Robert Marx

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Targeting such broad social constructs as war, political and religious institutions, and class structure, Marx manages to depict the subjection and suffering primarily in individual terms; his work comments on what it means to be human in an inhuman age. His strange juxtaposed characters are cast in a wordless parable; they are bit players charged with explaining the human drama and are empowered by their positions in society, but whose moral authority has been lost or coopted by the institutions they represent.

Marx's painting process is fluid; it involves a constant reworking of his subject, painting and completely repainting each successive layer. The result is a subtly complex surface of line and color that is animated by the barely-visible underpainting. Marx works with a paintbrush thick with oil but employs crisp lines. He often works into the wet paint by etching with metal stamps or drawing with a sharp point. His sculptures, cast bronze, are the three-dimensional manifestations of his painted figures, solemn and intelligent.

Marx's long and illustrious career includes recognition as a master printmaker, an illustrator of more than a dozen books, a distinguished professor of art, and a Fullbright scholar. He has had over 40 solo exhibitions of his prints, sculptures, and paintings around the world. His work is included in the permanent collections of numerous public and private institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Corcoran Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Dallas Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Philadelphia Museum, Whitney Museum, and the Seattle Art Museum.

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Paintings . Sculptures . Prints . Drawings

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