rredus

Robert Redus Artists Statement and Biography I see our lives as an amalgamation of marks made by others and our reaction to these marks. Colors and shapes that represent a particular moment of meeting or relationships that span some interval of time. My paintings are about the painting process, using a non-linier, non-referential theme. Each offers a moment analogous to cloud watching, infusing imagery, landscape and allowing the viewer to create their own interpretation and dialogue. My paintings are a series of imprints, indelible marks. Marks left by every interaction regardless of the duration or level of impact. Each has left some stain and aided in the developed of my tapestry, perhaps a small patch of color or the continuous ribbon of years that fades to a fine tip and ceases. I use an arsenal of tools rather than brushes; the application of paint through a variety of methods is an essential aspect of the process. The tools have evolved as the paintings have. Multiple layers of thinly knifed transparent glazes creates a cohesive, tightly finished painting. Every encounter shapes and marks the human canvas, eventually altering it. Multiple encounters, over time paints our individual tapestry unique as a fingerprint. Robert Redus Biography EDUCATION 2005 BFA University of New Mexico, Studio/Painting, Summa Cum Laude PUBLICATIONS New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Wild Guide 2010 SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 “The Beginning of the End” Dreamscape Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2009 “Exhibition”, Esther Bone Library, Rio Rancho New Mexico 2009 “Solo Show” Sumner Dene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2008 “Abstraction” Sumner Dene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Driven to Distraction”, Factory on 5th Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2004 “Spaces”, Busters, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2004 “Refractions”, Chef Du Jour, Albuquerque, New Mexico SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2005 “Internal Process”, Factory on 5th Art Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Book Show”, North Space Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Outdoor Studio”, Factory on 5th Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Spring Forward”, North Space Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Wilderness”, John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006 “Redus, Robertson and Scott”, Factory on 5th Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS 2010 “Valley of the Art Dolls” Dreamscape Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2009 “ 9x9x9 Show”, South Space Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2008 “Ribbons”, Sumner-Dene Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2007 “First Friday” Dreamscape Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006 “From the Heart” UNM Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006 “Vida” John Marshall Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Impromptu” John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005 “Entelechy” ASA Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2001 “Placitas Art Fair” Placitas, New Mexico 2001 “Union Street Art Fair” San Francisco, California 2000 “Fillmore Art and Jazz Festival San Francisco California 2000 “Union Street Art Fair” San Francisco, California