RELIEF ART PAINTINGS -2005
ACTUAL SPACE: It was in 1980 that
I decided to develop my two-dimensional painting into relief painting. This came about out
of a desire to work with actual space relationships. At the time it seemed like I had
discovered a new challenge in using color and form. Shortly after, I became aware of the
work of Charles Biederman and in the summer of 1980 I called him. He was generous enough
to send me several issues of FORM magazine which included his writing on Structurist Art.
It was news to me that a number of artists calling themselves Structurists existed,
working in countries such as England, Germany, Holland, and Canada.
Since then, I have come to learn about the Russian artists Ivan Puni
and Archipenko; Biederman of Red Wing, Minnesota; Jean Gorin of France; Caesar Domela of
Holland; Eli Bornstein of Saskatchewan, Canada and a number of others. Some of the first
Structurist studies I made were collage constructions. It was at this point that I
discovered indirect color . . . color which is placed so it is not seen except for its
reflection. It may be also understood as a shadow that has color. Indirect color is an
added element and takes place when the light is in the right position to the work. In this
way the work is tied to nature and the nature of color. The work must stand on its own
particularly since this reflection event is transient.
Take a look at some of my color Relief art paintings I've
exhibited Internationally.
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The question might be asked: what is the
challenge that is inherent in relief painting? At first one can see forms projecting away
from the wall and this may not appear very complicated. If color can be complicated on a
two-dimensional surface it is even more so with relief. Viewing the work from the frontal
position is one thing, but as you move about, the planes of color overlap into new
relationships with each other. How these colors harmonize or interrelate in a changing
position or changing light renews the experience of the work. Also of interest to me is
the time element that is involved when viewing these relationships . . . considerably
different when compared to viewing a two-dimensional painting. Thanks for visiting this
gallery... David Rubello.
Changing your viewing angle allows light to alter the viewers
perceptions....
  
  
constructurist relief paintings.
"I strive to create in wood, paper folds or aluminum three
dimensional constructions that are then painted to cast reflections and shadows over the
visual landscape. This personalized expression of geometric art combines both painting and
sculpture. The decision to paint the constructions comes from an interest in how light
reflections plays upon form and coloring. The painted shapes change as you move around the
artwork...like sculpture in that sense".
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Reflections on my Artwork: Art strives for form and hopes
for the illusion of beauty. Art isn't just about making things, it's about developing
ideas, which can inspire beyond mere aesthetics, as light gets filtered, then fixed, into
one's brain sensors. The fact that our eye can perceive so many different kinds of things
is something that I get a lot of inspiration from as I seek the aesthetic elements present
in space, light and mind. The space of the imagination, and creativity of form, just needs
the touch of an artist to inspire the viewer. I attempt to make something that engages
with people even though it's quite static on a wall. They have to visually navigate it
from a variety of angles to fully appreciate it .
  
David Rubello gets motivated by Relief Art forms: It was
Through my desire to achieve actual space relationships that I came to three-dimensional
constructure painting in 1980. The relief form, by it's very nature, allows the viewer to
experience the artist's work from different vantage points. Light falling on the form may
vary allowing the painted Constructure a renewal aspect relating to form and color.
Becoming aware of the works of Charles Biederman and Eli Bornstein has been instrumental
in motivating my Art and Photography in this constructive relief direction.
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