“The trends of the art world come and go, but the paintings of Robinson, a steadfast adherent to the quality and social values so apparent in the Social Realists, and those artists who depicted the vast and fertile qualities of the American landscape, will continue to resonate with future generations, and offer a visually powerful historical record of this time and these places.” --- Brian Berger, from the introduction to In Oregon, a monograph of Robinson’s work published by Nazraeli Press in 2004
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art is happy to present the recent paintings of Oregon artist Daniel Robinson. When viewing his work, the eye can find familiarity with Robinson’s acknowledged influences of Edward Hopper, Grant Wood and Thomas Benton, and see evidence of his close attention to European masters and WPA era painters. What sets Robinson’s work apart, however, is his distinct perception and depiction of light. The agricultural and industrial landscapes of Oregon that he presents are rendered with a transformational presence that hovers in transition between light and dark. It’s as if these compositions are embedded with the stories of their value and fate in the larger context of American history.
Daniel Robinson was born in Buffalo, New York in 1963. His childhood was marked by moves across the country before his family finally settled in Portland. Robinson studied at Pacific Northwest College of Art, as well as Portland State University, where he earned a degree in Fine Art in 1991. He has lived in the small town of Fossil in Eastern Oregon for several years. Robinson has exhibited his work on the East Coast for over a decade, and this is his second solo exhibition at Charles A. Hartman Fine Art.
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art is happy to present the recent paintings of Oregon artist Daniel Robinson. When viewing his work, the eye can find familiarity with Robinson’s acknowledged influences of Edward Hopper, Grant Wood and Thomas Benton, and see evidence of his close attention to European masters and WPA era painters. What sets Robinson’s work apart, however, is his distinct perception and depiction of light. The agricultural and industrial landscapes of Oregon that he presents are rendered with a transformational presence that hovers in transition between light and dark. It’s as if these compositions are embedded with the stories of their value and fate in the larger context of American history.
Daniel Robinson was born in Buffalo, New York in 1963. His childhood was marked by moves across the country before his family finally settled in Portland. Robinson studied at Pacific Northwest College of Art, as well as Portland State University, where he earned a degree in Fine Art in 1991. He has lived in the small town of Fossil in Eastern Oregon for several years. Robinson has exhibited his work on the East Coast for over a decade, and this is his second solo exhibition at Charles A. Hartman Fine Art.