ARTIST ROBERT BATEMAN (ROBERT BATEMAN)

ANIMALS

Robert Bateman (Robert Bateman) — canadian artist-анималист. Today Bateman is the most recognized and well-known artist depicting wildlife...

Born in Toronto in 1930 About his childhood he says:" Я always been an artist and a naturalist, because all children love nature and art. But children grow up at the age of 12-13 years becoming interested in more" взрослыми" stuff.

I have not reached the stage" взрослого", because I took a great interest in art and nature as time in 12 years". It was then that Bateman made his first drawing and it became a daily thing to draw bird, coming home after school. He worked in a realistic manner, a small brush, but after a few years under the influence of friends began to write in free style, big brush, more" красочно".

In 1950, Bateman graduated from the Academic Institute in forest hill, and four years later — University of Toronto with honours in geography and received a bachelor of arts degree. He was engaged in teaching and educational activities, while not forgetting about the work. Bateman went through a fascination with impressionism and post-impressionism in the spirit of van Gogh.

Then followed the period of cubism and impressionist abstraction. But at all stages he was inspired by nature, and because he was a naturalist, there was the desire to repel it with maximum precision.

32 Bateman visited the exhibition Andrew Wyeth, the famous American artist-реалиста. Wyeth was a master of detail and at the completion of the paintings have always used a small brush. Bateman says:" Я came to the conclusion that this is the only way for the artist-натуралиста. I felt раскрепощенным".

So Robert Bateman found his way in the art and loyal to him until now. He doesn"t feel the need to change styles, because the animal world, which is dedicated to his paintings, an infinite variety in itself. Today Bateman is the most recognized and well-known artist depicting wildlife.

His exhibitions were held not only in Canada and the United States, but also on other continents: in England, Japan, South Africa. He continues to lecture on art and nature protection, and his achievements in these areas marked with high state awards.

In the near future at the University of Royal roads (Canada) will open an Educational center Robert Bateman — so-called" экодом" and fits perfectly into the environment and does not violate its natural state.

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