Robin Rhode

Robin Rhode is a South African artist who creates creative art using simple objects and shapes.  When I first came along Robin Rhode, I found it very interesting that he uses very simple tools such as chalk to create his masterpieces.  I also found it rather interesting that he incorporated actual human beings to his pieces of work to complete his pieces.  Below are some of the few pieces that I really liked by Rhode.

This piece called Table Tennis by Robin Rhode, had to be my favorite of the three.  Although it seems like a simple painting of a ping pong table on a plain black wall, I really liked that there was a type of movement shown in the ball which made it more realistic.  The table even seems to look three dimensional, as if it was a real table.  Although it seems like there is paint dripping from the edges of the table, I like that the piece is simlple and unique.  I also really like that Rhode put in the young man to make it seem like he was part of an actual game.

This second piece by Robin Rhode, called Juggla, is also a piece of art that Rhode placed on a plain wall.  This actual piece also seems like it couldn't be complete without an actual human being placed into it.  Rhode placed the human being outside the wall, but he isn't actually juggling real balls.  The balls are the piece of work that are placed on the wall, yet show so much motion that they seem realistic.

I chose this third piece by Rhode, called Skateboard because the artist put three different images to show the image and different motions and movement of the skateboard.  Once again, the human is part of the art and placed over the drawn skateboard to make it seem more realistic, as if the skateboard was real.  As the images progress, it seems like the skateboard is experiencing more motion and speed.