What is in the press? These are articles that have appeared about my work, and emails
from art critics who have admired my work and/or purchased it via galleries or online venues.
Additional articles will be added as I find them or as they are written. I have been a working artist for
many years and am just now beginning to go through and publish reviews of my work on this site.
April 28. 2006.
from art critics who have admired my work and/or purchased it via galleries or online venues.
Additional articles will be added as I find them or as they are written. I have been a working artist for
many years and am just now beginning to go through and publish reviews of my work on this site.
April 28. 2006.
The Art Of The Internet, One Frame May Not Fit All
This article was published on the CNN Internet site Friday, March 18. 2005. It was
written by Porter Anderson, CNN Senior Producer and former Village Voice arts
columnist and critic. This article is a must read for any artist hoping to be viable in
today's art market!
This article was published on the CNN Internet site Friday, March 18. 2005. It was
written by Porter Anderson, CNN Senior Producer and former Village Voice arts
columnist and critic. This article is a must read for any artist hoping to be viable in
today's art market!
From Porter Anderson: Art Critic
Thank you, Ruth, I appreciate the confirmation that the pieces are on
their way, and even more I'm grateful for these comments about your
intents in your work. Several things you're doing so very well
contribute to the fine resonance your artistry has for me and its
place in my collection.
First and foremost, you clearly see and seek the figure for the beauty
of its form and near-magic of its presence -- that sculptural nature
you describe and picture so well. This is a major element of your
work for me because my collection is dedicated to the non-erotic
context for the male nude. Too frequently, the genre is overrun with
the prurient approach. By happy contrast, you honor your beautiful
models, your viewers and your own work by taking the classical
approach you do. It's deeply appreciated by serious collectors, I
assure you. (This is not, by the way, an effort to disparage the
place in popular culture of the erotic genre, and there are many
talented people working in that mode, I know. It's simply less, as is
popular music by comparison to serious music. Less on every level.)
Secondly, I'm drawn to something you're able to facilitate in your
models, the ability to "speak with their skin." Clearly, you're
starting with some marvelous, interesting physiques, I applaud your
ability to find and use such sublime bodies. But you're going that
extra step and explicating for us their abilities to communicate with
us from, seemingly, every part of their constructs. What a generous
thing this is in an artist, the ability to "hear" that "language" in
play on a thigh or a shoulder or an external oblique and then to
amplify and deliver that "commentary" to us. We're able this way to
"listen" to your models, to understand something of their presence,
their human essence. Their skin is not opaque under your lens. It
breathes, it speaks, it lives.
And lastly, I'm so pleased to see you take such a strong stance as a
credentialed artist in your listings. There are talented artists
finding out now what a unique treasure eBay is -- it's the direct
conduit we've never had before between artists and collectors
worldwide. But many folks marketing themselves there aren't
legitimately recognized, of course, and it's important that the
artists who truly have a stake and claim in the culture and industry
say so. You're doing that very well in listing your Sothebys
connection, your training and your experience.
Brava on all counts, and thank you again. I'll look forward to
"listening" for more of your models' eloquence and to admiring more of
your superb work on the site.
Porter
Thank you, Ruth, I appreciate the confirmation that the pieces are on
their way, and even more I'm grateful for these comments about your
intents in your work. Several things you're doing so very well
contribute to the fine resonance your artistry has for me and its
place in my collection.
First and foremost, you clearly see and seek the figure for the beauty
of its form and near-magic of its presence -- that sculptural nature
you describe and picture so well. This is a major element of your
work for me because my collection is dedicated to the non-erotic
context for the male nude. Too frequently, the genre is overrun with
the prurient approach. By happy contrast, you honor your beautiful
models, your viewers and your own work by taking the classical
approach you do. It's deeply appreciated by serious collectors, I
assure you. (This is not, by the way, an effort to disparage the
place in popular culture of the erotic genre, and there are many
talented people working in that mode, I know. It's simply less, as is
popular music by comparison to serious music. Less on every level.)
