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Steve Lopes

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Guy Maestri

Robert Davis

Jonathan Thompson

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Tim Allen

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Joseph Jackson

Laura Jones

Alan Jones

David Griggs

Daniel Boyd

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See video highlights of this conversation on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel It’s not often that an artist gets to see almost a quarter of a century of their work in one space but in this episode Steve Lopes tells me what that feels like.  The impressive survey exhibition ‘Encountered’, curated by Kon Gouriotis and now showing at the S.H.Ervin Gallery in Sydney, brings together 120 of Steve Lopes’ works including over 80 paintings and drawings, sketchbooks, prints and collages.  This is a must-see exhibition especially for those interested in figurative painting.  In my previous interview with Steve, he expressed the view that to be successful, a painting requires a gritty element – a bit of ‘poison’. When I visited the exhibition a couple of weeks ago, though, it wasn’t only that grittiness that struck me but also the humanity evident in the works, not only in the figures but also in the environments they inhabit. Desolate wartime landscapes hinting at the loss of human life, a dog wandering across a suburban backlot, figures enigmatically positioned on a coastal landscape; these scenes exude an air of melancholy but often also a familiarity.  Steve has exhibited in close to 40 solo shows across Australia and in London and Hong Kong. He has won the Gallipoli Art Prize, the Kings School Art Prize and has been shortlisted in many others. His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, the Parliament House Collection, the State Library of NSW and many other public and private collections. We met at the S.H.Ervin gallery as the exhibition was being installed and we talked about a selection of works (pictured below), the story behind them as well as insights into his practice.  The show continues at the S.H.Ervin Gallery until 8 May 2022 and will then travel to Orange Regional Gallery where it will run from 21 May.  To hear the podcast episode click ‘play’ beneath the above feature photo.  Time stamps for each painting  3:30    Trench Life 8:25    Aurora Track 12:45  Creek Bed Study 16:00  Uncommon Figures 27:15  Warren Ellis etching and painting 29:49  Railway Club  Exhibition details  Survey exhibition ‘Encountered’, S.H Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 26 March to 8 May 2022, then touring to: Survey exhibition ‘Encountered’, Orange Regional Gallery, 21 May to 17 July 2022  Links  Steve Lopes website Lopes at Stella Downer Fine Art Lopes at Mitchell Fine Art Lopes at Queenscliff Gallery Lopes at Penny Contemporary  Talking with Painters 2019 interview with Steve Lopes  Guy Warren  Euan Macleod Luke Sciberras ‘Aesop’ by Jusepe di Ribera acquired by the AGNSW﻿  https://youtu.be/TYVbEWHnUbc   ‘Trench Life’, 2015, oil on canvas, 130 x 180cm ‘Aurora Track’, 2017, 130 x 130 cm, oil on canvas ‘Exposed Wood, Mont St Quentin’, 2017,  140 x 160 cm, oil on canvas,  Gallipoli Club CollectionWinner 2018 Gallipoli Art Prize ‘Creek Bed Study’, 2018, oil on canvas, 90 x 90cm ‘Uncommon Figures’, 2020, 152 x 153 cm, oil on canvas  ‘Warren Ellis’, 2017, oil on canvas, 180 x 130cm ‘Warren Ellis’, 2017, intaglio etching on Hahnemühle paper, 70 x 50cm ‘Railway Club’, 2020, oil on canvas, 100 x 120cm

