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Sculptor Robin Antar's Work Depicts Life in Modern America
By: Jamie Finch
ARTIST-
OBSERVER
LEFT:
Ballpark Frank by Robin Antar
OPPOSITE:
Win the Fight by Robin Antar
S
ometimes controversial
sculptor Robin Antar (b
1957), rejects critics' attempts
to define her hyper-realistic
works as a political statement. Antar
considers herself more of an "artist-
observer" rather than an activist. Antar
insists, "I express all the craziness
that is going on in our history, not
as a political statement but as an
observation of events and trends. My
passion is to create virtual records of
cultural and personal events that have
impacted me greatly."
Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey,
Antar moved to Brooklyn, New York,
in 1973. Growing up in Brooklyn in the
70s was tough for those who were born
there, which inevitably meant that the
New Jersey transplant's transition would
be far from smooth. In today's society,
many would probably consider the
move as merely starting a new chapter.
However, for Antar, it turned out to be a
lesson in survival. ankfully, she found
refuge in art. In 1976, the discovery
that Antar suffered from retrolental
fibroplasia and had been blind in one
eye since birth proved to be a trying
time in the young teenager's life. Once
again, Antar turned to art using her
compromised vision as a tool. Her
dedication to her craft led her to receive
a BFA from the School of Visual Arts
in New York City in 1981.
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