Facing Robin Sellick
Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill
24 March — 29 May 2005
Facing Robin Sellick showcases a collection of world-class portraiture by one of Australia’s premier celebrity photographers, Robin Sellick.
This special exhibition spans 10 years of Robin Sellick’s career and features over 80 celebrities from Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Magda Szubanski, Hugo Weaving, John Polson, Portia de Rossi, Anthony La Paglia, Emma George, Dee Smart, Kylie Minogue, Cathy Freeman, Pat Rafter, Grant Hackett and Rove McManus to Henry Rollins, Radiohead, Placebo, The Darkness, kd lang, Andrew Denton, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, Hugo Weaving, The Tea Party, Travis, Slim Dusty, Spike Milligan, Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Cathy Freeman, Grant Hackett, Sir Donald Bradman, Clive James, Michael Parkinson, Rove McManus, Molly Meldrum, Rose Porteous, Bananas in Pyjamas, The Wiggles, Pro Hart, Lindsay Fox, Eddie Maguire, Amanda Vanstone, John Howard, Steve Bracks, Natasha Stott Despoja and The Wiggles.
A trademark feature of Robin Sellick’s work is his use of light. Most of his subjects seem literally illuminated in arresting and unusual ways. These elements, combined with an unmistakable wit and playfulness, create what many people would see as an unconventional approach, but one that is in fact the essence of an Australian point of view.
Applying this approach to portraiture has seen Robin Sellick’s work published in dozens of major magazines around the world over the past decade. Although his portraits bear all the hallmarks of a photographer whose work is truly international, the goal throughout his career has been to define a style of photography that is intrinsically Australian.
Jane Scott, Director of the MGA said, “Facing Robin Sellick is not only a prime example of contemporary Australian portrait photography but it also provides a unique window into popular culture in this country throughout the past decade.”
Monash Gallery of Art is the sole Victorian venue for this special touring exhibition.
MONASH GALLERY OF ART - MGA
860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, Victoria 3150, Australia