<p><em>See video highlights of this conversation on the </em><a href="https://youtu.be/TYVbEWHnUbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Talking with Painters YouTube channel</em></a></p> <h4>It’s not often that an artist gets to see almost a quarter of a century of their work in one space but in this episode Steve Lopes tells me what that feels like. </h4> <p>The impressive survey exhibition ‘Encountered’, curated by Kon Gouriotis and now showing at the S.H.Ervin Gallery in Sydney, brings together 120 of Steve Lopes’ works including over 80 paintings and drawings, sketchbooks, prints and collages. </p> <p>This is a must-see exhibition especially for those interested in figurative painting. </p> <p><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2018/06/03/ep-47-steve-lopes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In my previous interview with Steve</a>, he expressed the view that to be successful, a painting requires a gritty element – a bit of ‘poison’. When I visited the exhibition a couple of weeks ago, though, it wasn’t only that grittiness that struck me but also the humanity evident in the works, not only in the figures but also in the environments they inhabit.</p> <p>Desolate wartime landscapes hinting at the loss of human life, a dog wandering across a suburban backlot, figures enigmatically positioned on a coastal landscape; these scenes exude an air of melancholy but often also a familiarity. </p> <p>Steve has exhibited in close to 40 solo shows across Australia and in London and Hong Kong. He has won the Gallipoli Art Prize, the Kings School Art Prize and has been shortlisted in many others. His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, the Parliament House Collection, the State Library of NSW and many other public and private collections.</p> <p>We met at the S.H.Ervin gallery as the exhibition was being installed and we talked about a selection of works <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2022/04/10/ep-125-steve-lopes-encountered/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(pictured below)</a>, the story behind them as well as insights into his practice. </p> <p>The show continues at the S.H.Ervin Gallery until 8 May 2022 and will then travel to Orange Regional Gallery where it will run from 21 May. </p> <p>To hear the podcast episode click ‘play’ beneath the above feature photo. </p> <h4>Time stamps for each painting</h4> <ul> <li>3:30    Trench Life</li> <li>8:25    Aurora Track</li> <li>12:45  Creek Bed Study</li> <li>16:00  Uncommon Figures</li> <li>27:15  Warren Ellis etching and painting</li> <li>29:49  Railway Club</li> </ul> <h4>Exhibition details</h4> <ul> <li>Survey exhibition ‘Encountered’, <a href="https://www.shervingallery.com.au/event/steve-lopes-encountered/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">S.H Ervin Gallery</a>, Sydney, 26 March to 8 May 2022, then touring to:</li> <li>Survey exhibition ‘Encountered’, <a href="https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/gallery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orange Regional Gallery</a>, 21 May to 17 July 2022</li> </ul> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.stevelopes.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Lopes website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stelladownerfineart.com.au/steve-lopes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lopes at Stella Downer Fine Art</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mitchellfineartgallery.com/artists/steve-lopes?price=1000-2000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lopes at Mitchell Fine Art</a></li> <li><a href="https://qgallery.com.au/portfolio-item/steve-lopes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lopes at Queenscliff Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pennycontemporary.com.au/artists/about/steve-lopes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lopes at Penny Contemporary</a> </li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2018/06/03/ep-47-steve-lopes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talking with Painters 2019 interview with Steve Lopes </a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2021/03/14/ep-107-guy-warren/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guy Warren</a> </li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2021/01/01/ep-103-summer-series-euan-macleod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Euan Macleod</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/02/24/ep-64-luke-sciberras/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luke Sciberras</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/168.2021/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=PR%20AGNSW%20acquires%20Spanish%20Baroque%20masterpiece%20by%20Jusepe%20de%20Ribera&amp;utm_content=PR%20AGNSW%20acquires%20Spanish%20Baroque%20masterpiece%20by%20Jusepe%20de%20Ribera+CID_7e0d33dd2d4fa38967146c412a5588dc&amp;utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&amp;utm_term=Aesop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Aesop’ by Jusepe di Ribera acquired by the AGNSW﻿</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://youtu.be/TYVbEWHnUbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/TYVbEWHnUbc</a>   ‘Trench Life’, 2015, oil on canvas, 130 x 180cm ‘Aurora Track’, 2017, 130 x 130 cm, oil on canvas ‘Exposed Wood, Mont St Quentin’, 2017,  140 x 160 cm, oil on canvas,  <br/>Gallipoli Club Collection<br/>Winner 2018 Gallipoli Art Prize ‘Creek Bed Study’, 2018, oil on canvas, 90 x 90cm ‘Uncommon Figures’, 2020, 152 x 153 cm, oil on canvas  ‘Warren Ellis’, 2017, oil on canvas, 180 x 130cm ‘Warren Ellis’, 2017, intaglio etching on Hahnemühle paper, 70 x 50cm ‘Railway Club’, 2020, oil on canvas, 100 x 120cm

