Event Title
PAUL ROBBERT AND OTHERS (A Watermarks 2012 Conference Exhibit)
Location
Tom Balbo Galleries, 5611 Hough Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103
Event Website
http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/watermarks_pre.html
Start Date
10-2-2012 10:00 AM
End Date
11-25-2012 4:00 AM
Cost to Attend
Free
Pre-registration required?
Yes
Event Type
Exhibit
Description
Paul Robbert (1928 – 2008)
Professor ofArtWesternMichiganUniversity1958 - 1998
For 30 years Paul Robbert explored various approaches to making paper art using pulp as a medium in its own right. In order to do so he studied the chemistry of paper, consulted experts, and established his paper mill containing equipment practically all of which he constructed himself.
His background as a painter and printmaker easily translated into image making using paper. Paper’s flexibility and directness made the medium particularly intriguing to him. Pulp could be manipulated to create ragged or hard edges. Color could be made to ooze or bleed into surrounding areas. Texture and overlapping shapes could be incorporated into the work at any stage. In all cases, the imagery became physically integrated with the support, solving one of the issues intrinsic to painting. Robbert’s imagery involves the use of abstract icons and geometric forms, derived for the most part from the unconscious intuition.
Event Location
PAUL ROBBERT AND OTHERS (A Watermarks 2012 Conference Exhibit)
Tom Balbo Galleries, 5611 Hough Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103
Paul Robbert (1928 – 2008)
Professor ofArtWesternMichiganUniversity1958 - 1998
For 30 years Paul Robbert explored various approaches to making paper art using pulp as a medium in its own right. In order to do so he studied the chemistry of paper, consulted experts, and established his paper mill containing equipment practically all of which he constructed himself.
His background as a painter and printmaker easily translated into image making using paper. Paper’s flexibility and directness made the medium particularly intriguing to him. Pulp could be manipulated to create ragged or hard edges. Color could be made to ooze or bleed into surrounding areas. Texture and overlapping shapes could be incorporated into the work at any stage. In all cases, the imagery became physically integrated with the support, solving one of the issues intrinsic to painting. Robbert’s imagery involves the use of abstract icons and geometric forms, derived for the most part from the unconscious intuition.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/octavofest/2012/all/43
Comments
The Tom Balbo Galleries are open by appointment only. Please call 216-391-9144.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TOM BALBO GALLERIES WILL BE CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 FOR THE WATERMARKS CONFERENCE.