Roland Weight has developed a method of painting which explores the effects of light reflected from objects. The vast colours and forms of nature inspire Roland to paint. “The way light falls on things is what really gets me going,” says Roland. “Even in the manmade environment, the way light falls has a beautiful ease about it. Light never makes things look hard and sharp, shadows seem to fall softly and elucidate forms; their beauty emerges.”
“Painting and sculpting helps me feel less anxious. Art has become so much a part of my life; if I haven’t painted for a while I feel unwell.”
I use realist and figurative motifs as expressive symbols to carry spatial and material qualities past the resistance of non recognition.
• In my abstract paintings I attempt new directions through colour and spatial order; I am influenced by European and American modernists.
• My steel assemblages explore the subject / material interplay. They can be viewed as three-dimensional drawings using steel to shape the space around it.
• My sculptures have conceptual links to modernist collage and offer a bridge between abstract painting and sculpture through assemblage.
“When I show my work to people it makes it better; it gives insight into another way of seeing and perceiving it, whether people like it or not. Exhibiting is an essential part of doing the work because if art is not seen it might as well not exist. Showing my art is as important as the stretcher or the easel. There is no use hiding it under my bed”.
EDUCATION DETAILS
2000: Political Economy Department of Social Inquiry, University of Adelaide.
2000: Advanced Diploma, Fine Art, North Adelaide School of Art.1999:Community Consultation Skills Development Workshop
1989-1990: Studied bronze casting techniques, Manar Foundries, NSW.
1987: Studied Sculpture, Performance, 3 D Computer Drawing, Sound and Video, Sydney College of the Arts.
1984-1986: Diploma, Fine Art, studying Drawing, Ceramics, majoring in Sculpture, North Adelaide School of Art. Studied Classical Dance, Joanne Priest School of Classical Dance.
1974: Studied Print-making and Drawing, Kingston College of Advanced Education, SA
PUBLIC ARTWORKS
2010: Public sculpture, Sam Johnston Reserve, Charles Sturt City Council Adelaide. S.A.
2008: Parndana gateway sculpture, Kangaroo Island. S.A.
2005: Place marker sculpture, Bundaleer Forest Jamestown S.A. Steel, wood, stainless steel, earthwork and concrete, 15m x 15m x 5m.
2003: Bundaleer Forest Musical Sculpture, Jamestown S.A. Tuned Steel and wood, Plastic 6m x 6m x 6m.
2001: SALA WEEK Diprotodon Installation, Burra.
1983: Large scale Installation depicting the interaction between white settlers and the
Indigenous population in South Australia, South Australian Museum Grounds during Adelaide Festival of the Arts.
TEACHING, ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
2005: Project Artist Place marker sculpture’ Attempting a bridge between science nature and art. Steel, wood, stainless steel, earthwork and concrete. Bundaleer Forest Jamestown S.A.
2004: Artist Clare valley Christmas banners.
2003: Project Artists Farrell Flat primary school mural.
2003: Project Artist Bundaleer Forest Musical Sculpture, Jamestown S.A.
2002: Project Artist Christmas Streetscape Artworks for five towns, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council.
2002: Art Facilitation High Beam Festival, working with people with disabilities in Community groups. York Peninsular.
2002: Teacher of painting Realist painting of flowers, workshops developed for several Primary schools.
2002: Project Artist, Millicent Public sculpture Community consultation design development, models and costing for a large sculpture. 2001: Project Artist City of Gawler Centenary of Federation parade Workshops were run with ten community groups who were coordinated to make and decorate a train for the parade.
2001: Community Art Facilitation and Technical Consultant The Regional Council of Goyder Community Arts Project to celebrate the centenary of federation in the townships of Goyder.
2001: Art Facilitation ‘Step Out programme’ mental illness group mural project, Larges Bay.
2001: Community Artist Festival of the coast, Charles Sturt City Council. 2000: Sculpture Technician High Beam Festival, facilitating workshops with community groups and people with disabilities.
2000: Teacher of Painting and Drawing Private classes.
1999-2000: Sculpture Technician Tanunda Two Thousand Festival, Community workshops.
1998-99: Private tutor in Painting, Drawing and Sculpture. Brunswick heads community centre. Tutoring in weekly workshops for children’s book Illustration. Drawing workshops for wheel-chair bound people,
1995-1998: Teacher of Painting, Drawing and Collage. Mullumbimby Cultural Centre, The Arts Factory, Byron Bay, Ballina Art Club, Lismore Art Club. Supervisor of Metal Casting Workshops Brunswick Studio Foundry, NSW. Judging committee supervisor for Painting Exhibition Mullumbimby Historical Society, NSW.
