Artist Information:
Michael A. Robinson
Montréal,
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
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Artist Statement:
«Many people have a tree
growing in their heads, but
the brain itself is much more
like grass than a tree. » G.
Deleuze & F. Guattari, Mille
plateaux, Ed. de Minuit.
Strongly affected by the
imagery of this particular
quote from Deleuze and
Guattari, Michael A. Robinson
reflects on his artistic
production as being at once
diffused in a multiplicity of
directions. But the plurality
of his artistic experiences or
the absence of linearity
between his various works
should not be interpreted as a
simple commitment to
methodological eclecticism.
In fact it is fundamental to
understand that his works
function first and foremost as
residues of performative
actions and experiences rather
than displays of alleged
competence. Hence their
poetic nature and resounding
presence.
His artistic process is thus
composed of loosely woven
connections and multiple
references which have no clear
subject or object. Rather
than trying to develop an
interpretation of his
subconscious, Robinson’s
production process favours a
display of the subconscious in
motion.
By combining figurative and
formal languages and
conceptual and expressionist
approaches, Robinson’s works
play deliberately on the
complexity and intimacy of the
creative act as it relates to
contemporary artistic
production. The artist’s
works...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXPOSITIONS INDIVIDUELLES :
2008 The Debris Field,
Pierre-François Ouellette art
contemporain, Montréal,
Québec
L'horizon des événements,
Expression Centre d'exposition
de Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
2006 Speed Giants, Centre
d'exposition CIRCA, Montréal,
Québec
2004 Faits Divers,
Pierre-François Ouellette art
contemporain, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
2008 - Jérome Delgado,
Premiers champs de couleur, Le
Devoir, (doc. visuelle)
2007 -Samuel Gaudreau-Lalande,
Autour dés errances, ETC
Montréal, No. 78,
juin-julliet, 2007, (doc
visuelle p.46-47)
2006 -Françoise Belu, Donner
du temps à l’espace, Vie des
Arts, No. 204, 2006.
(doc. Visuelle ...
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Collections:
Musée nationale des beaux-arts
du Québec, Québec
Museum of Contemporary Art,
Montréal
Canada Council Art Bank
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Michael A. Robinson's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Michael A. Robinson's Portfolio. Browse Robinson's body of work: «Many people have a tree growing in their heads, but the brain itself is much more like grass than a tree. » G. Deleuze & F. Guattari, Mille plateaux, Ed. de Minuit.
Strongly affected by the imagery of this particular quote from Deleuze and Guattari, Michael A. Robinson reflects on his artistic production as being at once diffused in a multiplicity of directions. But the plurality of his artistic experiences or the absence of linearity between his various works should not be interpreted as a simple commitment to methodological eclecticism. In fact it is fundamental to understand that his works function first... |
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michael a robinson exhibition the event horizon, 2004
Indoor Installation,
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michael a robinson pastiche, 2006
Indoor Installation,
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michael a robinson theory of other minds, 2004
Mixed Media,
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michael a robinson blow, 2004
Digital Art,
4 x 5 feet
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michael a robinson oeuvre rire la feu naitre, 2008
Mixed Media,
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michael a robinson the little lost birds sing the , 2004
Mixed Media,
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