Walter Robinson

Walter Robinson

BornNationalityBased In
1950AmericanNew York City
Biography

Walter Robinson began painting in New York during the late 70's, where he was associated with the Picture Generation and soon became a key figure on the local scene. He is also highly popular for his work as an editor and critic: he was the publisher of Art-Rite and then co-founded the Artnet magazine. As a critic, he originated in 2014 the term "zombie formalism" that fuelled many debates. A pioneer of the Picture Generation, Robinson painted nurses before Richard Prince and spin paintings before Damien Hirst. His work is almost exclusively figurative and consisting of appropriation of commercial images. One finds advertisements for Target, Land's End, and other cheap fashion catalogues (the Normcore series), images of romance novel covers (Romance series), and also pictures of food and pharmaceutical products (Still Lifes) Most of the images he diverts are ranging from materialistic desires represented by common consumer items (such as clothes, food, pharmaceutical products, banknotes), to very idealistic and paradigmatic desires found in advertising clichés displaying the playful happiness of the multicultural Western ideal. Robinson's tone, for instance when he speaks of consumerism as a perfect world, always seems ironic but never cynical.. ...

Selected Artworks
Undressed to Kill
Walter RobinsonUndressed to Kill, 2018243.8 x 167.6cmPrice on Request
Hungry Hill
Walter RobinsonHungry Hill, 2018243.8 x 167.6cmPrice on Request
Strange Journey
Walter RobinsonStrange Journey, 2017233.7 x 160cmPrice on Request
Morgue for Venus
Walter RobinsonMorgue for Venus, 2019101.6 x 152.4cmPrice on Request
Autopsy
Walter RobinsonAutopsy, 2022121.9 x 91.4cmPrice on Request
Dangerous to Handle
Walter RobinsonDangerous to Handle, 202191.4 x 60.9cmPrice on Request
The Castaways
Walter RobinsonThe Castaways, 2021190.5 x 137.2cmPrice on Request
Indochina
Walter RobinsonIndochina, 2021182.9 x 121.9cmPrice on Request
Nightmare
Walter RobinsonNightmare, 2021152.4 x 121.9cmPrice on Request
Hawaii
Walter RobinsonHawaii, 2023152.4 x 152.4cmPrice on Request
The Pit
Walter RobinsonThe Pit, 2022152.4 x 152.4cmPrice on Request
Tick Tock / Three graces
Walter RobinsonTick Tock / Three graces, 2020182 x 122cmPrice on Request
Buccaneer
Walter RobinsonBuccaneer, 201898 x 73.5cm12500 USD
Models in the Studio II
Walter RobinsonModels in the Studio II, 2023101.6 x 101.6cmPrice on Request
Abstract Painter at the Easel
Walter RobinsonAbstract Painter at the Easel, 2023121.9 x 121.9cmPrice on Request
Judas
Walter RobinsonJudas, 201861 x 45.7cm8000 USD
Daily Medications
Walter RobinsonDaily Medications, 2020101.6 x 152.4cmPrice on Request
Gallery Representation