1991-1994 Director and Teacher of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture Byron Bay School of Art. Administrator Byron Bay School of Art. 1994: Exhibition coordinator of students’ drawings Byron Bay Regional Gallery.
1993: Coordinator of students’ participation in Disabled Persons Charity Exhibition and Auction; Drawing with dis-favoured hand. Sotheby’s, Observatory Hill, Sydney.
1990: Established Byron Bay School of Art
EXHIBITIONS COMMISSIONS AND PRODUCTIONS
2010: Heysen Trail Exhibition, Greenhill Gallery, six South Australian galleries.
2010: Australia Day Exhibition, Greenhill Gallery, North Adelaide.
2009: Form Shift, New Lands Gallery. Port Adelaide.
2009: The Grand Tour, Salon Rouge Gallery, Kapunda, SA.
2008: Riverton Plein Air Painters, Riverton Light Gallery, Riverton, SA.
2008: Potency of Placement, Art Logic Gallery, Trinity Gardens, SA.
2003-present: Burra Regional Gallery, ongoing representation.
2002-2007: Exhibition of various works this period has seen an increase in the exhibition of paintings, sculpture and other works at various galleries and art spaces.
2007: First prize works on paper The Murray bridge art prize.
2006: First Prize “Places” The South Australian Story, Royal S.A. Society of Arts Anniversary Exhibition, Adelaide, SA.
2006: Conversational Concepts, Artistic License Gallery, North Adelaide, SA.
2005: Landscape with Figures, Belalie Art Gallery, Jamestown, SA. 2005, Corn Factors Gallery, Riverton, SA. 2006: Objects and Images St Ignatius College, Athelstone, SA. 2006 Fifth Prize Flagstaff Hill Rotary Art Show, SA.
2006: Victor Harbour Rotary Art Show, SA.
2006: 2005, 2004, Clare Rotary Art Show, SA. 2005, Easter Art Show, Auburn Institute, SA.
2004: Grassy Spaces Open Places, Annie’s Lane, Watervale, SA. 2004, Belalie Art Prize, Jamestown, SA.
2004: C&G Valley Community Exhibition Auburn, SA. 2002: SALA WEEK painting and sculpture exhibition. 2002: Driven to Abstraction, abstract art show, Adelaide Festival.
1993: Drawing with Dis-favoured hand. Disabled Person’s Charity Exhibition and Auction, Sotheby’s, Observatory Hill, Sydney.
1990: Metaphysical and Tendentious Notions, Altenburg Gallery, Braidwood, NSW.
1988: Exhibition of Steel Figure Sculptures, Greenhill Art Gallery, North Adelaide, (two works acquired by gallery).
1987: Group exhibition of Steel masks and figure sculptures, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney.
1986: Exhibition of steel figure sculptures, Stanley Gallery, North Adelaide.
Works acquired by Tynt Gallery, North Adelaide and Anima Gallery, North
Adelaide
1984-1986: Exhibition of Ceramic Sculptures, Come-Out Festival, Bonython Meadmore Gallery, North Adelaide
Exhibition of Paintings Adelaide Art Exchange
1982: The History of Children, Tynt Street Gallery, North Adelaide.
1979: Exhibition of Enamel Paintings on British Landscape Themes, Toorak Art Gallery, Adelaide.
AWARDS
2010: First prize, Oil painting, Clare Valley Rotary Art Prize.
2010: First prize, Sculpture, Clare Valley Rotary Art Prize.
2009: Selected portrait “Star portraits” event Royal S.A. Society of Arts
2009: First Prize, City of Salisbury Watershed Art prize.
2009,08&07: Finalist, The Waterhouse Natural History Prize 2009, 2008, 2007
(Waterhouse entry received Highly Commended award and toured to the National Archives Canberra in October 2007.)
2007: First prize, Painting, Campbell town Art Prize.
Winner Flagstaff Hill Rotary Art Prize.
First prize, works on paper, Murray Bridge Rotary Art Prize.
2006: First Prize “Places” The South Australian Story, Royal S.A. Society of Arts 150th Anniversary Exhibition, Adelaide, SA.
2002: Finalist, The Fleurieu Peninsula Biennale.
1986: Winner, John Olsen Prize, Stanley Gallery, North Adelaide.
