About the Artist

Robert Firestone

Robert W. Firestone, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, author, and artist, has established a comprehensive body of written work that is a valuable contribution to the field of psychology and, taken as a whole, can be thought of as a paradigm of what it means to be fully human. Similarly, his body of artistic work, shown in international exhibitions in galleries and museums as well as in public and private collections, explores the fabric of what it means to be a person in this world, laying bare the depths of experience, the yearning, the beauty. Firestone’s art reflects deep feeling for the human condition and takes us along, offering a visual experience akin to the kind of humanitarian expressionism invoked by the writings of Franz Werfel and Paul Van Ostaijen.

As a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and author, I have devoted myself to helping people face their personal demons, come to know themselves and challenge their psychological pain and suffering. As an artist, I have attempted to live a creative life, searching and striving for meaning and beauty. Working with the computer as a creative instrument, I have attempted to invent something feelingful, sensitive and beautiful out of an unfeeling machine.

Passion and creativity are the antithesis of cynicism and despair. Intimidated by the issue of death and dying, we often turn our backs on life and feeling; we could, instead, choose to embrace life. We are, each one of us, fragile and helpless, and are therefore all sisters and brothers. Ideally, that would inspire empathy, tolerance and generosity toward one another. I live and share life closely with a multitude of people, and try to exemplify a sense of love, enlightenment and joy in being and becoming. My art and my insights into life are a very personal offering, a simple sharing of my feelings and perceptions. In my artistic productions, I utilize a variety of images, impressions and approaches to address the fullness and complexity of my experience. In all of my work, I try to blend color and composition into an enjoyable visual adventure.

My artistic endeavors are characterized by the use of a variety of vivid and vibrant colors symbolizing the rich array of human feelings and emotions. As a therapist, I help people challenge their psychological defenses, allowing them to achieve closer, more meaningful relationships. Confronting their anxieties and addressing their most painful issues allows them to recover their deepest feelings and become more fully alive. As an artist, I wish to inspire a deep feeling for people as well as an appreciation for aesthetics. In both fields, I aspire to make a contribution to people’s appreciation of life and personal fulfillment.

Exhibitions

Select Solo Exhibitions

Curtain Call - 2014

W Hotel & Residences, West Hollywood, CA

Feelings - 2007

Walter Wickiser Gallery, - New York, NY

Transformations - 2006

Omma Center of Contemporary Art, SB, CA

Digital Paintings - 2005

Omma Gallery, Chania, Greece

Museo di Sant’Apollonia - 2003

Venezia, Italy

Fundacion Rodriguez Acosta - 2003

Granada, Spain

Museo di Sant’Apollonia - 2002

Venezia, Italy

Karpeles Museum - 2002

Santa Barbara, CA

Select Group Exhibitions

Walter Wickiser Gallery - 2016

New York, NY

Wally Findlay Gallery - 2015

New York, NY

Wally Findlay Gallery - 2015

Palm Beach, FL

WWALA, Juried Art Show - 2014

Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhibition, JNA Gallery - 2014

Santa Monica, CA

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition - 2012

Brooklyn, NY

Int’l Contemporary Masters V - 2012

So NV Museum of Art, LV, NV

Int’l Contemporary Masters - 2010

So NV Museum of Art, LV, NV

Gallery Artists, Walter Wickiser Gallery - 2007

New York, NY

Fides - 2006

Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, NY

Snap to Grid 2006 - 2006

LACD, Los Angeles, CA

Chania 2006, 4th International Art Festival - 2006

Crete, Greece

Art-Domain Gallery - 2005

Leipzig, Germany

3rd International Art Festival - 2005

Chania, Greece

Face Value 2005, Associated Artists - 2005

Winston-Salem, NC

Art-Domain Gallery - 2004

Leipzig, Germany

Beyond Boundaries - 2004

ArtRom Gallery, Rome, Italy

Schlos - 2003

St. Peter, Austria

Sharing Space IV - 2003

Lankershim Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA

Exit Art New York - 2001

New York, NY

Sylvia White Gallery - 2001

Santa Monica, CA

Available Works

 

Abstracts I

A Man And A Woman

Communication

The Conversation

Civilization

The Greeting

The Trek

Abstracts II

The Lovers

Red Sky

Artist At Work

Thunderbird

Wild Ocean

Figurative

High Society

Remembrance

Tamsen Gallery The Secret by Robert Firestone

The Secret

Siren's Call artwork by Robert Firestone

Siren’s Call

Community

Transcendence

Four Faces

Black & White

Country Scene Metal

City Scape Metal

Carnival Metal

The Web Metal

City With Stones Metal

Suburbs Open Spaces

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