Kerngegevens

  • Art period: Modern
  • Born: 1949
  • Works on this site: 1
  • Museums on this site: Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Artistic Evolution of Robert Bordo

Born in Montreal, Canada, Robert Bordo moved to New York to study at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. His practice has been characterized by a movement between representation and abstraction, exploring themes such as memory, landscape, weather, and mapping. His work has been featured in several public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Hammer Museum. Bordo has received several honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007 and the Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize.

Throughout his career, Bordo has developed various distinct series. His early work included "Map Paintings" that utilized glazes and textured fragments of color to suggest landmasses and contours. He also produced "Speech Bubble" paintings featuring empty bubbles on monochrome backgrounds, and "Denim" works involving stenciled bootprints. In the late 1990s, he explored "postcard paintings" consisting of small, rectangular landscape abstractions. His later work includes "Windshield" paintings and "crackup" paintings, which feature lines incised into wet oil surfaces to resemble broken window panes.

Teaching and Professional Recognition

Bordo has held significant academic positions, serving as a faculty member at the Cooper Union School of Art in New York, where he headed the painting program from 1996 to 2017, and as a faculty member of the Bard College MFA painting program. His professional recognition includes awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Canada Council, and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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In welke historische periode werkte Robert Bordo?

Robert Bordo werkte in de Modern-periode. Deze periode plaatst het oeuvre van de kunstenaar in een historisch kader.

Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Robert Bordo bekijken in een 3D-galerie?

De 3D-galerie van Robert Bordo is een pagina waarop de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar worden gepresenteerd in een virtuele driedimensionale galerie.

Hoe heeft de kunst van Robert Bordo zich in de loop der tijd ontwikkeld?

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Kan ik de werken van Robert Bordo verkennen op onderwerp?

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In which city was Robert Bordo born?
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Which institution did Bordo join as a faculty member in 1995?
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Which artist did Bordo study with at the New York Studio School?
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