robin okun embody color
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"The strong blocks of color used by Robin grab me, and by showing me what she feels about herself, her body, her story, makes me reflect on how I see myself, my body, my story. To me, that is what art is about. As Picasso said, 'We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.' 
                                                                      ~
Leah Abrahams, Photographer, Boston,   
                                  
ARTIST STATEMENT
My artwork features a vibrant color palette, body language, and movement in abstract scenes of women. As I apply layers of charcoal and acrylic paint the figures are revealed and their stories emerge.  My inspiration is rooted in my  work as a somatic psychotherapist. It was a privilege to co-create spaces for healing with women as their narratives unfolded and we processed them together. These deeply personal moments and rich interior worlds, theirs and mine, are an ongoing theme in my paintings. 
                                                       
 ARTIST BIO 

Robin's visual voice expresses the human figure in a contemporary style with emotionally intuitive paintings and vibrant colors. The work reflects a practiced and imaginative use of line, shape, composition, and color, layering acrylic paint and charcoal on stretched canvas.  The relationship of women and their bodies is a recurrent theme in her work and she engages the viewer with an emotional sensitivity to female identity
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CURRENT VOLUNTEER WORK SUPPORTING THE ARTS 
Women's Caucus for Art: National Exhibition Committee 
      Cambridge, Art Association, MA:  Exhibition Committee ​

MEMBERHIPS
           National Association of Women of Women Artists
Women's Caucus for Art
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Fort Point Artists Association, Boston, MA
          
                                     

  
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  text and images on this site © robin okun, 2018
Do not reproduce images without the written consent of the artist.
  • Artwork
    • the other side
    • what's going on
    • in the studio
    • here I Am
    • curiosity
    • truth lives In our bodies
    • conversations
    • momma
    • prints
  • exhibitions
  • artist
    • Press
    • instagram
  • contact
  • VIRTUAL STUDIO VISIT