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Caption: Rob Moler The Latin Series:
Contemporary Landscapes
Caption: I believe in the
“magic" of objects.
Objects, whether
man-made or natural,
have the power to
transport us through
time and space.
Caption: “THEATRUM”
(Theatre)
24” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: Objects
whisper words
from cherished loved ones,
dance to the tunes
of faded youth,
and echo the bittersweet
of life experience.
We feather our nests
with these shiny things throughout
the course of our lives.
Caption: “TRANSITUS”
(Transition)
24” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: My compositions are
slowly crafted to tell
visual stories which are both personal and universal.
I often use objects
from my
childhood and youth
to reflect
observations of
my southern culture,
the political climate,
social behaviors,
and human
relationships.
Caption: “AMOR FRACTUS”
(Broken Love)
24” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: I began
“The Latin Series”
as an exercise
in art therapy to help me reconcile the death
of a beloved
family member.
Each landscape
began with my
symbol of life,
the iris,
which is both
perennial and fragile
in nature.
Caption: “PACTUM FRACTUS”
(Broken Agreement)
24” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: From this central
focal point of the iris
I worked outward,
spending a great deal of time thinking about other
objects or animals
that might relate
to each other in some way to express and communicate
my thoughts.
Caption: “SPERO”
(Hope)
20” x 16” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: Latin titles were
selected to give guidance
to the viewer as to
my motivation
and message.
Caption: “FINIS”
(Finished)
24” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: I am drawn to
surrealism
as it depicts a world
where time is
meaningless
and gravity does not rule.
Caption: “HORA FUGIT”
(The Hour Passes)
36” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: In my
surreal landscapes,
objects are possessed
by the spirits of
positive and negative
emotions
or are carried by
hummingbird messengers
to add further depth
to the story.
Caption: “CARMEN PALLOR”
(Faded Song)
24” x 18” x 2”
oil on canvas
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Caption: I expect my audience
to meet me
half-way
in the visual journey
by asking thoughtful
questions.
Conclusions,
however, are drawn
through individual
life experience.
Caption: “ANIMA”
(Spirit)
20” x 16” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: I find painting
to be therapeutic as
it allows me to
express my
my disappointments,
my solutions,
my sarcasm,
and my fears.
Caption: “MEMINI”
(I Remember)
16” x 20” x 2”
oil on canvas
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Caption: Painting
frees me
to organize
my cluttered mind
and visually
problem-solve.
Caption: “EGO VOLO MEMORES”
(Will We Remember)
30” x 24” x 2”
oil on canvas
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Caption: I use surrealism
to tell stories
about life's stressors
and the human condition.
My paintings reflect the days when I see the
glass half-full,
and the days
when I see the
glass half-empty.
Caption: “NON OMNIS MORIAR”
(I Shall Not All Die)
30” x 24” x 3”
oil on canvas
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Caption: I often choose specific
objects which contradict
the core beliefs
found in the
religious traditions
in relation to
rational humanist
perspectives.
My motto is
“Assume nothing;
question everything.”
Caption: “NATIVITATE AMBIGUAM”
(Questionable Birth)
24” x 36” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: My paintings
are honest reflections
of how I perceive
reality and my desire to acknowledge its
harshness without
sugar-coating its nature.
My paintings are filled with “magic” but have nothing
to do with
“magical thinking.”
Caption: “COMPELLO NOS SUPER INFINITIO”
(Tell Us About Eternity)
24” x 36” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: I want to
encourage my
viewers to abandon the
“magical thinking”
of religion
and consider
rational thought
as an
alternative.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Caption: “AUDITE TENUS CAUSA:
INSCIENTIAE QUOD
EST VIRUS”
(Listen to Reason:
Ignorance is Poison)
36” x 24” x 2”
oil on panel
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Caption: Hopefully my work
will connect emotionally
and intellectually
with viewers,
thus allowing
them to
unmask my objects
to discover their
symbolic essence
and find
personal meaning
within.
www.robertmoler.com