Ethereal artist to judge 42nd fair
Award-winning Yarra Valley artist Robert Knight will cast a critical eye over entries as judge of this year’s Wimmera Art Fair.
Melbourne-born Knight is a visual-impact artist who combines contemporary realism with elements of design in his paintings.
Much of his work, often ethereal, is renowned for having critical focal point surrounded by softness that draws viewers into the frame.
Knight has been painting since the mid-1980s, using a technique involving a palette knife and bold brush strokes to bring his paintings to life.
He also has a love of working with charcoal, where he again employs a loose style of image presentation.
Knight said his goal as an artist was to convey a message of beauty ‘that I see in my everyday life’ through the mediums of paintings and drawings.
“I paint spiritual landscapes that include rainforests, cityscapes, atmospheric aerial views and seascapes – whatever I see that I love is what I paint – to share my passion with the view,” he said.
Knight has consistently won art awards and accolades, has featured in solo and group exhibitions, has provided work for private and corporate collections and featured in artistic magazines.
He is a member of Ringwood Art Society and a Fellow of Australian Guild of Realist Artists.
He specialises in oil and acrylic painting and drawing and has extensive experience as an arts tutor.
As well as judging, Knight is leading charcoal drawing and acrylic painting workshops on Saturday and Monday respectively and will have his own demonstration and display area in the exhibition on Sunday.