Robert Zent Chew is an American artist, born in the Midwest and living in Los Angeles, California and Montrose, Colorado. He is best known for his abstracted landscapes and abstracted florals, which have been shown in galleries, museums, and are part of many private collections. In Los Angeles, Chew is currently represented by the TAG Gallery. Worldwide the artist is part of the SaatchiArt online family. Recently, he was named one of its featured artists by Saatchi Art curator Rebecca Wilson.
Robert Zent Chew’s work strikes a balance between representational and abstracted/deconstructed landscapes and still life compositions. He is focused on mood and feeling to express the core elements of a subject. In many cases his work attempts to make the viewer feel as if they are part of the landscape, whether fully abstracted and with elements of realism.
In his work, there is often a heavy layering of oil and rapid, loose brushwork that helps add dynamism. Working off a palette based in California Impressionism, Chew creates colors and textures, and uses tonalist brush techniques, that are as distinctive as his subject matter, which often is the invisible yet readily recognizable scenes of everyday life. These scenes range from freeway passes to coastal beaches to aerial views of urban/industrial landscapes. For sales inquiries contact the artist directly at www.robertzentgallery.com.
The paintings of Robert Zent Chew have been exhibited in Los Angeles, California and in a variety of exhibitions and are in private collections from Los Angeles and New York City to Denver and Tampa, Florida. His painting of the Old Mission at Santa Barbara was featured on a poster celebrating the Mission’s 200th anniversary.
Robert Zent Chew’s work strikes a balance between representational and abstracted/deconstructed landscapes and still life compositions. He is focused on mood and feeling to express the core elements of a subject. In many cases his work attempts to make the viewer feel as if they are part of the landscape, whether fully abstracted and with elements of realism.
In his work, there is often a heavy layering of oil and rapid, loose brushwork that helps add dynamism. Working off a palette based in California Impressionism, Chew creates colors and textures, and uses tonalist brush techniques, that are as distinctive as his subject matter, which often is the invisible yet readily recognizable scenes of everyday life. These scenes range from freeway passes to coastal beaches to aerial views of urban/industrial landscapes. For sales inquiries contact the artist directly at www.robertzentgallery.com.
The paintings of Robert Zent Chew have been exhibited in Los Angeles, California and in a variety of exhibitions and are in private collections from Los Angeles and New York City to Denver and Tampa, Florida. His painting of the Old Mission at Santa Barbara was featured on a poster celebrating the Mission’s 200th anniversary.