Secondly, I'm drawn to something you're able to facilitate in your
models, the ability to "speak with their skin." Clearly, you're
starting with some marvelous, interesting physiques, I applaud your
ability to find and use such sublime bodies. But you're going that
extra step and explicating for us their abilities to communicate with
us from, seemingly, every part of their constructs. What a generous
thing this is in an artist, the ability to "hear" that "language" in
play on a thigh or a shoulder or an external oblique and then to
amplify and deliver that "commentary" to us. We're able this way to
"listen" to your models, to understand something of their presence,
their human essence. Their skin is not opaque under your lens. It
breathes, it speaks, it lives.
And lastly, I'm so pleased to see you take such a strong stance as a
credentialed artist in your listings. There are talented artists
finding out now what a unique treasure eBay is -- it's the direct
conduit we've never had before between artists and collectors
worldwide. But many folks marketing themselves there aren't
legitimately recognized, of course, and it's important that the
artists who truly have a stake and claim in the culture and industry
say so. You're doing that very well in listing your Sothebys
connection, your training and your experience.
Brava on all counts, and thank you again. I'll look forward to
"listening" for more of your models' eloquence and to admiring more of
your superb work on the site.
Porter
Huff Harrington Fine Art:
An accomplished oil painter who is equally adept at working in other media, Ruth Robertson takes us
on a journey that playfully pushes the subject’s limits. A painter with “a passion for honest art,”
Robertson gives her unusual subjects a contemporary twist, such as her provocative interpretations
of great masterpieces. Ruth’s take on Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and Sargent’s “Madame
X” is that of a colorist, reinterpreting the masters with her own brightly colored and contrasted
stamp. Her plein air landscapes reflect her skill as a colorist, but retain an abstract feel, especially
her versions of a Starbucks coffee shop or an old blue pick-up truck. Needless to say, we are
impressed by Robertson’s range – one minute traditional, the next minute abstract and all equally
appealing.
Largely inspired by American pop-art masters, Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Diekenborn, Robertson’
s paintings have a definite pop art feel to them, especially her irresistible series of work painted on
cigar box lids and her charming alla prima series of confectioner’s delights.
Ruth has a degree in Fine Art from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work has been exhibited
at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C. and her paintings are placed in collections
around the world.
An accomplished oil painter who is equally adept at working in other media, Ruth Robertson takes us
on a journey that playfully pushes the subject’s limits. A painter with “a passion for honest art,”
Robertson gives her unusual subjects a contemporary twist, such as her provocative interpretations
of great masterpieces. Ruth’s take on Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and Sargent’s “Madame
X” is that of a colorist, reinterpreting the masters with her own brightly colored and contrasted
stamp. Her plein air landscapes reflect her skill as a colorist, but retain an abstract feel, especially
her versions of a Starbucks coffee shop or an old blue pick-up truck. Needless to say, we are
impressed by Robertson’s range – one minute traditional, the next minute abstract and all equally
appealing.
Largely inspired by American pop-art masters, Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Diekenborn, Robertson’
s paintings have a definite pop art feel to them, especially her irresistible series of work painted on
cigar box lids and her charming alla prima series of confectioner’s delights.
Ruth has a degree in Fine Art from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her work has been exhibited
at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C. and her paintings are placed in collections
around the world.
An email from Charles Saatchi to Ruth Robertson, June 7, 2006
Hello Ruth,
Very happy to see your work on the Saatchi Gallery site.
I am thrilled that the standard is so high from such a variety of artists and hope it will be
interesting to gallery owners, exhibition curators and collectors to see such diverse work.
All my best,
Charles Saatchi
The Saatchi Gallery
Hello Ruth,
Very happy to see your work on the Saatchi Gallery site.
I am thrilled that the standard is so high from such a variety of artists and hope it will be
interesting to gallery owners, exhibition curators and collectors to see such diverse work.
All my best,
Charles Saatchi
The Saatchi Gallery
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