Dane Lovett’s paintings are precisely crafted observations of familiar subject matter – from domestic plants and flowers to music and popular culture – echoing art historic traditions of still-life painting, yet taking on new meaning through the act of repetition. Lovett merges a hazy, photorealistic formal technique with an experimental approach to surface matter, often applying his paint to aluminium or wooden board. A restrictive palette and play with positive and negative space enhance his distinct approach to mark making. The conflation of these processes emphasises a larger enquiry into how design, tension and balance shape our approach to relatively modest subject matter. Elegant vistas of still life, Lovett’s paintings are simultaneously nostalgic and entirely contemporary.
Dane Lovett has undertaken multiple residencies, including the DESA artist in residence, Bali, Indonesia (2023) and Australia Council Tokyo Studio Residency (2011). In 2019, Lovett was awarded the Victoria-Jiangsu Sister Province Arts Exchange, undertaking a residency at Points Centre for Contemporary Art (PCCA) in Jiangsu, China, which was the inspiration for his ongoing series of waterlily paintings. Dane was a finalist in the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize (2017). Dane Lovett’s work is held in the collections of Artbank, Australia; and Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
Field Twenty One
2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
5 panels: each 200.0 x 160.0 cm overall 200.0 x 805.0 cm
Installation Shot
2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
180.0 x 160.0 cm & 180.0 x 160.0 cm
Spider's House Palm
2023
oil and acrylic on canvas
26.2 x 30.2 cm
Spider Spider
2023
oil and acrylic on canvas
26.2 x 30.2 cm
Walking Up The Hill With John
2023
Oil and acrylic on canvas
200 x 200 cm
Evening Effect (Fantin Vase) 3
Lotus Moon Cake Effect
Spider Feeling
2023
oil and acrylic on canvas
40.0 x 45.0 cm
Lotus 8
Field and Light
I know you're still there
Night Walk
Lotus 2
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Dirty Lily
Dirty Lily
Spring 1883 2018
Spring 1883 2018
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