The artist

Justin Robson studied art at the National Art School. He secured an apprenticeship as a commercial artist in 1981 and has been working as a sculptor ever since.

At 50 years of age, Justin Robson has been making sculpture and undertaking public and private sculpture commissions for more than thirty years using a variety of media, including bronze, stone, metal, foam and wood.

Justin is experienced in a wide range of sculptural forms, but has a passion for figurative and portrait sculpture.

Justin's work has also featured in many film and television productions. The most notable being the rice ads for which he received numerous awards around the world. He also won awards for the O'Brien Glass "fish tank" commercial. Justin is also the owner and director of Watusi, a props and model-making company for film and TV.

Justin says making something out of  nothing and giving it texture, form and expression is an amazing ability and a privilege.  "After 30 years of sculpting, I have developed a good eye for detail, many techniques and an ability to translate ideas into something tangible,"  Justin said.

"I like to create sculpture that people will fall in love with. Something a bit playful yet sophisticated, simple yet with high attention to detail.  Sculpture gives pleasure and my pieces help me share that with others."

"I find it exciting that sculpture has three dimensional qualities - space, form, texture, colour and shadow.  You can walk around it, look on top of it and get underneath it.  Best of all, you can feel it.  It oozes expression at every angle.

"Sculpture should be beautiful, liveable, viewable, accessible and have a certain amount of technical execution.

"I am in awe of the simplicity and complexity of the human form, and get a lot of inspiration out of its intricate detail and variety.

"Lifecasting is an art form that allows me to combine my creative and technical skills into producing works of art that accurately replicate visual sensation of human life."

You can find out more about Justin's art on his website at www.justinrobson.com.au.

 

 

 

"I like to create sculpture that people fall in love with. Playful yet sophisticated. Simple but with high attention to detail."