The Artist, in his Studio in Queenstown, New Zealand
“Humanity is enormously powerful. Our actions and thoughts today create our future tomorrow. Each of your actions & thoughts has a subtle yet profound ripple effect. We are each responsible for, and have the ability to choose, how we influence that ripple.”
-Stuart Robertson
Stu.Art Robertson
Born 1969, Auckland, New Zealand
Contemporary artist, adventurer and humanitarian Stuart Robertson melds photography, sculpture, film, symbolism and social media with cast glass, gold leaf, neon, lightboxes & stone and metal fabrication to create stunning large scale artworks that speak profoundly to the viewer, causing a confrontation of one’s own preconceptions and an acknowledgement of our similarities in the human condition.
His photographic work has gained momentum internationally photographing the likes of The Dalai Lama, Demi Moore, Jacinda Ardern, Emily Blunt, Danny DeVito, Daryl Hannah, Ringo Starr, Brooke Shields, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu and more.
Creating a global conversation and ripple effect, he draws on the phenomenal power of modern social networks and instant borderless communication that dissolves prejudice and makes mankind more connected than at any other time in history.
The artists practice has developed and been refined over 30 years. His artworks now hang in established private collections throughout New Zealand, the USA and Europe as his profile continues to gain significant momentum.
The artists passion for seeing the world through an alternate view runs deep. With expression and exploration in various mediums and a focus on making a difference.
What Inspires You?
An underlying drive to photograph 10,000 people from every country on the planet.
To capture a snap shot of humanity right now.
Every country, every colour, every religion, every race.
The World
The similarities in the human condition highlighted when standing together and the thin veil that shields us from our child-like self.
The self that yearns for and deserves peace. A safe passage. A safe life.
It is this compelling drive that sees me into and through the most unlikely and often difficult scenarios all over the world. From being questioned by the Secret Service in the United States to the Iraqi Undercover Military Police. From the tribal XX of Papua New Guinea to the Canadian glacier in Antarctica. From doing yoga with Demi Moore to birthday celebrations with Ringo Starr.
When one sees beyond our differences, it becomes apparent that we are all united by our commonality - that which makes us human.