13 September 2006

The Shepparton Art Gallery is proud to present an important retrospective of one of Australia’s legendary photographers.

David Moore: A Vision, 1927-2003, a Monash Gallery of Art Travelling Exhibition, will be on display at the gallery from 12 October to 12 November.

Moore is one of Australia’s most significant and influential photographers. In a career spanning over 50 years, Moore produced many iconic images that have been imprinted on Australia’s visual memory.

Gallery Director Leanne Willis says that throughout his prolific career, Moore produced a remarkable body of work that amassed over 200,000 negatives.

“Time after time he created images of exceptional quality and technical mastery,” says Ms Willis.

“From the realism of his documentary work to his experimentation with abstraction, Moore’s innate sense of design, composition and form typified his original and consistent vision.

Not long before his death in 2003, Moore personally reviewed his extensive negative archive and selected 100 images that best represent the enduring vision of a photographer who had a passion to communicate and a deeply felt artistic sensibility.

“This exhibition honours the legacy and unique vision of one of Australia’s legendary photographers.

“Moore’s skills as an artist, a photojournalist, a portraitist, an architectural illustrator and an advocate for Australian photography, continue to inspire.