Robert Pereira Hind
Arboris Folium III $3,200 Status: Sold
Prunus Serulata XX $4,200 Status: Sold
Fagus Sylvatica $5,200 Status: Sold
Prunus Sakura III $5,200 Status: Sold
Prunus Subhirtella I $3,950 Status: Available
Prunus Subhirtella II $4,200 Status: Sold
Acer Triflorium $3,200 Status: Available
Robert Pereira Hind – Out of Eden Series
Robert Pereira Hind’s mixed media series ‘Out of Eden’ aims to raise the status of the humble plants and trees that surround us. Referencing religious iconography, whether it be the gilded Buddhas of Tibet and Laos or Catholic icons of the Italian baroque, by placing his botanical photography and acrylic paint images against a gold leaf background he is reminding his audience of the value, spiritual and otherwise, of Mother Nature.
Robert’s work layers organic photographic ink pigment and acrylic paint, shellac and art glazes over gilded wooden boards. An important element of his work is that each piece, over the years, will slowly oxidise and mature in appearance, the golden background will eventually take on a light tarnish and over a period of 15-30 years become increasingly atmospheric and characterful. Each artwork brings colour and warmth to the environment as ambient light reflects from it.
As well as religious iconography, the ‘Out of Eden’ series alludes to both botanical drawings and European Romantic landscape paintings. Robert Pereira Hind currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland and is always looking for inspiration in the trees, forests and wildflowers of Scotland and beyond.
‘I am both responding to the beauty of nature and questioning the nature of beauty. As someone who does not adhere to any kind of religious practice but regularly feels a sense of awe within the natural landscape, it seems fitting to transform nature’s trees and flowers into secular icons.’
Materials:
Gold Leaf Metal, Gold Size, Acrylic Paint, Photographic Ink Pigment, Shellac, Glazes, Wooden Board.
and art glazes.