Roy Alfred Close - Sand, Rain, Forest, and Mountain

Roy Close 

Sand, Rain, Forest and Mountain

2022    

acrylic on canvas

60H x 60W cm

The intention of this artwork is to represent the three aspects: the sky, the desert and the mountains. The sky is represented through blue and yellow as aspects of rain and sunlight. The desert is represented through yellow and green, showing the vastness and diversity of life in the harsh climate. Finally, the mountain is represented through green and blue as aspects of forests and stone.

About Roy Close 

Roy is a Turrbal, Butchulla, Jirrbal and South Sea Islander artist living and working on Jagera land. At the age of 15, he began to paint, inspired by the abstract art and aboriginal art he was introduced to by a school Aboriginal Art program.

He says:

“Art give me something to do, my art relaxes me.

I like to tell stories through my paintings. I give to people through my artwork.”

Roy translates his ideas about the world around him into art, with the concept of connectedness driving his compositions.

The multicoloured segments that often make up Roy’s work represent many things. Sometimes, he says, ‘they are all suburbs of Brisbane, or all the Aboriginal tribes’ like a map. Sometimes they are the days of the year, all coming together in one place as one ongoing memory.

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