The trick, says David Hart is tofind an artist in early to mid-career, buy a big piece synonymous with them and keep it for 10 to 15 years. He followed his own advice and bought his father’s paintings, his father being Pro, a man who knew his way around an easel.”Dad would have given me anything I wanbted but I always paid for everything. I’d say to Dad, I’m interested in this. I don’t want any special deals. Whatever you’d sell that to a dealer for, I’ll pay you the same’.
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To be able to paint is a gift, to be able to draw is a gift, to be love by many is a gift – these are talents that cannot be learnt, they exist or they don’t. And the enigma of these skills makes them all the more fascinating. As we approach the fifth anniversary of pro hart’s death, profile magazine’s Jessica Jane Sammut talks to David Hart about life, success and his famous father, pro.
Anne-Louise Brown | 13th June 2010
LITTLE Harry Hart, grandson of Aussie art great Pro Hart, lived every boy’s dream when he got to make a mess with stacks of food.
Harry Hart (above and below) follows in the footsteps of his dad, David, and his famous grandfather, Pro Hart.
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SQUIRTING sauce, swimming in spaghetti and jumping on jelly.
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Twenty years ago well known Artist & Australian Icon Pro Hart used his unique artistic flair to cover Stainmaster carpet with spaghetti & cake to form the famous “Dragonfly” that Pro Hart was best known for. This carpet commercial was rated in the top 25 best commercials of all time & will be remembered for generations to come.
Sadly in 2006 Pro passed away which was a great loss for Australian art & also his most loyal audience being his family, particularly his protégé, youngest son & now established professional artist David Hart.
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Anne-Louise Brown | 15th February 2010
DAVID Hart, son of iconic Australian artist Pro Hart, has revealed extensions to his Mooloolaba Esplanade gallery, which is now double its former size.
David Hart in his revamped Mooloolaba gallery.
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She’s only 14, but Chloe Hart’s tender age hasn’t stopped her from hosting her first art exhibition – or dettered people from lining upto commission her paintings. Her success, however, comes has no surprise to her family. After all, she is the third generation of Harts to make a splash in the art world. And David, her proud painter father, says the family patriarch, Pro would be beaming had he lived to see her success.
Anne-Louise Brown | 22nd September 2009
Chloe Hart has a gift, though at first glance she looks like any other 14-year-old girl.
With a mop of blond hair wrapped in a crude bun on top of her head, school tie undone and paint stuck to her hands, Chloe, who is shy by nature, gingerly introduces herself.
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The combination of creative talent and commerce skills can be a contrasting association, prominent artist David Hart has discovered a faultless balance between artistic passion and a functional understanding for business. A resident in the area for the past eight years, David Hart has chosen the Sunshine Coast precincts of Noosa and Mooloolaba as a base for the prestigious David Hart Galleries that exhibit, amongst other artists, his widely acclaimed and collected work.
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The Sunshine Coast art world’s favourite son is selling up to get back to where his “Hart” is. Contemporary painter David Hart warned that his next offerings were set to shock, as the husband and father of three announced his galleries at Noosa and Mooloolaba were on the market. “Since we first have really grown and take up most of my time,” Mr. Hart said.
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Anne-Louise Brown | 28th May 2009
Married to successful contemporary artist David Hart, son of Pro Hart, Christine directs the day-to-day running of her husband’s galleries on the Coast.
179043 Chloe, Christine and David Hart at the Pro Hart Charity exhibition held at David Hart Galleries.
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