Nassau, Bahamas - He was fascinated by the glow of the three wick aromatic candle in
the more than 150 year-old fire place…today, Hillside House Studio and
Gallery on Cumberland Street, punctuated the journey in the life of
Antonius Roberts, who was born on the other side of the hill, four and a
half blocks away on Market and Lewis Streets.
At Hillside House Studio and Gallery, haunting are the images of the
Sacred Spaces of Clifton, New Providence Island and the bronze
sculptures that were influenced by his experiences at the foundries of
Leonardo Davinci’s Pietrasanta, Italy. The residency at the World
Sculpture Park, Changchun, China – where the twelve feet tall “New
Beginning” a tribute to his departed mother Zelma resides, combines with
his fascination of the elegant crystal bubble representations inspired
by the range of electric reflections of blue in the waters surrounding
Great Exuma.
Completing
the inaugural exhibition are other thoughtful renditions on canvas
which have been deeply influenced by the natural environment of
Schooner Bay, Abaco; and the “mentors on wood” acrylic on Madiera is a
tribute to Bahamian Masters, Brent Malone, Amos Ferguson and Jackson
Burnside, who have all transitioned from this world of the many to the
cosmic peace of the One.
Hillside House has come to be a symbol of the centuries old dreams
and admixtures of the African and European cultures, of art and nature,
wood and canvas – with a touch of bronze; ficus and orchids; champagne,
pastries and the sax, an organic recycling of found materials harnessed
by the symbiosis of Antonius and his good friend and patron!
His Excellency the Governor General of the Bahamas, Sir Arthur Foulkes congratulates artist Antonius Roberts
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