 1120mm x 800mm x 8mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited Edition of 11

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Hollyford Green

Collection: New Zealand Landscapes Dimensions: 1200mm x 800mm x 8mm Materials: Gicleé photographic print on metalic archival paper. Plexiglass face mount Limited Edition of 11

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ORKS ‘The Exquisite Clarity of Standing Together’

7120mm x 2100mm (dibonded works each 400mm x 400mm)

Meditative and intoxicating,‘like being hit by a train’ as one viewer described walking into the ART Museum and seeing the feature work ‘The Exquisite Clarity of Standing Together’.

Displayed in a visually powerful uniform black and white grid that covers nearly fifteen square metres.

Closer inspection of the work causes provocation on a profoundly subconscious level, inviting an altruistic state of being.

Viewers return again and again. Absorbed in the moment, 85 people,18 countries, differing backgrounds, choices, opinions, cultural & spiritual beliefs, economic & life stories of hardship to fame rendered equal & timeless with the act of proferring the same symbol of peace.

Standing together, vulnerable in their human condition.

Each work, hand printed, hand di bonded, mounted and hung.

Attention to every detail.

7120mm x 2100mm (each 400mm x 400mm) Dibond Giclee on aluminium substrate Edition 1 of 1 73

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COMMISSIONS

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Aro Ha is world renouned, a retreat in the heart of the South Island, New Zealand.

Recognised by Conde Nast as winner of readers awards, as well as recipient of architectual awards, featured in Vogue and dozens more publications.

It is known as the gold standard in retreats globally.

Aro Ha commissioned Robertson to produce a work that would be a genuine conversation piece to hang in the very heart of their lodge.

Robertson is available for private commissions to produce art works that compliment and speak to your environment.

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“I’m inspired by the belief that art is intimately

entwined with the human condition and has the power to challenge and create change.

I believe art can break down barriers. It can move effortlessly across borders and speak profoundly to the heart of mankind and spark emotion and inspiration in every one of us.”

Stuart Robertson

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On the road building the legend, photographing in Udaipur, India, 2013

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Contact

Stuart Robertson stu@peacein10000hands.com +64 21975597

Semele Miller Robertson semele@peacein10000hands.com +64 21866415