NATIONALITY BRITISH BORN 1973 WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 1
CONTENTS BIOGRAPHY 3 THE PLEDGE 4 DARK SIDE 5 SEVEN PRAYERS 6 HOLD TIGHT 7 SHARPNESS 8 STEPPIN HIGH 9 A ROUGHER VERSION 10 UNITY 11 DIRTY HAIRY 12 TOO HIGH 13 TEAR DROP 14 STONED 15 CONTACT DETAILS 16 WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 2
ROBI WALTERS Robi Walters s exuberant collages and paintings are filled with vibrant bursts of colour. To create his mixed-media pieces, the London-born artist uses unusual materials, such as the packaging from household items and broken vinyl LPs. These materials are nods to both pop art and the arte povera movement, as well as to the artist s youthful interest in the graffiti and break dance culture of New York s hip-hop scene. Walters arranges these fragments into lotus-like forms that relate to his interest in meditation, an act he practices every morning as a counterpoint to his routine of ending each day with a diaristic painting. Robi was recently selected by The Daily Telegraph Amazing 15 Arts and Culture section, as one of the 15 Top Creatives in the UK This recognises Robi as one of the most exciting creative talents working in Britain today and, by public vote, won the Arts and Culture category after being shortlisted in the Creating the Amazing initiative. Even though there s obvious labour involved in the pieces, they have the effect of lightness, and of freeing something in the viewer. It s like a million raindrops making a lush pool of water. The shapes shift and change - organic but with the edge of industry and modernity in the recycled medium of cardboard and vinyl. Like the material fragments coming together; Robi s work provokes wordless emotion that creates an impulse of positivity, making your heart beat faster. Your heart starts to beat a rhythm that connects you to something bigger, deeper, and infinite. Robi s work is exhibited extensively in the US, Canada and Europe. He has created artworks in collaboration and for a diversity of clients, including; Sir Paul McCartney, Adele, Michael Bublé, Bono Bryan Adams and Mary J. Blige. WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 3
ROBI WALTERS The Pledge (Eternal Sunshine) 2015 152.4 x 152.4cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 4
Dark Side 2015 Vinyl records, wood glue, acrylic on plywood 122 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 5
ROBI WALTERS Seven Prayers 2015 122 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 6
Hold Tight 2015 122 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 7
ROBI WALTERS Sharpness 2015 122 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 8
Steppin High (Jamaican Red Macaw) 2013 183 x 192cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 9
A Rougher Version (Jamaican Red-tailed Macaw) 2013 183 x 192cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 10
Unity (Jamaican Green and Yellow Macaw) 2013 183 x 192cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 11
ROBI WALTERS Dirty Hairy 2014 152.4 x 152.4cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 12
Too High 2015 122 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 13
Tear Drop 2015 152.4 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 14
Stoned 2015 Vinyl records, wood glue, acrylic on plywood 122 x 122cm WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 15
OPENING HOURS Monday-Thursday 9.30am-6.00pm Friday 9.30am-5.00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed ADDRESS 9 Maddox Street Mayfair London W1S 2QE TEL 0207 870 7622 EMAIL info@maddoxgallery.co.uk WEBSITE www.maddoxgallery.co.uk WWW.MADDOXGALLERY.CO.UK ROBI WALTERS - MADDOX GALLERY - 16