Novus Belator, 1978
Nicholas Robertson
Oil on stretched canvas
Original Painting, 64 x 76 x 2.5 cm
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Nicholas Robertson
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About Nicholas Robertson
Born Gloucester UK. I suspect like most figurative artists I find drawing and painting the human form wholly embedded with human behaviour. The desire to secure more than a representation of a persons movement, the spilling of light over contours or the various other physical facets is the reason we continue to make paintings. To liberate a recognisable small emotion in texture, colour and pattern and to make it still, perhaps this is a measure of a successful painting. I like to work in acrylic because it allows me to experiment, making changes quickly is paramount when wishing to explore your options.
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Novus Belator, loose latin translation for 'New Warriors'. Two javelin Adidas tracksuited throwers striking a pose reminiscent of Italian renaissance battle murals. "Battle of San Romano" by Paolo Uccello is an example.
Painted in traditional oil paint on a stretched canvas. The flesh areas are loose oil washes with opaque pigment for the tracksuits etc. The work has been finished with protective varnish, this not only protects the painting but has a unifying effect. The work only needs framing to make it ready to hang, or it can be hung frameless.