| Robin Sperling |
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12.09.63 London
British artist living on the Great Hungarian Plain with his family
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| About the Artist |
natural materials / decay / Hungarian shamanism / texture / vertical and horizontal lines intersecting |
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Split crayon cross
2006 wood, glass, seed fluff on metal 50cm x 50cm |
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White-leaded crayon pencil split lengthways, laid on glass pane covering metal plate coated in seed fluff. |
Black stripes on black
2003 blackboard paint on wood 160cm x 25cm |
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Matt black verticals overlay varnished woodgrain horizontals. |
Egyptian horses
2006 balsa wood, metal 80cm x 60cm |
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Balsa wood cutout casting shadow on rusted metal plate. |
Order evolves
2006 glass, dust, seed fluff, wood 50cm x 50cm |
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Grid lines traced in dust on glass sheet covering green-baize-lined wooden box of seed fluff. |
Ascent
2006 oil and encaustic on wood 145cm x 80cm |
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Transcendence triumphing over competition. |
White stripes on wax
2005 encaustic, gesso, slate 25cm x 40cm |
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White verticals restraining horizontal energy.
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Cracked earth
2006 clay, wood, nails 55cm x 20cm |
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A case of clay in a wooden frame. |
Verdant abyss
2006 oil on board 25cm x 19cm |
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Nature's power builds, beyond limits. |
Earth - nostalgia
2007 assemblage on antique print 60cm x 45cm |
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Three stages of time looking back: recent objects laid on top of Lorraine's 17th-century print, itself depicting the ancient Temple of Apollo. One of four images for a Budapest 2007 exhibition entitled 'Homesickness'. |
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| Education and biography |
1985: St Martin's School of Art, London
1986:exhibited ,Paton Gallery,London,
1986:installation at the Eis Fabrik,Hannover,
1887:exhibited,Shloss Pesch,Krefeld,
1988: exhibited, Galerie Springfeld, Berlin
1989: exhibited, CNAC, Villa Arson, Nice
1993: exhibited, Wittgenstein House, Vienna
1997: permanent exhibit, Museum of Installation, London,
1998:exhibited,Space 8,London,,
2000: exhibited, Hungarian Cultural Centre, London
2006 exhibited,Sahleg,New York,
2007:exhibited,Budapest Gallery |
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| Future shows |
| Galleries in Budapest, Rome, New York and London |
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Website: www.robinsperling.com |
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