Irwin Rubin
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Irwin Rubin | |
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 Irwin Rubin at his desk, late 1950s | |
| Born | 1930 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | April 6, 2006 (aged 75–76)[1] Brooklyn, New York |
| Known for | Artist and educator |
| Website | irwinrubin |
Irwin Rubin (1930–April 6, 2006) was an American artist and educator known for his colorfully painted wood constructions.
Irwin Rubin was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1930.[2] He studied at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the Cooper Union, and at the Yale University School of Art and Architecture,[3] where he studied under Josef Albers.[4] Rubin died in Brooklyn, NY in 2006.[5] Rubin had one son, Lucas (born 1971), who was appointed director of the CUNY Latin/Greek Institute in 2020.
Artistic career
Rubin began working with paper collage in 1953. During his early artistic career he did extensive research into the archival properties of collage materials and adhesives, and published his studies in Arts magazine,[6] and in Bernard Chaet's Artists at Work.[3] In the 1960s, Rubin made brightly colored, painted wood constructions.[7] He worked with pegs[8] and blocks[9] in low relief to explore color phenomena spatially, including the effects of primary colors reflected upon white surfaces.[2]
Rubin was represented by the Bertha Schaefer Gallery,[2] where he participated in several group exhibitions that focused on hybrid forms, featuring young artists working between painting and sculpture.[10] His work was also included in "New Directions" at Pace Gallery, a group show with construction and assemblage contributions by Jim Dine, Bernard Langlais, and Louise Nevelson.[9]
Collections
Rubin's work is held in the permanent collections of the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, NE,[5] the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT,[11] the RISD Museum in Providence, RI,[12] and at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY.[13]
