Description: L5-S1 is a monumental scale projection of a spinal X-ray experienced from an aerial view two stories up. The ground view reveals a powdered landscape and a shift in scale relative to the medication and pain associated with chronic injury to lower lumbar region (Photograph by Stacey Evans).
Rob Tarbell exhibits paintings, the Struggles, the porcelain animals, and Smokes, images created by capturing smoke on paper, nationally and internationally. In recent years, the Struggles were shown in London, Kentucky, & Texas.The Smokes were shown in New York, San Francisco, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Delaware, and in Korea and China. In 2007, he was awarded a VMFA Professional Artist Fellowship for the Smokes.In 2009 he was awarded a fellowship at the VCCA. Rob is represented by Krause Gallery (Atlanta), Gallery Imperato (Baltimore). His work can also be seen at Dolby Chadwick Gallery (San Francisco), Decorazon Gallery (Dallas), Reynolds Gallery (Richmond) and Les Yeux du Monde (Charlottesville). Rob Tarbell teaches at PVCC and is the Coordinator of the Graphic Design Program. He also conducts workshops for the VMFA throughout the great commonwealth of Virginia.For more information regarding his work, please visit www.robtarbell.com.
This video footage captures the effect of light on my right eye as I look at a wall of calendars and “to do” lists. Looped, the movie engages in a visual pun by focusing on the “late” in “dilate”, recognizing the cyclical nature of tasks and time.
Description: L5-S1 is a monumental scale projection of a spinal X-ray experienced from an aerial view two stories up. The ground view reveals a powdered landscape and a shift in scale relative to the medication and pain associated with chronic injury to lower lumbar region (Photograph by Stacey Evans).