DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2004
RICH
ROBINSON;
ARTIST WITH GUITARS AND PAINTBRUSHES
Having
achieved global success with The Black Crowes and critical praise for his
recently released solo debut PAPER, guitarist,
vocalist and songwriter RICH ROBINSON is adding
accomplished painter to his resume.
ROBINSON’s
interest in creating art started 15 years ago when former Black Crowes bass
player Johnny Colt gave him a set of painting supplies for Christmas. Since
then, the musician has taken serious strides in honing his craft, which is
featured on the cover of PAPER. “The album’s cover
features an untitled oil on canvas painting by Robinson,” describes David
Friedman of Connecticut’s News Times (10/17/04), who added that
ROBINSON “also does gold leafing and etching, focusing on textures and
layering.”
In
his recent Cleveland Free Times feature (10/6/04), ROBINSON talked about
his inspirations, saying: “I'm more into surrealism. I'm a huge fan of Dali,
Picasso and Miro…I'm really into Giotto, a 14th-century iconic painter who
used a lot of religious imagery with gold leafing behind it. Now I've been using
a lot of gold leaf and a ton of paint to get a 3-D effect by etching into the
paint.”
In addition to donating paintings to various charities (Birmingham Aids Outreach, Taste of Nations, The Genesis Shelter), ROBINSON has hosted successful gallery exhibitions and engaged in commission work.
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