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- Robert Bissell - Contemporary fine art and prints
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- In Robert Bissell paintings, the world of animals is a mirror for human existence, self-definition and self-reflection. Bissells work disarms by narrating vitally grown-up and urgent allegories in the guise of child-like humor, William Zimmer art critic for The New York Times. In a realm devoid of humans, the animal characters require us to consider our own condition and place in nature. Whimsical at first glance, there is an underlying tension and precariousness beneath. This allows us to objectively consider ourselves, without any familiar reference to latch on to. His paintings cause us to reflect on the environment, life, death, renewal and stages of transition departing from the safety of family, making our way in the world. Bissells work is full of charged meaning, lore and touched by surrealism. Influenced by the surreal legacy of Magritte, he mixes scales and uses gigantism with a variety of textures and subtle color palettes. Now living in Northern California, Bissell ...
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