Madison Michiko Inman/
Michi Press
August/ September
Opening August 1st 6-9 pm
First Friday Art Walk
Open Sat & Sun 12-6 or by apt
Robyn Frank
Solo Show & Workshop
October 3th & 4th- December
1327 SE Division ST
Portland OR 97202
Inside RISO Studio Arts PDX
October 3rd-November 30th
RSA Projects Gallery
(Inside RISO STUDIO ARTS)
1327 SE Division, Portland OR 97202
A cloying rejection of the present often said in boredom, frustration, or yearning. Maybe underbreath, a hot sigh. The unsaid addendum. …well we should be.
Robyn makes work that deals with a range of emotional and philosophical ideas about life — change, our sense of self, and relationships. When they name a show, they am thinking about titles that feel reflective of the work broadly, are catchy, and hone in on the emotionality of my present. This phrase jumped out at me, feeling exasperated with the comparison and shoulds; exasperated with the flamboyant disregard of human rights; exasperated with the devastation of our planet. “Are we there yet?” I thought, pleading, longing for … b e t t e r. But “are we there yet” is an oversimplification. Because …Who is “we”? Where is “there”? And “yet” is a small but loud addition that, in three short letters, obscures history and denies context.
This collection includes new works alongside pieces completed in recent years. As a whole, the collection is a place in time along a journey in making. A place to check in with the present. Are we there yet? Yes, yes we are. Robyn’s work is a celebration of change. Thinking about change as the cyclical duality of creation and loss. This constant process happens with or without our attention.
We experience ourselves through others, through our context, and through history. Relationships are active and create-able, changeable.
Visually, these ideas are explored through format, shape, and color. Some pieces are diptychs or triptychs, such that the panels are inherently in relationship to one another and exist as a part of a whole. Often, I use repeating or reflecting shapes to represent duality of self — the innate up and down of all things — or to symbolize change across time or context.
Color is used symbolically. Gradients are a literal expression of transformation, of change. The gradient fields connect to observable sky hues during specific times of the day and times of the year; another expression of change as relates to our experience of time. Moreover, color grounds the sense of place of my work in New Mexico.
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Robyn A. Frank (they/ she) is a queer, jewish artist living in Albuquerque.
As a full-time studio artist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Robyn makes paintings, prints, and art objects for galleries, retail, and wholesale clients. Her art practice explores relationships, change, and our sense-of-self through a visual language of color and shape
Check out Robyn’s Website
https://robynafrank.com/
Follow Robyn on IG
https://www.instagram.com/robynafrank
In this hands-on 3 hour workshop, participants of all skill levels will learn basics of composition in order to create a two-color Risograph abstract art print with visiting artist, Robyn A. Frank.
With a brief overview of contrast, rule of thirds, symmetry, balance, etc participants will use collage and other mark making techniques to create their own abstract compositions.
This course is entirely analog.
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