Ep 125: Steve Lopes -‘Encountered’

Tony Spencer

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Holy Family's High School Basketball-Tony Spencer, James Conceicao, Randy Gomes, Steve Lopes, Camanche Ray

Steve Lopes is not looking to make a pretty picture. For a work to be enduring he believes ‘there has to be a level of poison in it’, some gritty quality that keeps you coming back. His powerful painting which won the Gallipoli Art Prize this year contains that little bit of poison. It lures the viewer with an evocative sunset only to reveal the reminders of battle trenches and detritus scattered across the landscape. Lopes has been painting figurative work for over twenty years starting at a time when it was decidedly unfashionable. He has been acknowledged by art critic John McDonald as ‘one of the most dedicated artists you’ll find anywhere’ and his outstanding works in his distinctive figurative style have captured the attention of art collectors and institutions alike. He seeks to deal with the figure and the landscape together, depicting the relationship we have with our surrounds and does that in any way he can get the paint onto the surface, always looking for a way to push it further. He has exhibited in 30 solo shows across Australia and in London and Hong Kong and his work has been hung in many more group shows. His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, the Parliament House Collection and other public institutions and private collections. Lopes is also known for his portraiture, recognised as a finalist in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Black Swan Prize the Percival Portrait Painting prize and has been selected in the Salon des Refusés exhibition several times. To hear the podcast interview press ‘play’ under the feature photo above. A short video of Lopes in his studio on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel can also be seen below. Current and upcoming events  Solo show ‘Impossible Find’ at Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney, 10 July to 4 August 2018 Salient Contemporary Artists on the Western front, a touring group exhibition showing at New England Regional Art Museum  until 3 June 2018.  Further touring dates TBA on exhibition website. Group show ‘Jamberoo Mountain Road’ at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery Solo show at Linton and Kay Galleries, Perth, date TBA  Show notes  Steve Lopes Steve Lopes at Stella Downer Fine Art Steve Lopes at Linton and Kay Galleries Steve Lopes at Mitchell Fine Art Gallery Alan Oldfield Lucian Freud Piero della Francesca Henri Matisse Gallipoli Art Prize Excerpt from ‘Your Friend the Enemy’ documentary by Bruce Inglis Jan Senbergs Fred Williams Rover Thomas Jeffrey Smart Euan Macleod Frank Auerbach Chuck Close Paul Gauguin Paul Cezanne Marlene Dumas Duck Print Fine Art  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPFwYQtDEt4 ‘Exposed Wood, Mont St Quentin’, 2018, oil on canvas, 140 x 180cm, winner of the Gallipoli Art Prize 2018, collection of the Gallipoli Club. ‘Warren Ellis’, 2018,  oil on canvas, 180 x 130cm  (finalist Percival Painting Prize 2018) Portrait of Warren Ellis, 2017, etching, 70 x 50cm edition 20 ‘Man with bird’, 2001, paper etching, 76.4 x 56.2cm, collection of the National Gallery of Australia ‘The Nek, Foxhole’, oil on canvas, 180 x 130cm ‘The Late Riser’, 2017, 120 x 130cm, oil on canvas ‘Votive Landscape and Figure’, 2017, oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm

