| “Robert Taylor’s earlier works in black and white are pre-conceived,
tightly organised and exclude the accidental or anecdotal. More recently his work
has become more open ended. The expressive quality he seeks is discovered in the
creative strategies of play, improvisation, or dialogue, but never mere chance.
His portfolio contains an ever increasing variety of images which are becoming
appreciated for their range of application. “The look of his work,
easily accessed by the specialist and non-specialist alike, is founded on the
status he gives to the very act of looking. The viewer’s perception is rewarded
with a visual sensuality stemming from the nature of desire. But beneath the attracting
surfaces are embedded deeper meanings for those who care to look again, ranging
from the provocative or even transgressive to a celebration of diversity through
the accurate but often surprising, witty or astonishing representations of specific
individuality. With these strategies Taylor now creates interpretative spaces
for his viewers with a clear, identifiable and singular voice.” Charles
Hustwick, practicing artist and art educator at Tate Modern, London |
