Robert’s admiration for de Chirico’s metaphysical paintings ascertains
itself in her mysterious and deserted fantasy-scapes.The overstated
perspective in these evokes an ominous and at another times auspicious
dream space-age world. Aligned to this novel imagery is the technique
Robert uses: digital art.
Robert is fascinated by the ancient theory of Feng Shui, ‘Wind
Water’, that concerns the nonresistant elements which can be
felt but not seen. These are theories on relationships existing
between humans and their environment and how these affect one’s
well being. According to these theories one can maximize
positive energy by altering spatial relationships and other
aesthetic elements in an environment. Robert creates places with
exaggerated altered spatial relationships and other aesthetic
elements in which one is to accumulate auspicious energy. Some
of these universes are cool, dark and lifeless, representing
Yin energy; others are hot and bright, representing Yang energy.
In life both must be kept in balance to enjoy good luck.
These deserted spaces full of cold metals, headless torsos of
mannequins, leafless trees or hot red and gold enigmatic
universes are created of pieces of architecture and pieces of
sculptures laid out in the background of open nature. Robert
often uses objects created by masters of design who sought to
produce a symbiotic relationship between the arts such as Le
Corbusier’s famous tubular steel and cowhide chairs .In a
similar way, the colors also symbolize the presence of opposing
forces in life and nature. Blue and yellow indicate light and
space, white expresses serenity and clarity, green represents
meadows and forests, red symbolizes action.
Robert’s talent was noticed already at her age fourteen by a
family friend Daniel Filipacchi, a well known publisher of
Paris-Match, who had invited her to take care of the aesthetic
make-up of the magazine. Since this time Robert has created a
body of work. She had numerous one-woman shows in alternative
spaces of Miami’s South Beach; shows in the locations associated
with the Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Miami. She was subject
to group exhibitions “Budapest Today” and “BridgeProject” at
Roosvelt Square, Budapest, Hungary; and the “International
Webism Art Show” in Sonthofen, Germany. Robert lives and creates
in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
She chooses to hold her exhibitions in alternative spaces.
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