<h4>Steve Lopes is not looking to make a pretty picture. For a work to be enduring he believes ‘there has to be a level of poison in it’, some gritty quality that keeps you coming back.</h4> <p>His powerful painting which won the Gallipoli Art Prize this year contains that little bit of poison. It lures the viewer with an evocative sunset only to reveal the reminders of battle trenches and detritus scattered across the landscape.</p> <p>Lopes has been painting figurative work for over twenty years starting at a time when it was decidedly unfashionable. He has been acknowledged by art critic John McDonald as ‘one of the most dedicated artists you’ll find anywhere’ and his outstanding works in his distinctive figurative style have captured the attention of art collectors and institutions alike.</p> <p>He seeks to deal with the figure and the landscape together, depicting the relationship we have with our surrounds and does that in any way he can get the paint onto the surface, always looking for a way to push it further.</p> <p>He has exhibited in 30 solo shows across Australia and in London and Hong Kong and his work has been hung in many more group shows. His work is held in the National Gallery of Australia, the Parliament House Collection and other public institutions and private collections.</p> <p>Lopes is also known for his portraiture, recognised as a finalist in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Black Swan Prize the Percival Portrait Painting prize and has been selected in the Salon des Refusés exhibition several times.</p> <p>To hear the podcast interview press ‘play’ under the feature photo above.</p> <p>A short video of Lopes in his studio on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel can also be seen below.</p> <h4>Current and upcoming events</h4> <ul> <li>Solo show <em>‘Impossible Find’</em> at <a href="http://www.stelladownerfineart.com.au/exhibitions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stella Downer Fine Art</a>, Sydney, 10 July to 4 August 2018</li> <li><a href="https://www.salientwesternfront.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salient Contemporary Artists on the Western front</a>, a touring group exhibition showing at <a href="http://www.neram.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New England Regional Art Museum </a> until 3 June 2018.  Further touring dates TBA on exhibition website.</li> <li>Group show ‘Jamberoo Mountain Road’ at<a href="https://shoalhavenregionalgallery.com.au/exhibitions/exhibition-details/jamberoo-mountain-road" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Shoalhaven Regional Gallery</a></li> <li>Solo show at <a href="http://www.lintonandkay.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linton and Kay Galleries</a>, Perth, date TBA</li> </ul> <h4>Show notes</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.stevelopes.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Lopes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stelladownerfineart.com.au/artists-works/steve-lopes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Lopes at Stella Downer Fine Art</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lintonandkay.com.au/artists/steve-lopes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Lopes at Linton and Kay Galleries</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_della_Francesca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Lopes at Mitchell Fine Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.daao.org.au/bio/alan-oldfield/biography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Oldfield</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_Freud" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lucian Freud</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_della_Francesca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Piero della Francesca</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Matisse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henri Matisse</a></li> <li><a href="http://gallipoli.com.au/art-prize/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gallipoli Art Prize</a></li> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/134383601" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Excerpt from ‘Your Friend the Enemy’ documentary by Bruce Inglis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Senbergs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jan Senbergs</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Williams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Williams</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_Thomas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rover Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Smart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeffrey Smart</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.euanmacleod.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Euan Macleod</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Auerbach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Auerbach</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Close" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chuck Close</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gauguin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Gauguin</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cézanne" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Cezanne</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.marlenedumas.nl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marlene Dumas</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.duckprintfineart.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duck Print Fine Art</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPFwYQtDEt4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPFwYQtDEt4</a></p> <p>‘Exposed Wood, Mont St Quentin’, 2018, oil on canvas, 140 x 180cm, winner of the Gallipoli Art Prize 2018, collection of the Gallipoli Club.</p> <p>‘Warren Ellis’, 2018,  oil on canvas, 180 x 130cm  (finalist Percival Painting Prize 2018)</p> <p>Portrait of Warren Ellis, 2017, etching, 70 x 50cm edition 20</p> <p>‘Man with bird’, 2001, paper etching, 76.4 x 56.2cm, collection of the National Gallery of Australia</p> <p>‘The Nek, Foxhole’, oil on canvas, 180 x 130cm</p> <p>‘The Late Riser’, 2017, 120 x 130cm, oil on canvas</p> <p>‘Votive Landscape and Figure’, 2017, oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm</p>

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