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Robert MoysesGUEST (VIC)In 2006,“whilst visitinga quiltingexhibition,I becamefascinated bythe complexity,colour and design ofthese works in fabric.Later I imagined theseas being produced inpaper, so combiningskills learned in theprinting and publishingindustry, I started workon a self portrait as myfirst trial and completedeffort. This is achievedby layering cutout piecesof coloured paper intorecognisable highlystylised and texturedimages. The images haveevolved into quite detailedworks representingvarious subjects capturedthrough photography.This shot was takenwhilst walking around theWilliamstown foreshore.I was fascinated bythe strong verticals ofthe high-rise apartmentbuilding as a backdrop tothe storage of the smallboats in the foreground,along with yacht masksand floodlights. All theseelements combined arebroken by the selectiveuse of horizontal elementsto break the elongation ofthe work.Small Boats in Storage -- WilliamstownScissor cut coloured archival paper, 65 x 52.5cm, 2009$850Robert has always had a strong interest in all things relating to artfrom an early age, and was a prolific drawer. He started oil paintingseriously in the mid 1970’s, with no formal art training, except fortwo years studying figure painting at CAE and abstraction with a localartist. He also studied the works of artists of the past and of paintingtechniques and composition through books. In the early 1980’s withtwo children, family, and work commitments; he gave up painting butretained a strong interest in art, visiting various exhibitions. In 2006,he rekindled his interest with a complete change of media, and haswon five first prize awards and one second prize in local art shows.URBAN CREATURES 29