ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
The Discipline of the Line Robert Wraith operates within a tradition that many modern practitioners have abandoned. He did not follow the standard academic route, bypassing art schools and ateliers entirely after leaving school at 16. Instead, his education was forged through direct apprenticeship. He moved to Italy and England to study under Pietro Annigoni, eventually serving as an assistant during the creation of Annigoni’s frescoes
in Ponte Buggianese. This period of intense, hands-on training defined his technical foundation. He treats drawing as the bedrock of his practice, using a flowing line to manage the complexities of light, shadow, and anatomical modeling. His work is characterized by a refusal to be categorized. While his technical skill is rooted in the past, his perspective remains firmly contemporary. He possesses a versatility that allows him to m…