Comfort Station- solo show

Comfort Station, 2579 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60647

I have a solo exhibit called Fieldnotes opening at Comfort Station on April 5th. I think it looks like a research station so that inspired the creation of all new work for the exhibit. I'm really excited to share all the new work with everyone. 

Pulsating Portal- etching

Pulsating Portal, 5in x 7in, etching and aquatint, 2013, ed. 20.

My fourth etching in the Community Supported Art project, Love Letters to the Ocean, is called Pulstaing Portal. In the deep sea, creatures must go to great lengths to attract mates and food. The flashes, blips, and patterns of light created in these environments are both spectacular and mysterious as in a ballet. The movements often seem carefully choreographed and complex. Ocean creatures often get their names from objects in our human range, such as the organ pipe, mushroom, and brain coral. The bell form on “Pulsating Portal” is inspired by the Deep-Sea Coronate Medusa, which has characteristics of both a ballet tutu and a space helmet. Their long tentacles are often held upwards and they can erupt bioluminescent fluid to distract predators. When it’s time for the performance to begin, the curtain rises to reveal a spinning symphonic performance that pulsates into another dimension in space or the deep sea.

Fieldnotes- postcard design

postcard front

postcard back

Interview 'Macro-Biotic Breeds' with Inside/Within

Great interview and feature about my work with Inside\Within. If you've always wanted to go inside my studio here's your chance to go within the process of my work. I had a fantastic time talking with Kate Sierzputowski & Ashleigh Dye. 

Read the interview here:
http://insidewithin.com/ReneeRobbins.html