Rob
Harle is a true Renaissance man.
His
works in diverse media need to be evaluated rigorously
by the critics,
academics and fellow artists. Over the last many months, Rob
Harle has become
a
Great Indian Discovery and obsession. Australia has yet to catch up
with this
frenzy.
With his large corpus of output in the creative field, this
unassuming
artist has made
us see things differently in a globalised world and
expressed
the Weltanschauung in
a strikingly innovative manner that resonates
and
leads to newer perspectives and
illuminations---the main task of serious art
and artist in every age.
The
current website provides windows on his rich personality and
philosophical
mind.
This journey is adventurous, delightful and enlightening. Fresh realms
open up and
you glimpse the artist hovering in the back like great masters;
elusive, tentative, yet
strongly present in the absence.
Episteme---an
online multi-cultural journal run by Bharat College in Mumbai,
India---is
proud to co-host this virtual Rob Retro as the real one is not
possible due to the
scattered works and sheer monumentality of transporting his
sculptures and
canvasses across long distances. It is a partnership that aims
to promote bilateral
dialogue between two nations via their committed artists
on things artistic, political,
social, and philosophical. The interaction
will produce fresh epistemologies in the
dynamic domain of culture and cultural
studies.
Here,
you find what it means to be lost---and then immersed---in the land
of
colours,
words, marble and digital imagery.
It
is like visiting a section of the Louvre Museum that suddenly comes
alive!
Welcome
aboard!
Bon
Voyage!
Dr Sunil Sharma, Mumbai, India.
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