Robert Perkins (b.1965 ) has lived, worked and painting in San Francisco for over 40 years. He studied painting and printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Post graduation in 1991 worked as an artist assistant with some prestigious art houses of California (Crown Point Press, Limestone Press, Garner Tullis Studio and The Anderson Collection) and has participated in numerous exhibitions to date.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Best thought of as a snake chasing its own tail. Circular gestures of botanical and figurative motion, inner twined with layers of strait edged lines and geometric shapes, this lends to building a landscape for these gestures. Within this dance are pinpoints of tension, where the circular and hard line intersect. Color play adds to the tensity and volume of the shapes. A push and pull of foreground perception.