Yvonne Robert
The often bright and gestural paintings of Yvonne Robert result from an intuitive approach to colour and composition. Her spontaneity of conception and dynamic gesture is void of complex references and their associated meanings. Instead she is steadfast in her commitment to universal concepts of form, mass, proportion, rhythm and structure, which constitute a common thread in her work. Above all, she is motivated by colour.
Art and her environment are all constant sources of inspiration. Importantly, however, when Robert observes her environment, she perceives colour first and foremost – a person’s hair in combination with the colour of their skin and their scarf, an old bike that someone has painted in a creamy light grey with a new brown leather seat; sheep in the pastures, the lake, the sky, the mountains; how different shades of blue interplay with each other and how endless the combinations appear to be.
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Robert also produces figurative paintings, portraits and still life, but other than the influence of her daily environment, she offers no critical meaning, and they are vastly abstracted. Simply put, Robert is concerned with self-reflecting experience and self-analysis. To interpret her work would be erroneous as her subject is self-defined. It is not the thoughts and emotions of the artist that is important, but that of the viewer. Her work does not rely on socio-political rhetoric to lay claims to any form of philosophical discourse. She is concerned with colour, form and composition; and in that order. Her intention is to allow the viewer internal reflection and their unique perspective. After all, it is our individual perception that gives us clarity and a true sense of understanding.
– Excerpt taken from Sascha Gianella, Swiss Curator and Advisor, July 2019
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Recent Artwork
Artist Information
Artist Website: https://www.yvonnerobert.com/
Yvonne Robert grew up in Germany and has since moved and spent many years living and working in Zurich, Switzerland, where she currently resides. Raised by a family of artists, Robert found home-life aesthetically stimulating and informative. She remembers her parents often discussing the notions of colour and form, and she was fascinated by the patterns and motifs of the 1960s that filled her home. These early influences perhaps motivated Robert to initially pursue a career in graphic design and subsequently in fine art, the origins of which certain motifs in her current work can be traced.
Robert has exhibited internationally in New York, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Paris, Berlin and Zurich. Her work is held in private collections in the US, Spain, UK, France, Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Yvonne Robert
Residence: Zurich, Switzerland
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 A Touch of Lemon, PIERMARQ*, Sydney, AU
2022 Sept, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York City, NY
2022 Oct,The George Gallery, Charleston, SC
2021 Pinky Promise, PIERMARQ*, Sydney, Australia
2019 Paul Smith, London, UK
2018 Boilerroom,Luis Adelantado, Valencia, Spain
2018 Kunstsalon, Zurich, Switzerland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 April, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York City, NY
2022 25thAnniversary, Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2021 The Summer Show, PIERMARQ*, Sydney, Australia
2021 Fall Ahead Group Show, Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2021 The George Gallery, Due with Damian Stamer, Charleston, SC
2021 PIERMARQ*, Sydney, Australia
2020 PIERMARQ*, Sydney, Australia
2020 Way Out, La Grange, Cernay-Les-Reims, France
2020 Cheryl Hazan Gallery,Due with Gabriele Herzog, NYC, USA
2019 Circle 1 Gallery, with Gabriel Herzog and Caroline Popham, Berlin, Germany
2019 Cheryl Hazan Gallery,NYC, USA
2019 Formato14, Madrid, Spain
2019 Amelie Maison D’Art, Paris, France
2019 Cheryl Hazan Gallery,NYC, USA
2018 Cagegallery, Barcelona, Spain
Bibliography
2021 Helvetia and Sons – Interiew, March 2021
2020 You Wanted a List – Interview, August 2020
2020 Lula Japan Issue 12 – Interview, March 2020
2020 Jul, Charlotte – ATBO Furniture, February 2020
2019 Gianella, Sascha – SGAC Interview, October 2019
2018 Wasserman, Sydney – Architectural Digest, May 2018
2018 Tannler, Roland – Abstract Mag Interview, May 2018
2021 Helvetia and Sons – Interiew, March 2021
2020 You Wanted a List – Interview, August 2020
2020 Lula Japan Issue 12 – Interview, March 2020
2020 Jul, Charlotte – ATBO Furniture, February 2020
2019 Gianella, Sascha – SGAC Interview, October 2019
2018 Wasserman, Sydney – Architectural Digest, May 2018
2018 Tannler, Roland – Abstract Mag Interview, May 2018