exhibitions

paintings

25 August – 11 September 2016

about the exhibition

Crispin Akerman has earned a significant reputation for the elegant simplicity and fine balance that he achieves within his favoured genre of still life painting. While the works are largely observational, the arrangement of the objects is highly constructed over underlying geometries, allowing for the exploration of harmony, balance, tension, light and atmosphere. He uses a timeless vocabulary of domestic items such as ceramics, fruit, drapery and enamelware as well as native Australian flora to capture a sense of quiet contemplation, history and beauty.Included in this exhibition, for the first time, are some exquisite watercolours depicting the Australian bush and a pink Galah. Crispin says of the work in this exhibition; “Continuing with still life, the new work includes elements of the natural environment and of the landscape. The palette I am working with is restrained and earthy. My hope for the work is that it is harmonious.”

Born in England, Crispin Akerman came to Australia with his family in 1966. He spent many years in the music industry but decided in 1989 to pursue his lifelong interest in the visual arts. He received a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Canberra School of Art in 1992 and has since received significant recognition for his painting. Crispin’s first solo exhibition was held at Beaver Galleries in 1995 and his popularity has gone from strength to strength with each exhibition. Crispin’s paintings are represented in the collections of Artbank, Parliament House, BHP Billiton, the Australian National University, St John of God Hospital – Murdoch, Canberra Eye Hospital, City of Bunbury and the Town of Bassendean.

exhibition images

  • 1. $2,800 Galah and forest – watercolour on paper, 40 x 83.5cm

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  • 2. $950 Pink Galah – watercolour on paper, 33.5 x 36.5cm

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  • 3. $1,500 Study 1 – watercolour on paper, 29 x 55.5cm

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  • 4. $1,500 Study 2 – watercolour on paper, 30.5 x 53cm

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  • 5. $6,500 Lilies and shiraz rug – oil on linen, 91.5 x 76cm

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  • 6. $6,000 Still life with large copper bowl – oil on linen, 61 x 107cm

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  • 7. $1,900 Temple jar and rug – charcoal on paper, 58 x 73.5cm

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  • 8. $4,800 Butterfly vase, rug and table – oil on linen, 61 x 61cm

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  • 9. $5,200 Table still life – oil on linen, 61 x 76.5cm

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  • 10. $6,500 Prunus vases, Eucalyptus and pears – oil on linen, 84 x 84cm

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  • 11. $3,500 Still life with figs – oil on linen, 40.5 x 50.5cm

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  • 12. $4,800 Prunus vase, Eucalyptus and peaches – oil on linen, 61 x 61cm

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  • 13. $3,300 Butterfly vase–oil on linen, 45.5 x 38cm

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  • 14. $5,600 Temple jar, table and carpet – oil on linen, 66 x 83.5cm

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  • 15. $1,700 Pomegranates and jar – oil on panel, 26 x 26cm

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  • 16. $1,500 Pomegranates and pears – oil on panel, 15 x 30cm

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  • 17. $1,500 Pomegranates – oil on panel, 15 x 30cm

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  • 18. $2,000 Peach and bowl – oil on linen, 30 x 30cm

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