ART
Gideon Rubin |
Written 30 January |
Saturday 04 September, 17:00Galerie Karsten Greve, 75003 [map]Gideon Rubin
The Karsten Greve Gallery presents the first one-man show in France of the young Israeli artist, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1973. This exhibition entitled “Others”, will include thirty oil paintings and a hundred small gouache paintings on carton from works produced over the past two years.
Gideon Rubin has always done portraits, but over the past few years, his paintings have evolved from his beginnings in realism towards a more simple, quasi minimalist painting style. These anonymous portraits are intentionally left without faces. The artist prefers that his figures evoke memories amongst his viewers, rather than representing specific identities.
These faceless portraits are inspired by photographs from old photo albums that the artist obtained on eBay from around the world, photos of celebrities or paintings by old masters. In examining these old photos, the artist is seeking a kind of narrative that lends itself to interpretation. His exhibition at the Karsten Greve Gallery in Paris will be devoted to paintings inspired by European photographs of the beginning of the 20th century, as well as photographs of the 1950’s from the Near East. There will also be a parallel theme – summer and winter – with paintings of children by the seaside or in snowy landscapes.
Gideon Rubin studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and then at the Slade School of Fine Arts in London where he graduated in 2002. He has had numerous international one-man shows and his works are included in private collections in London, Hong Kong, New York, and Paris and beyond. Gideon Rubin lives and works in London.
