"TUNDRA" -Robert Wilson -1970-80 -Lithograph -Signed & Numbered -17/375
Step into the haunting beauty of "TUNDRA," a mesmerizing lithograph by Robert Wilson from the 1970s, nestled among the treasures of our retired Manhattan gallery. Measuring 25x32 inches and part of a limited run (17/375, signed and numbered), this abstract landscape elegantly captures the raw essence of nature with bold geometric mountains, skeletal trees reaching into the ether, and shimmering waters awash in a haunting palette of blues and browns. Wilson, celebrated for his ability to weave tension through shape and intense color, encapsulates a world both stark and vibrant, inviting viewers to explore the exhilarating vastness of energy that transcends form. After being stored for over 40 years, this piece invites a new audience to meditate on its delicate interplay of shapes and hues, a testament to an artist who viewed his work not merely as paintings, but as vehicles for exploring the future.
Step into the haunting beauty of "TUNDRA," a mesmerizing lithograph by Robert Wilson from the 1970s, nestled among the treasures of our retired Manhattan gallery. Measuring 25x32 inches and part of a limited run (17/375, signed and numbered), this abstract landscape elegantly captures the raw essence of nature with bold geometric mountains, skeletal trees reaching into the ether, and shimmering waters awash in a haunting palette of blues and browns. Wilson, celebrated for his ability to weave tension through shape and intense color, encapsulates a world both stark and vibrant, inviting viewers to explore the exhilarating vastness of energy that transcends form. After being stored for over 40 years, this piece invites a new audience to meditate on its delicate interplay of shapes and hues, a testament to an artist who viewed his work not merely as paintings, but as vehicles for exploring the future.
Step into the haunting beauty of "TUNDRA," a mesmerizing lithograph by Robert Wilson from the 1970s, nestled among the treasures of our retired Manhattan gallery. Measuring 25x32 inches and part of a limited run (17/375, signed and numbered), this abstract landscape elegantly captures the raw essence of nature with bold geometric mountains, skeletal trees reaching into the ether, and shimmering waters awash in a haunting palette of blues and browns. Wilson, celebrated for his ability to weave tension through shape and intense color, encapsulates a world both stark and vibrant, inviting viewers to explore the exhilarating vastness of energy that transcends form. After being stored for over 40 years, this piece invites a new audience to meditate on its delicate interplay of shapes and hues, a testament to an artist who viewed his work not merely as paintings, but as vehicles for exploring the future.
Statement
Robert G. Wilson
Paint the macrocosm, the largest vision possible. Seek the limits of being and paint what is found there. I’m interested in history, dimension, the visible, the invisible, the future of the world, the world as a whole, the wonders of existence, the oneness of creation, the perfection of life, the abundance of intellectual horizons, the mysteries of relationships and the interconnectedness of thought. Harmony, justice and wisdom are found at the farthest limits of powerlessness. I paint the future of art.
Solo Exhibitions
1961 Hall-Coleman Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1963 Picture House Gallery, Walla Walla, Washington
1971 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1972 Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, Washington
1972 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1973 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1974 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1984 Dart Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1985 Nine-Eleven Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1986 Janus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1995 Metropolis Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1996 Metropolis Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1997 Metropolis Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1998 Metropolis Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2011 Fernando Alvarez Luis Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut
2015 Robert Graves Gallery, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington
2018 Two Rivers Gallery, Wenatchee, Washington
Group Exhibitions
1962 Northwest Annual Exhibition, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
1963 Northwest Annual Exhibition, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
1963 Otto Seligman Gallery, Seattle, Washington Northwest Drawings
1966 Northwest Annual Exhibition, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
1970 Washington State Governor’s Invitational, State Capitol Museum, Olympia, Washington
1973 Washington State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, Puyallup, Washington
1974 Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, Washington
1974 Francine Seders Gallery, with John Ford and Mark Tobey, Seattle, Washington
1975 Francine Seders Gallery, group exhibition, First Place
2010 Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut
2011 Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut
2011 Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, “Thank you, Stamford,” Stamford, Connecticut
2011 Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Group exhibition, Stamford, Connecticut
2012 Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Group exhibition, Stamford, Connecticut
2014 Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce
2014 Two Rivers Gallery, Featured Artist, Wenatchee, Washington
2014 Robert Graves Gallery, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington group exhibition
2015 Robert Graves Gallery, Members’ Exhibition, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington
2015 Performing Arts Center, Wenatchee, Washington
2015 North Central Washington Juried Exhibition, Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, Wenatchee, Washington
2016 Robert Graves Gallery, Members’ Exhibition, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington
2016 Moses lake Museum and Art Center, Four Northwest Visions, paintings and drawings by four Pacific Northwest artists, Russ Hepler, Jim Huber, Susan Kimmel and Robert Wilson
2016 Two Rivers Gallery, featured artist, Wenatchee, Washington
2017 Robert Graves Gallery, Members’ Exhibition, juried award. Wenatchee, Washington
2018 Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington.
2018 Two Rivers Gallery, member's exhibition.
Reviews, Lectures, Articles, Illustrations
1972 Daily Olympian, Arts Review, Olympia, Washington
1974 Exhibition Review, Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington
1995 Pre-Established Harmony, Orison, vol. IV, Appreciating Women
1996 The Role of the Arts, Orison V, Seeing with the Art-Eye, Association of Baha’i Studies, Art Institute, Canada
1997 Acknowledging the Soul, Association of Baha’i Studies, Arts Institute
1997 Arts and Artists of the Pacific Northwest, Issaquah, Washington
2003 Lecture: Mark Tobey and His Art, Tacoma Art Museum, Northwest Mythologies, Tacoma, Washington
2005 Publication: Mark Tobey, His Art, and the Seattle Baha’i Community, Baha’i Studies Review, Volume 12, London, England
2007 Cover design for the book Psyche and Eros, Bahá’í Studies in Psychology, by Rhett Diessner, George Ronald, London, England
2014 Member, Two Rivers Gallery, Board of Directors, Wenatchee, Washington,
2014 Member, Pybus Market Fine Arts Committee, Wenatchee, Washington
2015 Member, Robert Graves Gallery, Board of Directors, Wenatchee, Washington
2015 Speaker on panel discussion hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Museum, “The Importance of Contemporary Art in North Central Washington,” along with artists Marita Dingus, Gregg Schlanger, Scott Bailey and Natalie Schmidt.
2016 Susan Lagsdin, Robert Wilson, Artist Profile, The Good Life, Wenatchee Washington, January 2016, p. 38
2017 Susan Lagsdin, Robert Wilson, Artists Update, The Good Life, Wenatchee, Washington, January 2017, p. 31
2017 The Turnip Truck(s) Vol. 3, no. 1 Spring/Summer 2017, Abundance, interview with Robert G. Wilson, featured artist
2018 Performing Arts Center, Wenatchee, installation of two large oil paintings
2018 Washington Arts Commission, Art in Public Places, "Father and Son: Selections by Robert Wilson and Rainn Wilson http://artswa.org/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=82;type=901
