Robert Stone
Region: Pacific Coast
City / State: San Francisco, CA
I’m inspired by art that provokes visceral and emotional
responses, often based on enigmatic qualities having little
connection to story line, narrative, or metaphor. My work focuses
on the manipulation of space, light, scale, and shape to initiate
these emotional connections.
This group of paintings explores the boundaries between
two- and three-dimensional space, and between precise
mechanical production and the handmade gesture. From a
distance, the aggressive compositions may suggest abstract
landscapes, geological formations, architectural environments,
or even technology. Up close, the textural paint surfaces invite
an additional level of exploration and engagement. Ultimately,
the viewer’s perception of each painting is conditioned by
its interaction with light, movement, and the surrounding
environment.
Repetition and multiples are also recurring themes. I often
display groups of works that are identical in format, causing
the relationships within each painting to be amplified and
extended by the added context of its neighbors.