Roll the Tape

Roll the Tape surveyed works by esteemed Western Australian artist Trevor Richards from over a span of 20 years from the early 2000's.

Fremantle based artist Trevor Richards is known for hard-edge abstract paintings and three dimensional wall works that feature bold colour, geometric motifs and sleek surfaces. His work draws on a wide range of historic and contemporary sources, including Islamic and mosaic tile patterning, architectural modelling and tessellations. With these influences distilled through a distinctive minimalist aesthetic. Richards also takes his work into the built environment through site specific interventions in galleries and public space, applying pattern and colour to floors, walls, windows and roads.