Robert Wiebe-King

El Alto Market Day

Oil on Canvas

24 x 18 x .75", Framed to 19.5 x 21.5 x 1.25"

$1600

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A Cholita (an indigenous Bolivian woman) in the city of El Alto carrying her child around the market. The sunlight is extremely intense at the city's high elevation (over 13,000 feet) and it creates beautiful contrasts between light and shadow; colors glow with intensity.

Artist's Statement:

I'm a Richmond-born artist who primarily works with oil paints.  I graduated from VCU with a degree in filmmaking and photography, but soon after graduation in 2017 I became obsessed with capturing light in a different medium.  Almost unconsciously, I've made what feels like a natural transition from photography to oil painting, where I can still create compelling two-dimensional images, but now directly with my hands.  I often work in the studio from photos I've taken; recently I've been combining my love of the outdoors with painting by working "en plein air" as well.