Gideon Rubin’s faceless portraits are inspired by photographs from old photo albums, photos of celebrities or paintings by old masters. In examining this material, the artist is seeking the type of narrative that lends itself to interpretation. The artist’s figures are intended to trigger his viewers’ memories, rather than to represent specific identities. Rubin wants the spectator to focus on the painting process, on the medium itself and on a few details, such as the subject’s posture or bearing. Using sandy tones, grey blues and off-whites that he applies with broad brushstrokes, Rubin also applies a little touch of red to emphasise a particular detail.
Concentrating on canvas or raw linen and roughly-cut bits of cardboard, Rubin often leaves entire areas of these materials untouched so that these often become an integral part of the work, occasionally bringing motifs and letters already printed into the composition.Gideon Rubin was born in Tel Aviv in 1973. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York and then at the Slade School of Fine Arts in London, where he completed his studies in 2002. He has had numerous international one-man shows and his works are included in private collections in London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and beyond. Gideon Rubin lives and works in London.
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Jerusalem Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel
Monica de Cardenas, Milan, Italy
The Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Freud Museum, London, UK
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pharos Centre for Contemporary Art, Nicosia, Cyprus, Greece
MOCA, Chengdu, China
Institute of Contemporary Art, San José, CA, USA
Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Rokeby Gallery, London, UK
MistHaus, Shenzhen, China
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Rokeby Gallery, London, UK
Hosfelt Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
Beit Bialik, Tel Aviv, Israel
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Learn moreGana Art Centre, Seoul, Korea
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
apexart, New York, NY, USA
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Jerusalem, Israel
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Museum of Contemporary Art Chengdu, Chengdu, China
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, CA, USA
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen, Magdeburg, Germany
FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY, USA
National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Galerie Karsten Greve AG, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Fondation Francès, Senlis, France
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany
The Mackintosh Museum / The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
Passage de Retz, Paris, France
Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA