natural beauty of 'Underwater Australia'. However, his latest work has moved to a different level. Using the effects of water on light and perception, Vevers creates movement and energy. We are no longer invited to look 'at' underwater life, but to go 'into' it and feel the pulsating purity and energy of the subject. A rare achievement.

The artist's life offers some clues/insights into this development. Richard Vevers turned his back on a career in advertising in London, the

epitomy of modern materialism and superficiality. Moving to Sydney he turned to his art for release and redemption. He found a deeper, more natural truth in the subject mater off the shores of Australia. The first works were those of an artistic observer. His latest works are the artist conveying the feeling of what he sees, as a metaphor for the alternative life he has found.

Taken from an article by
Raj Shant - Freelance arts writer

Richard Vevers' reputation in London was first established through a series of paintings capturing the serenity and

Exhibitions:

Bondi Pavilion Gallery Sydney

Affordable Art Fair London

Artspace London

Affordable Art Fair Sydney

Global Gallery Sydney

Affordable Art Fair Sydney

 

 

Collectors:

Australia
Austria
Germany
Croatia
England
New Zealand
Spain
USA (including Jean Michel Cousteau's private collection)

 

 

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