Rubem Robierb

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Rubem Robierb
Born1976[1]
Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil
Known forSculpting, Photography and Painting
Notable workClimate Meltdown, Dandara
MovementFigurative painting
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
Websiterubemrobierb.com

Rubem Robierb (born 1976) is a Miami, Florida-based visual artist, sculptor and photographer.[2][3] His works have earned the attention of the media and art critics, been presented in exhibitions, at art galleries and museums around the world.[4][5][6][7] The artist often uses metaphors to create overflowing images filled with hidden meanings for the viewer. His art is closely associated with the Pop art movement.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Rubem Robierb was born in Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil. As a child, he developed an early interest in poetry and photography and how images can affect the viewer in an emotional sense. At the age of twenty, Robierb moved to São Paulo to enroll in photography school but instead, he began to do commercial photography for fashion magazines. He later moved to the United States, where he is currently residing and working in his Miami Beach studio.[1] According to Luxe Magazine, Robierb was inspired by works of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.[2]

Career[edit]

Robierb's work first caught the attention of the Art et Partage Association, which in 2005 organized his first solo exhibition, Brezil Autrement (Another Brazil) in Aix-en-Provence, France. Subsequently, his photography work was exhibited in São Paulo, Zurich, Monaco, Paris and Milan galleries.[1] In 2008, Robierb moved to Miami, where he opened a studio in Wynwood. In 2009 he took part in Red Dot (Art Basel) with Eros / Thanatos series, a group of images in which the artist researched the thin boundary that exists in human sexuality, between ecstasy and suffering.[8] In 2011, he exhibited Show Me the Money series at Curators Voice Art Gallery in MIAMI, in which he crushed dollar bills and photographed then against a solid black background, creating deceptive images for viewer's perception by applying Hermann Rorschach's technique of inkblots.[9] In 2012 Robierb had a debut exhibition in New York City art scene at Emmanuel Freming Gallery with Bullet-Fly Effect series, - a set of compositions that fused the body of a butterfly with war materials like bullets or machine guns.[10] The main theme of the exhibition was criticism of war with allusion to the “butterfly effect” in the Chaos Theory.[11] In 2013, he held the Bullets & Butterflies exhibition at Taglialatella Gallery on the same theme but this time with a series of paintings instead of photographs. In 2015, Robierb was commissioned by the city council of Fort Lauderdale to paint Metamorph-Us, a large mural in the downtown area.[12]

On November 4, 2019, Robierb's sculpture Dandara (Dream Machines Series) went viral after it was unveiled in Tribeca Park, New York City.[3] The sculpture was named after a 42-year-old transgender woman who two years earlier was brutally attacked and murdered in Brazil. As Forbes noted, "Robierb dedicated his latest sculpture to the transgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary community “in tribute to its strength and bravery."[13] Dandara was featured in several notable media sources.[4][5][6][14] His another art work, "Climate Meltdown" also gained attention of the art critics and journalists in December 2019, after Robierb created a 36-foot display of "How Dare You" words carved out of two tons of ice that floated in water at a hotel's pool. As a number of sources stated, the artist had been inspired by the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg's notable speech at the UN, and later used the words "How Dare You" for his "Climate Meltdown" artwork. The work was also exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach.[7][15][16]

Personal life[edit]

Rubem Robierb and Sam Champion, his partner of several years and a weather anchor for WABC-TV, Weather Channel and Good Morning America, married in 2012.[17][18] Both Robierb and Champion, have been strong advocates for equal marriage, actively supporting GLAAD, HRC (human rights campaign), Point Foundation, LGBTQ Task Force, Power my Learning, Big Brother Big Sisters and Best Buddies among others.[14][19][20]

Individual exhibitions[edit]

