Last Seen partners renowned artists with vision impaired Australians to depict their most cherished visual memory.
Cycling is a large part of Lorin’s life, and his visual memory is that of cycling from Tamworth to Port Macquarie when he was 16 years old. He recalls the scenery – mountains and rolling hills, and the colours of dusk and dawn.
The Last Seen artworks were sold to help Queensland Eye Institute carry on vital medical research to save sight.
Realist painter Robert Brownhall painted the tranquil vision of Lorin Nicholson OAM’s ride from Tamworth to Port Macquarie across the Great Dividing Range.
In a career spanning more than 20 years, Robert has developed a unique, quirky style and a birds-eye view of scenes, characterised by a strong connection to place, moody nocturnes, broad sweep panoramas and gritty vignettes of urban life.
Robert is renowned for bringing a sense of poetry associated to his work. Though Robert traditionally paints the buildings that humans construct, he has become increasingly interested in ‘buildings’ on the natural environment — mountains and rock formations.
This multisensory exhibition that was featured in April, partnered ten influential artists with visually impaired Australians to depict their last, or most cherished memory before their sight deteriorated.
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