AN INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED VISUAL ARTIST
Dave Robertson a self-taught visual artist, based in Cape Town, first worked as a freelance art director in the film industry. He retired recently to focus on his visual art full-time.
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| © Dave Robertson Searle Street #1 |
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| © Dave Robertson Studio #9 Cape Town 2009 |
Dave’s first exhibition of large-scale abstract paintings held in Cape Town, at Worldart Gallery, received enthusiastic reviews and entirely sold out within a couple of weeks. His photographic work is primarily a form of social commentary. In 2010, Robertson, received the top award from “Spier” for a documentary photographic project, focusing on informal recyclers in Newtown, Johannesburg.
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| © Dave Robertson De Waal Drive |
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| © Dave Robertson Loop Street #1 Cape Town |
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| © Dave Robertson scene #2 Cape Town 2010 |
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| © Dave Robertson scene #25 Cape Town 2010 |
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| © Dave Robertson Scene #25 Cape Town 2010 |
Robertson is best known for a series of expressionist, hand-painted photographs of township scenes
in Southern Africa which were exhibited at galleries in Germany, the Netherlands
and “Photo LA 2004” in Los Angeles, USA.
in Southern Africa which were exhibited at galleries in Germany, the Netherlands
and “Photo LA 2004” in Los Angeles, USA.
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| © Dave Robertson Studio #6 Cape Town 2009 |
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| © Dave Robertson Studio #7 Cape Town 2009 |
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| © Dave Robertson Studio #3 Cape Town 2009 |
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| © Dave Robertson Sea Point #1 Cape Town 2008 |
More recently his work has been exhibited by several galleries in South Africa
including the Irma Stern Museum, the Bell-Roberts Gallery, Kalk Bay Modern,
Focus Contemporary and Kim Sacks Gallery.
including the Irma Stern Museum, the Bell-Roberts Gallery, Kalk Bay Modern,
Focus Contemporary and Kim Sacks Gallery.