Robert Moore
“I like to create work that’s a bit like a landscape and a bit like a map, but also has patterns and numbers, so it’s part memory, part place, part story.”
Robert Moore is an Australian artist known for his vibrant, pattern-driven paintings that blend the personal with the architectural and ecological. Based in the Clarence Valley in northern New South Wales, Moore maintains a rigorous daily studio practice that has sustained his career since the 1980s. He rose to prominence through his work with the iconic Australian lifestyle brand Mambo in the 1990s and 2000s, and continues to be a creative force today as a contributor to the global label Deus Ex Machina. His art appears on surfboards, garments, and installations around the world, while his studio work spans everything from small, intimate canvases to expansive multi-panel compositions. Moore’s paintings often incorporate typography, numbers, and repeated forms—visual rhythms that echo both human-made environments and the biodiversity of regional Australia.
While much of his work is rooted in the landscape, Moore filters his surroundings through memory, humour, and cultural reference. His flattened forms and stylised shapes speak to the visual language of signage, suburban iconography, and roadside architecture, often punctuated with images of cars that nod to childhood nostalgia. Equally comfortable in visual and musical languages, he has also played bass guitar with artists including Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) and Neil and Tim Finn (Crowded House). Despite these varied creative outlets, painting remains central to Moore’s practice—an evolving reflection of life lived closely with place, colour, and tempo. His work is held in major collections including the National Gallery of Australia and numerous private holdings internationally.
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