Hobie Porter
Born 1976, Sydney, Australia
Lives & Works – Tweed Valley (Bundjalung)
The virtuosic landscapes of Hobie Porter explore the fraught and fractured relationship between modern civilisation and the natural environment. Rendered with microscopically detailed trompe l’oeil, the paintings conjure the notion of environmental catharsis and transformation while, paradoxically, questioning the concept of sustainability and humanity’s intoxication by our own consumption. While exploring anthropogenic notions of loss and neglect, Porter’s paintings also poetically point towards transcendence and redemption.
Hobie Porter has exhibited nationally since 2004 with major exhibitions at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, Lismore Regional Gallery, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Arts Centre and in 2017 was invited to participate in the 'North Head Project' at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum. His work is held in numerous public collections, including Warrnambool Art Gallery, Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Arts Centre, Mosman Art Gallery and Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
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Arthouse Group Show
Present Tense 15 June - 1 July 2023Read more -
Group Show
Paper 4 May - 10 June 2023'Paper & Clay' brings together the work of twenty-nine Australian artists traversing the timeless materiality of two enduring artforms. Unencumbered by dense conceptual wilderness, the works in this show posit...Read more -
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Sydney: A Saltwater Perspective 29 November - 14 December 2019Hobie Porter’s microscopically detailed landscapes examine the faceted intersections between modern civilisation, Indigenous cultures and the natural environment. The artist’s skilful trompe l’oeil and striking verisimilitude capture a specific place...Read more -
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Unnatural History: The Tower Hill Project 19 May - 11 June 2016‘Unnatural History: The Tower Hill Project’ commemorates 160 years since Australian artist Eugene von Guérard painted Tower Hill (1855). Employing his characteristic photorealist aesthetic, Porter interrogates the environmental impacts that...Read more
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Hobie Porter
Burnshine 26 March - 12 April 2014Read more -
Hobie Porter
Continuum 5 - 22 September 2012In nature, particles mimic and repeat, amass and decay; continuing in a constant cycle. This constancy, this seemingly infinite patterning in the natural world is both comforting and disturbing. Comforting,...Read more
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Hobie PorterIntroduced Habitats for Native Flora: Doryanthes Palmeri I, 2023pastel pencil on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$4,200
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Hobie PorterIntroduced Habitats for Native Flora: Doryanthes Palmeri II, 2023pastel pencil on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$4,200
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Hobie PorterIntroduced Habitats for Native Flora: Doryanthes Palmeri III, 2023pastel pencil on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$4,200
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Hobie PorterIntroduced Habitats for Native Flora: Doryanthes Palmeri IV, 2023pastel pencil on paper76 x 56 cm, 86 x 66 cm (framed)$4,200
