User:Vandersomething/Surrealist artists robert s vander voord

Robert S Vander Voord'is an artist that works with surrealism, fantasy and science fiction art. His illustrations have been featured in many publications including Outer Darkness, Prime Time where gray matters, and New Mexico's Best Deals on Wheels. Robert's work can be seen regularly at the Wooden Cow Gallery and Artspace a juried gallery in New Mexico. Robert's oil pantings explore many themes, including the human impact on the environment, and the human condition in social constructs. Robert's Scratchboard often depict sci-fi, Fantasy and Left leaning political images. Robert participated in the juried GoDowntown Arts Festival in Albuquerque in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, has worked with the online juried gallery Projekt30 in 2005, 2006, 2007.

see Robert's work on his website, VVFA or at the wooden cow

Series of Work
Toxic Earth is a series of oil pantings robert painted over 2005 and 2006, these paintings explore the environment and our impact on it. The barren landscapes represent the infertility our pollution, hatred, and violence cause on the world. The cave, looking similar to female reproductive organ, represents the possibility of a future with life, however, it is buried and overwhelmed by the polluted and deadly landscape. Toxic Earth 4 (view Piece)

Human is a series of oil paintings of nudes. The nudes are done in a way where many are off center, the heads are missing, or arms and legs are missing. These pieces were made to explore the idea that we are all incomplete, trying to become whole. [http://www.vandervoordart.com/images/100_0206.jpg Nude in Red (View Piece) ] Political a series of work on scratchboard that explored themes of politics. the work Republic in Crisis depicts soldiers walking of into the unknown darkness, with he image of an upside down flag, and President Bush without eyes. this work talks about the crisis that faced the nation with a leader who could not see, and sent brave and noble soldiers into harms way, in an ill thought out war.

zombie scratchboard (view Piece)

Sci-Fi is a series of work where robert continues to explore sociology, Here he uses sci-fi, to explore the way people feel incomplete, and often feel constrained by society to be what they are told to be. This reinterpretation of pinochio where geppetto, representing expectations, assembles the incomplete pinochio, while he is bound to society. geppetto's workshop (View Piece)

History
Robert S Vander Voord was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He Graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2000, was married briefly from 1999-2001. Robert Relocated to Albuquerque, NM in 2005. Robert works as a graphic designer, for Target Media Partners, as well as creating art, and illustration for gallery, and publication.