Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Robert Ellis is a New Zealand painter and artist known for paintings that tackle social, cultural and environmental themes. Born in Northampton, England, Ellis attended the Royal College of Art in London before completing his national service in a photography unit of the Royal Air Force in the 1950s. Ellis came to Auckland in 1957 where he began teaching at Elam School of Fine Arts and continued until 1994, retiring as an Emeritus Professor.Ellis has been described as one of \"New Zealand's pre-eminent artists\" and he has held more than 60 solo exhibitions in New Zealand and around the world.His landscape paintings address themes of urbanisation, subdivision and colonisation. An Auckland Art Gallery senior curator describes Ellis place in modern New Zealand art; \"As a major figure, Ellis' art addresses many cultural issues. His subjects range over tensions between transport and urbanism, contrast ecology with spirituality and look at the on-going nature of Māori-Pākehā relations.\""@en }
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- Robert_Ellis_(artist) abstract "Robert Ellis is a New Zealand painter and artist known for paintings that tackle social, cultural and environmental themes. Born in Northampton, England, Ellis attended the Royal College of Art in London before completing his national service in a photography unit of the Royal Air Force in the 1950s. Ellis came to Auckland in 1957 where he began teaching at Elam School of Fine Arts and continued until 1994, retiring as an Emeritus Professor.Ellis has been described as one of \"New Zealand's pre-eminent artists\" and he has held more than 60 solo exhibitions in New Zealand and around the world.His landscape paintings address themes of urbanisation, subdivision and colonisation. An Auckland Art Gallery senior curator describes Ellis place in modern New Zealand art; \"As a major figure, Ellis' art addresses many cultural issues. His subjects range over tensions between transport and urbanism, contrast ecology with spirituality and look at the on-going nature of Māori-Pākehā relations.\"".