Robert Duxbury - Neuroticism
Robert Duxbury
Showcase Exhibition
Outré Gallery Fitzroy
14 Nov - 5 Dec 2025
Robert Duxbury is a predominantly self-taught artist based in Melbourne Australia. Exploring the elusiveness of the deep and complex emotions that reside within our subconscious. Duxbury puts form to these enigmatic emotions with the use of ambiguous symbolism and brooding colour palettes reflecting the subtleties in feelings and emotions.
Duxbury spent several years living in the Guangdong province of China where he studied traditional Chinese Gongbi and ink wash painting styles. After almost 15 years of exclusively paint street art his experience in china was the turning point that led him to a more traditional studio based practice.
Artist Statement
Snapshots of memory blurred by time and feelings.
A muted palette lends a sense of nostalgia and melancholy to the work, as colours and forms blend together in soft focus. The paintings capture moments in time, suspended in a haze of memory and emotion. With a quiet, observational quality, the works distill the essence of fleeting moments.
Robert Duxbury's paintings explore the human condition through mood and symbolism, capturing the complexity of human emotions and the fragility of life. His artworks often feature vulnerable individuals, inviting the viewer to reflect on the intricacies of the human experience.
