Robert Gutierrez
Robert Gutierrez uses an intentionally diverse combination of techniques, images, and references; transforming complex conglomerations into simple pictorial forms. Inspired by his Filipino background, Gutierrez commonly incorporates folk stories, often dealing with themes of shapeshifting. The depicted images move in and out of their signifying roles while they occupy various definitions and spaces. They can become landscapes, portraits and abstractions of pure color and form that coexist all at the same time. The different styles and contrasting textures try to create a cohesive space. A narrative begins to form as the viewer tries to separate shapes and define the individual forms in the painting. Gutierrez intends for this interaction to highlight both the simple and complex nature of how we process visual stimuli, the physical and psychological spaces, and our flexible interpretation of both.
Gutierrez's work appears in public collections at the Berkeley Art Museum in California; the Center for Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece; the New Museum of Art in New York City; and the Palazzo Forti in Verona, Italy. He has done residencies at Koganecho Bazaar in Yokohama, Japan; Centre de Residencia I Intercavi d'Artistes in Mallorca, Spain; Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan; and De Young Museum in San Francisco, California. He has exhibited internationally, at galleries including …
Robert Gutierrez uses an intentionally diverse combination of techniques, images, and references; transforming complex conglomerations into simple pictorial forms. Inspired by his Filipino background, Gutierrez commonly incorporates folk stories, often dealing with themes of shapeshifting. The depicted images move in and out of their signifying roles while they occupy various definitions and spaces. They can become landscapes, portraits and abstractions of pure color and form that coexist all at the same time. The different styles and contrasting textures try to create a cohesive space. A narrative begins to form as the viewer tries to separate shapes and define the individual forms in the painting. Gutierrez intends for this interaction to highlight both the simple and complex nature of how we process visual stimuli, the physical and psychological spaces, and our flexible interpretation of both.
Gutierrez's work appears in public collections at the Berkeley Art Museum in California; the Center for Contemporary Art in Athens, Greece; the New Museum of Art in New York City; and the Palazzo Forti in Verona, Italy. He has done residencies at Koganecho Bazaar in Yokohama, Japan; Centre de Residencia I Intercavi d'Artistes in Mallorca, Spain; Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan; and De Young Museum in San Francisco, California. He has exhibited internationally, at galleries including Casal Solleric in Mallorca, Spain; Cross Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan; Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles; AMT Gallery in Milan, Italy; Sixtyseven Gallery in New York; New Langton Arts in San Francisco, California; Ampersand in San Francisco; and Bucheon Gallery in San Francisco, California.
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