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| First Name | Robert |
| Last Name | Terrell |
| Born | 1953-01-01 |
| Country | United States |
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My main artistic goal is to create art that gives the viewer that exciting feeling of "new discoveries" even years later. This may appear to be a somewhat simplistic art philosophy but I have found it to be quite challenging throughout my art career.
I didn't consciously set out to make this my goal at first. In the early years I simply wanted to create art that moved me as intensely as did the art of Willem de Kooning, Picasso, Braque, Stuart Davis, Kandinsky, Matisse, etc. This artistic goal has revealed itself as I have worked as an artist, lived with the art, and continued to enjoy the art of others.
I strive to create art that is rich on many levels. By that I mean various kinds of richness. My art is rich in associations (you can see the movement of musical forms, the flight of birds, the heads of animals, etc.) On a more formal level it is rich in abstract design qualities, such as subtle color shifts, rhythmic textures, and painterly qualities, and rich with a synergy arising from the interplay of the 2 and 3-D elements.
This 2D and 3D dynamic interplay has been an unexpected and wonderful surprise arising out of my creative process through the years. All the levels of my work, taken together, lend a layered richness and "evolving" interest that I find very compelling.
This keeps me coming back to the creative moment again and again, where I am always being surprised at the discoveries to be made. I always learn from my artmaking that my creative process is larger
and more inclusive than my brain and ideas. When creativity happens, it always shows its mysterious and astonishing side, to which many, if not most, artists will attest. Unexpected creative "events" are the glue that hold each artwork together, and make all the layers integrate into a creative, synergistic whole.
EDUCATION:
Studies in Sculpture and Design, California State University, Los Angeles. 1975
BFA in Painting and Drawing, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock,Texas. 1977
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
"Progression and Evolution: The aesthetic mind-field of Robert Terrell,
an ongoing, site-specific project located at the Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas. August - October, 2006.
"4th Annual Artists in Action Charity Event,"The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas. 2004
"7 Trains of Thought," The Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, Texas, West Texas College Department of Art, Snyder, Texas. 2004
"Solo Exhibition," Carol Nebb Gallery, Lubbock, Texas. 2004
"Solo Exhibition," Carol Nebb Gallery, Lubbock, Texas. 2003
"Studio Tour 2002," Artary Gallery, Lubbock, Texas. 2002.
"Edges, Boundaries and Limits," Solo Exhibition, Art Depot Gallery, Lubbock, Texas. 2002.
"Solo Exhibition," Carol Nebb Gallery, Lubbock, Texas. 2003.
"Star, Cross, Angel Show," Lubbock Arts Alliance, Lubbock, Texas. 2001.
"ArtHouston 2000," Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas. 2000.
"The Shape in Focus," Agora Gallery, New York, New York. 2000.
"Reconnecting," Solo Exhibition, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas. 1998.
"Homecoming," Alumni Show, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas. 1997.
"Teeth and Consequences," Solo Exhibition, Artary Gallery, Lubbock, Texas. 1997.
"Levels of Vision," Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas. 1996.
"Hired Help Show," Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas. 1995.
"Artwalk '94," Juried Art Exhibition, Thousand Oaks, California. 1994.
"Invitational Art Exhibition," Lubbock Arts Festival, Lubbock, Texas. 1991.
"Solo Exhibition," Gallery 1114, Midland, Texas. 1989.
"Solo Exhibition," Andrews, Nelson, Whitehead Architectural Firm, Houston, Texas. 1985.
"Two-Person Exhibition," Western Bank, Houston, Texas. 1985.
"Invitational Art Exhibition." Square One Gallery, Houston, Texas. 1985.
"On-Air Exhibition," Channel 34, Houston, Texas. 1985.
"Introductions '85," Kauffman Gallery, Houston, Texas. 1985.
"Invitational Art Exhibition," Goethe Institute, Houston, Texas. 1984.
"In-House Artist's Exhibition," Texas Art Supply, Houston, Texas. 1983.
"Solo Exhibition," Applegate's Landing, Lubbock, Texas. 1979.
"Graduate Invitational Exhibition," Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas. 1978.
"Senior Thesis Show," Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas. 1977. |
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