Robert Hague


Robert Hague, is an Australian artist living and working in Melbourne, Victoria. He is best known for his metal and marble sculpture and his detailed lithographic print work.

Biography

Hague migrated to Australia in 1985 and at first exhibited painting before concentrating on sculpture. His first sculpture exhibition was titled "Why Not?" at in Sydney which included the artists and , among others. In 1998 he exhibited at the fledgling Sculpture by the Sea and in 1999 was awarded the inaugural Sculpture by the Sea, Director’s Prize. From 1996 - 2000 he exhibited at including the Miniature shows "The Defiant 6”", "Big Thoughts, Small Works" and "The Importance of being Tiny" with . In 2001 he joined at the newly opened Danks Street Gallery Complex.
From 1999-2003 he was workshop assistant to senior sculptor Ron Robertson-Swann OAM, with his first solo exhibitions in 2003 at , and . He has since exhibited in more than 120 group and solo shows and is represented in both public and corporate collections in Australia and overseas.
In 2013 a ten-year retrospective of his work was held by in Melbourne, including the publication 'Deca' with essays by Ashley Crawford and Ken Scarlett. In 2014 a biographical film was produced by called and includes interviews with the art critics Andrew Frost, Ken Scarlett and art dealer Lisa Fehily.
More recently, Hague was shortlisted for the 2015 Wynne prize at the Art Gallery of NSW, and the 2016 Blake Prize at the Casula Powerhouse, winning the Established Artist Residency. In 2016 the marble sculpture Shutdown was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria from the exhibition 'Inaugural' at .

Lithography

In 2012 Hague began a series of lithographic prints with master printmaker Peter Lancaster at his Melbourne print studios, . These have been included in the National Works on Paper at MPRG, the Geelong and Bernie Print Prizes and in 2016 the complete 'plate series' was acquired by the National Gallery of Australia.

Commissions

Significant commissions include Stride Orbis a 65 tonne concrete sculpture for Form700 head offices, Melbourne. Sol, Repose, One Mile and Skel for the , Tianjin, China. West Orbis 4m sculpture for Chadstone Shopping Centre. Decent for the 50th Anniversary, Thredbo, Mt Kosciusko. Genus Macquarie Group Sovereign Centre foyer, 99 Bathurst St, Sydney. Fervor foyer, Hong Kong. Orbis foyer, Sussex St, Sydney. NSW and The Ocean Series 20 sculpture, patron commission for Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney.
He also has several anonymous pieces, scattered around the world in various art museums.

Awards

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