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The STEAM Art Gallery has been graced by the work of Old Boy Scott Breton ‘99 this term, showcasing bold symbolism and juxtaposing competing historical perspectives. 

Professional figurative fine artist, art mentor and contributor to the BGS Art program, Scott Breton was a gifted multi-disciplinary student who won various art awards during his time as a boarder at BGS - a trend which he continues today. 

After school, Scott first pursued a degree in science (genetics) at the University of Queensland. At the crossroads of dedicating himself to research science or pursuing art wholeheartedly, he committed to life as a practicing artist.  

His journey as an artist has been extraordinary, though not without challenge, with Breton completing a carpentry apprenticeship to pay the bills in the earlier days.  

In 2012 Scott was awarded Australia’s largest national prize for developing the careers of traditional representational artists - the highly contested A.M.E Bale Travelling Scholarship.  

“This allowed me to visit many of the major art museums in Europe and the US, and to study with important contemporary figurative artists.” 

A penchant for anthropology, philosophy, science and spirituality continued to inspire and inform Scott’s artistic practise, leading him to win the 2016 Lethbridge 10,000 Small Works Prize. The same year, he began regular solo shows and co-founded the International Arts and Culture Group (IACG) in Florence, Italy - an education start-up with global reach connecting students with some of the world’s leading figurative artists.  

Now, over 60+ combined exhibitions, prizes and residencies speak to the remarkable fervour Scott has for his work, with no sign of slowing down. His most recent project, Perspective(s), is on display in the BGS STEAM Art Gallery for students and staff until the end of term.  

In 2016, Scott was left frustrated by the limitations of gallery artwork, prompting him to reconsider his parameters without limitations to practical and commercial viability.  

His response to that thought was, “I would want to make a kind of phantasmagoria of ideas that each seem compellingly true but appear in tension with each other.” 

The artwork lends current students an exquisite opportunity for colloquy with a unique blend of art styles and contrasting historical moments in a dreamlike, wrap-around exhibit.  

Evocative concepts feature, such as Alfred Hitchcock watching as Chauvet paints a cave, a statue of a laughing Buddha, evolution changing substrate from DNA to culture (alphabet) to an accelerating digital (binary), and Roboticist Yoky Matsuoka working on a humanoid hand.  

We thank Scott for sharing this exhibit with us and for his continued support of Art at BGS.