Leura Swamp: Series of 4 paintings

Leo Robba

Leura Swamp: Series of 4 paintings

Leo Robba

School of Arts

Research output: Creative Works › Visual artwork

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Abstract

Part of The Painted River Project’s Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps series by Leo Robba, an artistic enquiry that systematically explores themes of memory, impermanence, and transformation through the motif of watersheds and water ecology. Drawing upon visual language and observational practices, Robba's work investigates how natural environments serve as metaphors for human experience, particularly in relation to loss, regeneration and climate challenges. The paintings communicate knowledge by documenting and interpreting the cyclical processes of change and adaptation in nature, offering insights into how landscapes reflect emotional, cultural memory and renewal. This body of work contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues between art, science and human ecology through a methodical engagement with site, temporality, material, social and scientific considerations.

Acrylic on paper, 67cm x 34cm
• Leura Swamp, After Fire, Bent tree
• Leura Swamp, Trees and Shadows Falling
• Leura Swamp, Interlocking Tree with Ghost Gums
Acrylic on paper, 22cm x 88cm
• Leura Swamp, Water, Land, Fire and Healing, Eight Views

Original language	English
Size	4 paintings
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Leura Swamp, After Fire, Bent treeFinal published version, 0.99 MB
Leura Swamp, Trees and shadows fallingFinal published version, 991 KB
Leura_Swamp_Interlocking_tree_with_Ghost_GumsFinal published version, 985 KB
Leura_Swamp_Water_Land_Fire_and_Healing_Eight_ViewsFinal published version, 982 KB

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Leura Swamp: Series of 4 paintings

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The Painted River Project: Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps

Leura Swamp, After Fire, Bent tree: The Painted River Project: Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps

Leura Swamp, Interlocking tree with Ghost Gums: The Painted River Project: Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps

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