Robert Delves
Robert Delves’ intimate sculptures explore the complexities of the human condition. He embraces the power of the imaginative spirit to create unique and evocative works inspired by our relationship to the world around us, both physical and emotional. Compelled to interrogate these themes deeply, he often works in series. His ‘Mimesis’ series expresses his deeply felt emotional connections to others, while the ‘Fortitude’ series explores human struggle, endurance, and transformation.
Robert holds Fine Arts Degrees from RMIT and VCA. With a career spanning over 30 years, he has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions across Australia. In 2008 he won both the Riddoch Gallery Wood Sculpture Award and Yering Station Sculpture Award. In 2009 he received the Prometheus Visual Art Award, followed by the Heidi sculpture Award in 2012 and the Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Sculpture Award in 2013. His Works are held in corporate and private collections in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and USA.
Mimesis Figure 1 Ceramic $700
Mimesis Figure 2 Ceramic $700
Mimesis Figure 4 Ceramic $700
Mimesis Figure 3 Ceramic $700
Angel 3. 2022. 32 H x 23 W x 10 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,200.00
Apostle. 2022 (Left to Right) Apostle 2: 37 H x 15 W x 15 D cm. $900.00 Apostle 1: 39 H x 16 W x 16 D cm. $1,200.00 Apostle 3: 33 H x 16 W x 14 D cm. $850.00 Ceramic and glaze colourants.
Begger with wooden limbs after Rembrandt. 2022 40 H x 19 W x 16 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,200.00
Courting Figures Courting Figure 1. 2022. 37 H x 15 W x 11 D cm. Courting Figure 2. 2022. 31 H x 13 W x 11 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $2000.00 the set
Entity Creature. 2022. 31 H x 43 W x 20 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $3,100.00
Female Fortitude 2. 2022 32 H x 24 W x 24 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,800.00
Grey Fortitude. 2022 52 H x 20 W x 17 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,500.00
The Two Painters, Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. 2022 Rembrandt: 33 H x 13 W x 10 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,000.00
The Two Painters, Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. 2022 Jan Lievens: 36 H x 20 W x 13 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,000.00
Oceanic Fortitude 54 H x 21 W x 15 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. 2021 $1,500.00
Prophet. 2021. 48 H x 16 W x 12 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $1,300.00
Renaissance Fortitude. 47 H x 15 W x 15 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. 2022 $1,500.00
The Four scribes. 2021 Scribe 1 and 2. 44 H x 13 W x 13 D cm. 46 H x 22 W x 17 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $3,000.00 the set
Standing Man 53 H x 20 W x 17 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. 2021 $2,000.00
Standing Women 46 H x 21 W x 19 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. 2022 $1,800.00
The Voguish Group. 2022 Mimesis 4 31 H x 15 W x 15 D cm Ceramic and glaze colourants. $800.00
The Voguish Group. 2022 Mimesis 3 34 H x 15 W x 15 D cm Ceramic and glaze colourants. $800.00
The Voguish Group. 2022 Mimesis 1 34 H x 15 W x 15 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $500.00
The Voguish Group. 2022 Mimesis 2 24 H x 15 W x 15 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $800.00
Tidal. 2022 Tidal 1: 34 H x 13 W x 10 D cm. Tidal 2: 29 H x 13 W x 10 D cm. Tidal 3: 26 H x 11 W x 8 D cm. Ceramic and glaze colourants. $3,000.00 the set
Mimesis Figure Fired Clay 37 x 15 x 15cm Price $1,200
Mimesis Figure Fired Clay 35 x 12 x 12cm Price $700
Mimesis Figure 1 Fired Clay 35 x 15 x 15cm Price $700
Mimesis Study #2 Ink and Carbon Block on paper. 2022 56 x 43cm $950
Mimesis Study #3 Ink and Carbon Block on paper. 2022 56 x 43cm $950
Koala Crt Metal on plywood 500 x 250 x 180mm $4,000
Ned After Nolan Metal on plywood 450 x 400 x 130mm $3,500
Mimesis 1 W43cmxH 58cm $850 Framed
Mimesis 3 W37cmxH 53cm $600 Framed