Artist Profile: Roberto Rosenman
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Biography
Roberto Rosenman was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1975 and immigrated to Canada in 1980. Attending OCAD for one year (Drawing and Painting), Rosenman would then go onto graduate from York University with a degree in English Literature.Artist statement:
I have always been drawn to portraiture. It is by far the oldest form but nonetheless has managed to evolve throughout it’s troubled life. Revered by Flemish painters and deemed decadent and old fashioned by Avant-gardists, portraiture today holds a great challenge for contemporary artists. How does one create a new objectivity within such an established tradition? This question is at the forefront of my work…
Thematically, my goal is to create a narrative that is not exclusive to the sitter of the portrait. I like to use unobvious symbols and dream imagery for, in this way, I can avoid a collective narrative. Much in the same way that a reader will juxtapose their own image onto the main protagonist, I wish for viewers to look at my portraits and find a particular character who is a mirror of themselves and who, in turn, they can attach a story to.
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Title: Turkish Girl Artist: Roberto Rosenman Medium: Watercolour Size: 25.5" x 19.5" (h x w) Description: Loch Gallery, Toronto Status: Sold |
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