Paintings and Drawings
Brings together still lifes, abstract drawings, figures and faces
Creating a presence that is more than just the seen
Still lifes that follow a recipe
Nude figures Uncle and Aunt, changing the perception of the body through the attachment of name
Abstract drawings chosen from hundreds that bring their meaning through title
And faces reflected in mirrors that echo our own private moments in daily life
More than visuality
Unfolding stories
Beyond the surface
René Bolten is a highly regarded local painter, who won the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize (now the Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize) in 2013. Born in The Hague, Netherlands, and studying at the Amsterdam Academy for Visual Art Education, Bolten has exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions. This exhibition will bring together recent work in his preferred genres of still life, portraiture and drawing.