  • 2019 ”Climate Meltdown”, Arte Fundamental Gallery (Miami, USA)
  • 2018 ”Metamosphosis” , Sagamore Hotel (Miami, USA)
  • 2018 ”Metamosphosis” , Taglialatella Galleries (New York, USA)
  • 2018 ”Metamosphosis” , Taglialatella Galleries (Toronto, Canada)
  • 2018 ”Metamosphosis” , Taglialatella Galleries (Paris, France)
  • 2017 ”And The Truth Will Set You Free”, Arte Fundamental Gallery (Miami, USA)
  • 2017 ”Rubem Robierb New Works”, Octavia Gallery (Houston, USA)
  • 2017 ”Rubem Robierb New Works”, Octavia Gallery (New Orleans, USA)
  • 2016 ”Rubem Robierb New Works”, Taglialatella Galleries (New York, USA)
  • 2015 Metamorph-Us, Fort Lauderdale, USA 2015 ”HeArt” Gallery 212 (Aspen, USA)
  • 2014 ”F-Light” (Atlanta, USA)
  • 2013 ”Bullets and Butterflies”, Taglialatella Galleries (New York, USA)
  • 2012 ”Bullet-Fly Effect”, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery (New York, USA)
  • 2011 ”Show Me the Money”, Curators Voice Gallery, Miami, USA
  • 2009 ”Eros/Thanatos”, Curators Voice Gallery (Miami, USA)
  • 2006 "Brésil Autrement", Institute Alliance Française (São Paulo, Brazil)
  • 2006 "Brésil Autrement", Ilana Gallery (Paris, France)
  • 2006 “Brésil Autrement”, The Image House Gallery (Zurich, Switzerland)
  • 2006 "Brésil Autrement", Institute Alliance Française (São Paulo, Brazil)
  • 2005 "Brésil Autrement", IBRIT Instituto Brasile-Italia (Milano, Italy)
  • 2005 "Brésil Autrement", Space D´Art Sextius (Aix-en-Provence, France)

Awards[edit]

  • Eros/Thanatos in Category Fine Art - Nudes
  • Pop Saints in Category Fine Art - Collage
  • Show Me the Money in Category Fine Art - Still Life
  • Bullet-Fly Effect in Category Fine Art - Collage
  • Casa das Minas in Category People - Culture
  • Casa das Minas in Category People - Lifestyle
  • Centauro in Category People - Self-Portrait
  • 2012 Honorable Mentions, International Photography Awards (Los Angeles, California, U.S. 2012):
  • Eros/Thanatos Serie – Category Fine Art: Nudes
  • Pop Saints Serie – Category Fine Art: Collage
  • Show Me the Money Serie – Category Fine Art: Still Life
  • Bullet-Fly Effect Serie – Category Fine Art: Collage
  • Casa das Minas Serie – Category People: Culture
  • Casa das Minas Serie – Category People: Lifestyle
  • See Serie – Category Fine Art: Portrait
  • See Serie – Category People: Portrait
  • Centauro – Category People: Self-Portrait

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Miami Artist Rubem Robierb: Poet, Painter". MiamiArtZine.
  2. ^ a b "A Miami Beach Artist Creates Pop Art With Soul". Luxe. 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sculpture honoring trans, gender nonconforming communities unveiled in New York City". ABC.
  4. ^ a b "Sculpture dedicated to transgender community debuts in Tribeca Park". AMNY. 6 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b ""Dandars": The New Tribeca Art installation Commemorating Trans Lives". All-Arts.
  6. ^ a b "NY ganha escultura de borboleta em homenagem a Dandara, travesti assassinada no Brasil (Translated from Portuguese via Google translate: NY wins butterfly sculpture in honor of Dandara, transvestite murdered in Brazil)". Vogue Brazil.
  7. ^ a b "'The idea is that art can help': how Art Basel Miami tackled the climate crisis". The Guardian. 10 December 2019.
  8. ^ Hernandez, Pilar. "Rubem Robierb, Poeta de Imágenes". Neorika. Neorika. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. ". Wynwood Art Walk 2012: Crumpled Bills and Sharky Sculptures". Miami New Times. Miami New Times. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Belonski, Andrew (11 January 2013). "A View of Rubem Robierb's Striking Art". Out Traveler. Out Traveler. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "Photo Flash: Sam Champion, Lara Spencer and Josh Elliot Host Rubem Robierb's Bullet Fly Effect Art Show". BWW. BWW. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  12. ^ Crinklaw, Don. "Mural, art space part of larger makeover". SunSentinel. SunSentinel. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Ennis, Dawn. "This Artist Is Honoring The Transgender Community By Giving New Yorkers Wings". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  14. ^ a b Wong, Curtis (5 November 2019). "Artist Honors Murdered Transgender Woman With Stunning Butterfly Wings". Huffpost. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  15. ^ "Greta Thunberg's 'How Dare You' climate rebuke literally just melted in Miami". FastCompany. 4 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Miami Art Week complete with sand sculpture traffic jams, melting ice". Local10. 3 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Sam Champion Engaged to Be Married, Good Morning America". Yahoo! News. Yahoo! News. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  18. ^ Mandel, Andrea. "'GMA' anchor Sam Champion marries his partner". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  19. ^ Saunders, Patrick (25 May 2016). "27th annual HRC Dinner 'most successful Atlanta HRC gala ever'". Georgia Voice. Georgia Voice.
  20. ^ "Sculpture honoring transgender community unveiled in New York City park". Abc7 Chicago. ABC7News. 25 May 2020.
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