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Lucie Acrylic on Canvas 39”x 39” In Eric Robin’s poignant paintings, eyes are not windows to the soul. <strong>The</strong>y’re something far deeper and more complicated. Robin uses paint in a hauntingly empathetic way, creating portraits that gaze probingly out into the world. At times, the women in Robin’s paintings seem to yearn for something far away; at other times, they simply seem to observe what surrounds them, internalizing life’s dual propensity for pain and elation. Robin utilizes the full scope of his painterly aptitude—thick strokes, tapestry-like under painting, and imperceptibly controlled watery drips. Yet his paintings feel more ephemeral than painterly. <strong>The</strong> intimacy with which he renders emotions allows Robin to enter the world of fantasy while still broaching the actuality of life. When he begins to paint, he intuitively responds to images of women, searching facial expressions for hints of life stories. While he uses photographs as starting points, Robin does not try to accurately render features and values; he’s more interested in channeling the mood of a subject’s face. “Faces are naturally vertical and that verticality represents the uniqueness of each individual, yet eyes, like time, move horizontally, connecting a person’s soul to infinity.” 6 ArtisSpectrum Eric Robin Renata Acrylic on Canvas 39”x 39” Initial sketches and background painting are crucial to Robin’s process. In these beginning phases, he first considers the lightness and shadows that gives his figures their underlying spirituality. He works through multiple layers of color and value before the final image emerges; these layers suggest the complexity of his subjects’ emotional lives. In many of Robin’s paintings, a horizontal line in the background parallels the subject’s eyes. This gesture intimates the continuity that connects a single face to the larger rhythms of time. Faces are naturally vertical and that verticality represents the uniqueness of each individual, yet eyes, like time, move horizontally, connecting a person’s soul to infinity. By interrupting the eyes with a horizontal line, Robin also symbolically removes a piece of the daily mask that separates individuals from the greater scope of humanity, revealing the inner truth that can only be glimpsed through the eyes. Robin states: “I go inside my painting through the eyes and then I see what is inside the face (the head, the soul, the story-life...).” Born in Brussels, Belgium, Robin studied art in Minneapolis and also at the Brussels Royal Academy of Arts and the Academy of Ixelles. In addition to painting, he works as a policeman in Brussels and heads the ATOUTAZART artists association. He is currently working on a new series “ISIS: 77 portraits of women, Mothers of Humanity.” Eric Robin has exhibited widely throughout Belgium and France. Websites: www.robinart.be www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Eric_Robin.aspx
Eric in his Studio Égalité Acrylic on Canvas 39”x 39” “I go inside my painting through the eyes and then I see what is inside the face (the head, the soul, the story-life...).” Photography - Katherine Longly 7 ArtisSpectrum
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