ANDREW RUBINSTEIN
Seattle, WA
Past Exhibitions Biography CV Statement Press
Andrew Rubinstein is a Seattle-based painter whose work experiments and explores curiosities and anxieties about our future world. He is continually establishing boundaries and then breaking them as he moves through the canvas – which he calls ‘false physics.’
RANDOM ACCESS
48 X 60″ oil on canvas
Rubinstein has begun experimenting with new mediums including Flashe layered with lots of acrylic medium to create a flat pseudo-encaustic feel. He paints all day in his mind and often refers to a drawing or thought when beginning a piece – which sometimes begins with mark or lines and then a process of action and reaction takes place. He looks for both balance and imbalance within his work.
The artist cites inspiration from Larry Poons, and several schools of art in Chicago. From attending the Art Institute of Chicago you can see the influence of many of his contemporaries in his work including Ray Yoshida, Jim Nutt, Carol Dunham, Brice Marden, and Amy Sylvan. The “portals” you see in his work reflect a figurative sensibility that is inspired by the Chicago Imagists group.
GLOWY FLOATY STRIPY LOAF
60 X 72″ oil and spray paint on canvas
NEW PLACE
30 X 40″ oil on canvas
SOLD
RANDOM JOB
48 X 58″ oil, flashe, spray paint on canvas
RUN FOR THE HILLS
42 X 64″ oil, flashe, and spray paint on canvas
SOLD
PINK EYE
48 X 60″ oil on canvas
NEW HOME
30 X 30″ oil on canvas
NOT SO LOGICAL
40 X 60″ oil on canvas
SOLD
