Denis Brockie - Landscape Artist - Stradbroke Island, Queensland
Denis Brockie lives and paints on Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. Born in New Zealand, he completed his art training at the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts, Christchurch. He moved to Stradbroke Island in 1988 and commenced his first Stradbroke paintings in 2000. He has completed two solo exhibitions (2005 & 2007). This lens showcases his landscape and abstract paintings and highlights the phases of Denis' work. Be sure to check out the Flickr slideshows presented here to get a better insight into the perspective and unique interpretation of nature reflected in Denis' work.
CLICK HERE to view Denis Brockie's 2009 "Making Waves' Exhibition Brochure
CLICK HERE to view Denis Brockie's 2009 "Making Waves' Exhibition Brochure
Denis Brockie - brief CV
- Born, Kurow, New Zealand (1947)
- Art training at Canterbury University School of Fine Arts, Christchurch (1966-69)
- Traveled to USA, UK and Europe (1970-72)
- Settled in Australia (1973)
- Commenced professional signwriting (1980)
- Moved to Stradbroke Island (1988)
- Commenced first "Straddie Paintings" (2000)
- First solo exhibition (2005)
- Winner of d'Arcy Doyle Landscape Prize (2006)
- Second solo exhibition (2007)
- Invited contribution to the Waitaki Boy's High School, 125 th Jubilee Exhibition, New Zealand (2008)
- Finalist, Tattersall's Art Prize for Landscape, 2008
- Third solo exhibition, Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel, Stradbroke Island, January 11-14 2009
Denis Brockie - New Paintings: Exhibition January 10 2009
Third Solo Exhibition
'Making Waves'
Where: "Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel"
Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
When: Opening - 5 pm Saturday 10 January 2009
Till Wednesday 14 January 2009
Daily times: 11am to 7 pm
Whale Rock - 'Making Waves' Exhibition - Denis Brockie
"Making Waves" Exhibition - Slideshow
Stradbroke Island Landscape Paintings by Denis Brockie.
View the Slideshow of the "Making Waves" Exhibition
'Making Waves' Brochure
Dennis Brockie - Winner of d'Arcy Doyle Landscape Prize 2006
Relections Exhibition 2005
View the "Reflections" landscape paintings.
CLICK HERE FOR SLIDESHOW
Critical Review of Denis Brockie's Landscape Paintings
When we look at the beach we bring with us interests, memories and habits that influence what we see. For visitors, the coast is a pleasant vacation spot; for locals it is the backdrop to daily life. For those who make their living from the sea, the foreshore is a place of work; to others it is a diverse ecosystem in need of protection. Many such ideas may come to mind while viewing Denis Brockie's extraordinary paintings of North Stradbroke Island.
However, rather than confirming our fixed ways of seeing the beach, Brockie puts us in the position of seeing it for the first time. Through an intimate knowledge of the natural environment, evident in the sensitive recording of the changing effects of tides and weather, Brockie strips away the layers of routine thinking that cloud our perception. With his vibrantly coloured paintings he creates a vision of "Straddie" that is fresh and invigorating as the sting of spray off a cresting wave...
Brockie asks us to put aside our preconceived ideas for a while and appreciate the beauty of the unique foreshore on its own terms. For a landscape painter there can be no greater achievement than this - to make us pause and think about the way we experience nature.
Dr. Anthony White
Lecturer, School of Art History
The University of Melbourne
However, rather than confirming our fixed ways of seeing the beach, Brockie puts us in the position of seeing it for the first time. Through an intimate knowledge of the natural environment, evident in the sensitive recording of the changing effects of tides and weather, Brockie strips away the layers of routine thinking that cloud our perception. With his vibrantly coloured paintings he creates a vision of "Straddie" that is fresh and invigorating as the sting of spray off a cresting wave...
Brockie asks us to put aside our preconceived ideas for a while and appreciate the beauty of the unique foreshore on its own terms. For a landscape painter there can be no greater achievement than this - to make us pause and think about the way we experience nature.
Dr. Anthony White
Lecturer, School of Art History
The University of Melbourne
Jumpinpin (Looking East) by Denis Brockie
Jumpinpin (Looking East)- 60 X 90 Landscape by Denis Brockie (2004)
Jumpinpin depicts the southern-most tip of the island, a favourite destination for day-trippers, nature-lovers and fishermen alike. But what do we see in this picture? Little more than a broad, open expanse of cloud-strewn sky. A vast horizontal plain of golden sand and ripples of water running towards the shore. Instead of telling us what to see, Brockie's patient and skilful rendition of natural detail requires us to open our eyes - to the infinite variety of shifting clouds, to the ever-changing shapes of waves and the myriad of sights and sounds of Jumpinpin at a particular time of day.
As with all of the artist's work, this picture is an invitation to view Stradbroke in a new and different light.
Dr. Anthony White
Lecturer, School of Art History
The University of Melbourne
Phase 1: 2002/2003
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Eliza & the Locals - 90 X 150 Abstract by Denis Brockie (2003)
This represents the earliest work of Denis Brockie and includes his early abstract paintings.
The attractions of Stradborke Island were so great that Denis never returned to live on the mainland.
CLICK HERE to view a slideshow of Denis Brockie's paintings 2002/2003
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Michael Dawson wrote
Denis captures the spirit of Stradbroke Island in his wonderful paintings!
Posted November 01, 2008
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