William Robinson: Reflections

This exhibition explores the transformative moment when William Robinson discovered the artistic possibilities of multiple perspectives. After a typical late-afternoon Queensland storm, Robinson experienced a revelation that would forever change his approach to landscape painting. Standing before a rainwater puddle, he witnessed the night sky and moon perfectly mirrored on its surface. In this singular moment—looking down yet seeing up—Robinson realised landscape could be portrayed through simultaneous, inverted viewpoints rather than fixed linear perspective.