Robin Rose: THE BIG PAYBACK
Each painting in Robin Rose's newest body of encaustic work offers a unique experience, parallel to the experience undergone as the artist creates the work. Rose intends for the viewer to experience an initial moment of recognition upon first encountering his paintings. He anticipates the viewer's inclination to respond intuitively to visual stimuli and draw associations with familiar images, ideas, and feelings. Something familiar is suggested, without being literally revealed.
The paintings in Robin Rose: The Big Payback are each associated with a piece of music by one of Rose's musical heroes. These references can be loose or tight, in many cases revealing themselves only after the painting is complete. In "Kind of Blue," a painting inspired by the Miles Davis album of the same name, ultramarine blue rings and dots swirl in a whirlpool-like formation. In "Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love," which references a track on the "Birds of Fire" album by John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, icy white threads radiate from the center of the composition, creating a raised heap of chaos where they intersect.
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