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Artist Statement:
Marc Rubin was born in
Chicago, Illinois on April
30th 1950. He studied painting
and sculpture at the
University of Illinois at
Champaign/Urbana Illinois from
1968 to 1972. While his works
are rich with remarkable
color, they are also rich in
artistic process. Through his
formal college training Rubin
was taught the process of
observing, drawing, composing
and translating the human
experience into inspired
creations. During Marc’s
second year he met and became
friendly with Salvador Dali
who visited the campus on many
occasions. Dali held a
profound respect for and love
of Georges Seurat and his
Pointillism which Marc was
studying and using to create
his first major painting.
Salvador and Marc remained
close private friends until
Salvador’s death in the
1980’s. When Marc asked
Salvador if would be possible
to meet a living modern art
master painter of Salvador’s
choosing Dali introduced Marc
to Jean DuBuffet who mentored
and shared a wealth of
knowledge with Rubin.
In 1973 Rubin entered his
first major work in
Pointillism, "Ladies of the
Canyon", in a highly
prestigious museum
competition. Marc was hoping
to demonstrate his integrity
and gain postgraduate credits
which would allow him to
continue ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
New Exhibitions for 2005 to be
announced soon....
Current One Man Exhibition
"now on view at
www.marcrubin.com - special
exhibitions"
In mid March 2003 Marc
Rubin launched the most
ambitious one man show of his
30 year career. The exhibition
titled "The Light of Truth"
will be premiered for ...
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Artist Galleries:
*Curator/Representative
Jeffrey Rose 773-404-2233
*THE MARC RUBIN GALLERY,
CHICAGO
3625 N Pine Grove
*MARC RUBIN GALLERY 0N LINE
www.marcrubin.com
*Marc Rubin Online gift shop
www.marcartpopshop.com
www.911neveragain.com
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Artist Reviews:
MY FAVORITE REVIEWS OF THE
PAST 28 YEARS HAVE BEEN TWO
NEGATIVE REVIEWS IN THE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER. IN
1976 WHEN I FIRST EXHIBITED MY
STYLE INVENTION CALLED
POP-CUBISM, USED TO DEPICT
CITYSCAPES SUCH AS "WHERE TWO
RIVERS MEET", A SMALL MINDED
CRITIC CALLED THE STYLE
PRETEND-CUBISM AND ...
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Collections:
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Marc Rubin Biography:
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Age
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61
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Widower
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
Jewish |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Art - (1910 - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Salvador Dali, Jeane DuBuffet
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Your Personal Biography |
It is difficult to present Marc Rubin's accomplishments in abbreviated form. While his works are rich with remarkable color, they are also rich in artistic process. Through formal training Rubin was taught the process of observing, drawing, composing and translating the human experience into inspired creations.
In 1973 Rubin entered his college thesis painting, 'Ladies of the Canyon' - pointillism, into a highly prestigious museum competition at The Art Institute of Chicago. The acceptance of this work into the museum exhibition is now seen as the beginning of his professional career.
Marc never intended to build his career with Pointillism though he continues to produce major works on a semi annual basis. Rather, he has become known as the first artist to declare himself multi-styled or as is now documented, a synchronist.
1973 First Museum showing
'LADIES OF THE CANYON'
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
1976 Rubin creates and names a new style
'POP-CUBISM' for a bank exhibition in Chicago. This new genre is employed to depict Chicago's famous skyline. Later Marc will use this style to depict many other cities including New York City.
1978 The artist defines his body of works as SYNCHRONISM (read the essay in The Hall of Knowledge on this site) and creates the first intentional painting in this genre,
'AT THE LILY POND' 50'X132'
1981, 1982, 1983 major works are exhibited in
The SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE
including Cubism, Expressionism, Pointillism and Synchronism.
1982 'A CANTILLEVERED WINDOW' Surreal Cubism, wins honors in The Southern California Art Exposition at Del Mar.
1983 'SUNSET: THE NEW LAND' receives award
in the SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE Competition,
'EXCELLENCE IN ART'
1993(December) through 1997
'SUNRISE ON THE SHORE' Pointillism 66'X84'
hangs in the WHITEHOUSE PRIVATE QUARTERS
on loan to the Clinton's
1995 Daffodils depicted in Rubin's
'THE DAY' Pointillism 64'X64' become a grass-roots symbol of Hope
for a cure for HIV-AIDS.
1997 'THE DAY' in lithograph, is included in the permanent Art Archive of
The Chicago Historical Society
1999 At the age of 49 Marc Rubin gives his 60th one man show in Miami Beach, Florida
(South Beach)
2000 As the artist prepares to enter Cyber Space with this gallery and Virtual Museum, his works are already owned on 6 continents and in all of the 50 U.S. states.
2001 Focusing on one man exhibitions in various American cities Marc Rubin relocates his public studio and gallery from downtown Chicago to a near west suburb, La Grange, Illinois. Quieter less interupted surroundings are now essential.
This website at 15 months of age has been visited over 92,000 times demonstrating Rubin's creativity is not limited to only painting and sculpture.
Also, the medium of animated cyber art known as 'Flash' has been added to the artist's body of works.
2002 By request; Rubin will create a memorial painting for a private patron comemorating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York City. The artist's ties to New York are long standing.
2003 The artist retreats into solitude after
the untimely passing of his mate.
2004 Marc comes out of seclusion and announces that he has undergone a metamorphosis and Marc-Art Giclee' is born. Rubin's new addition to his body of works entails his own printing studio with works encompassing his entire career in paint and now digital creations as well.
2005 Marc Rubin and his American representative, Jeffrey Rose, launch Marc-Art Giclee' and open Rubin's new Chicago gallery, Rubin's Chicago Room Gallery at 3318 N. Halsted St. Soon after Rubin's Chicago city-scapes, painted in the style he created in 1976 'Pop-Cubism' are included into The Chicago Shops of the Chicago Cultural Center.
2006 Rubin takes his works via posters and artware to the mass public with his online gift shop hosted by cafepress, www.chicagoroomgifts.com
2007 Marc completes his promise to a WTC 9/11 survivor and paints 'ATROCITY 911' a 7ft by 14 ft masterwork. A website store has been created to raise funds to travel the newly aclaimed painting. www.911neveragain.com
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