Beyond Bauhaus

Bauhaus was an institution in Germany for exploring new ways of living. The colours used in the Bauhaus movement were primary and evolutionary in the world of design at the time. The members of the Bauhaus movement were architects, interior designers, product designers and artists, who changed the way we live and think today. This was a progressive movement that was forced to close down in 1933 due to pressure from the Nazis, but today its influence has spread all over the world through Bauhaus members who migrated to America, Russia and many parts of Europe. The book is a tool of learning, of information, creativity and knowledge, and this painting is on a book cover: one of colours working together, experiments with one colour working off the other and breaking new ground, as a tribute to the work they did.

Stuart Robertson was born in Kent, UK in 1962 and moved to London in 1981. His education includes his studies at two prominent art academies, Maidstone and Wimbledon School of Art. In addition to his schooling, he also worked as an illustrator undertaking many notable commissions for commercial publications including Penguin Random House, The New Scientist, and The Times Publications.

In 1984, Stuart visited India where he travelled extensively, working on-site in watercolour and pen and ink. Stuart relocated to New Delhi in 1989 to take up the position of Head of Illustration at The Times of India and had three major solo shows during this time at The British Council and The Art Today Gallery.

Having returned to London in 1996, he became a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and now exhibits regularly at The Bankside and Piers Feetham Gallery in the UK. Having joined Kostuik Gallery in 2022, he currently works and resides in Vancouver, BC.