Ron Francis
Exhibitions
At Last
Scott Livesey Galleries, 03/09/2022 to 22/09/2022
NEW BEGINNINGS“He is,” said Dr. Freud, “undeniably mad.” Freud was uncharacteristically discussing his latest patient. “But his self-subscribed therapy is little short of genius. Thus, he is also arguably the sanest person amongst us.”For reasons of both history and geography, Freud never actually met Ron Francis, but for motives that should become readily apparent, this summation would most likely be accurate. The first of these is the dark sense of humour that imbues Francis’ self-mockery, both as subject and witness, or arguably voyeur. The second is his sheer painterly skill that he applies to everything he illustr... Read More >
Metaphorically Speaking
Scott Livesey Galleries, 03/06/2017 to 24/06/2017
Artist's Statement:I work mostly from imagination, inventing scenes and trying to make them as real as I can.This causes me to study how things work in the natural world, particularly how light interacts with objects and environments, so I can more easily recreate it on canvas.Subjects vary considerably from one painting to the next, ranging from recreating past events or dreams, to comments about what I may find odd or ironic about things people do.Most of the time I exaggerate a scene, often using allegory, to try to distil the essence of what I'm trying to express. It is common for the meaning to be an intangible feeling that I c... Read More >
602
Art Fair, 17/08/2016 to 21/08/2016
The void left by the recent collapse of the Melbourne Art Fair has prompted action from an alliance of leading Australian art galleries, resulting in a new art event in Melbourne in August, titled 602.With the support of the City of Melbourne, Art Month, Art Money & Work Club, (with more to be announced within the week) the alliance of galleries will be exhibiting in a former electricity substation at 602 Lt. Bourke Street Melbourne.The energy of 602 finds its roots in the rough and tumble Berlin style of creative collaboration. Nine sophisticated art galleries exhibiting in the basement of a raw, European-influenced space p... Read More >
The Salon
Scott Livesey Galleries, 13/06/2015 to 25/07/2015
'The Salon'This unique exhibition will showcase a large and diverse collection of artworks and artefacts by artists that we represent, private collectors and works in stock and will rotate throughout June/July.Please note that the website will continue to be up-dated over the next few days.'The Salon' will be on view between 13 June to 25 July 2015... Read More >
