Bob and I went to school together and he helped get me an internship at ILM, and then became roommates at the time. I'm so proud of this extraordinarily talented gentle giant.
So cool to stumble upon this… Bob taught my senior course 20 years ago at San Jose State, great teacher, learned so much, great guy. Awesome to see his personal work… sometimes working in the entertainment industry we lose sight of why we learned to draw and paint in the first place… self expression through the visual arts is such a great thing. Good to see he’s doing well.
Felt very connected to this interview having a few parallels with the artist. Having grown up in San Francisco of Salvadorian heritage, but now living abroad in the EU for a few years & finding this new way of seeing. I definitely never traveled as much being a workaholic & it not being as feasible as it is here. Find myself drawing outside more. Thanks for the interview & for sharing this artist with us
Bizzybee, I appreciate your point of view and can understand how the characters I draw could be construed as monstrous or demonic. I guess from my point of view, I never saw them that way. I created the characters out of the patterns and shapes I saw I found in the objects and architecture I would see in my everyday life. I saw the characters as relatively innocent beings or spirits rather than demons or anything evil. In fact you would be much more likely to see these characters eating noodles, doing laundry or taking the bus than committing any acts of aggression or violence. Perhaps because I never thought of them as evil, I felt comfortable placing them in my world, next to drawings of the people I love. I do however like to make art that is ambiguous. I love for people to be able to bring their own interpretations to the work. I love that some people find the characters cute, or ornamental, while others find them creepy or unsettling. So if you see them as demons or monsters , that is NOT wrong . Your interpretation is just as valid as mine.
Thank you very much for these great interviews. If I may suggest one thing: It'd be great if there were fewer switches to artist's face and hands talking about the drawings, and simply allowing the voiceovers complete the sketches. Super closeups of the pages would also be really nice, for texture and colors... Thank you again very much.
Obviously Robert is such a talented artist. But I honestly do not understand why so many artists feel the need, or desire, to sketch demons, monsters, and demonic images. I recently began sketching and painting in watercolors and gouache just a couple of years ago. Of course I am nowhere close to being able to create artwork as good as Roberts. But I have no desire to sketch or paint anything that is evil or demonic, and I never will. I noticed a comment from @goosedizon referring to Robert as an "extraordinarily talented gentle giant", and speaking about how he helped him get an internship. Which leads me to believe that Robert is not only a talented artist, but also a very kind man. And It makes me wonder even more, why such a nice and kind man feels the urge to fill his sketchbook with evil and demonic looking characters, especially on the same page right next to sketches of his beautiful baby boy. I thought the sketches of his newborn son were beautiful. But personally I would not want to open my sketchbook and see sketches of my beautiful children, or grandchildren, next to images of monsters or demons.
Bob and I went to school together and he helped get me an internship at ILM, and then became roommates at the time. I'm so proud of this extraordinarily talented gentle giant.
These are the most interesting sketchbook ive ever seen. Wish I could buy a reprinted version.
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Agree. He really should do a compiled art book with his old sketches!
So cool to stumble upon this… Bob taught my senior course 20 years ago at San Jose State, great teacher, learned so much, great guy. Awesome to see his personal work… sometimes working in the entertainment industry we lose sight of why we learned to draw and paint in the first place… self expression through the visual arts is such a great thing. Good to see he’s doing well.
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I have only recently discovered this series and I'm so glad I have! ❤
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i like the way left hand drawing aways looks so counterintuitive
Felt very connected to this interview having a few parallels with the artist. Having grown up in San Francisco of Salvadorian heritage, but now living abroad in the EU for a few years & finding this new way of seeing. I definitely never traveled as much being a workaholic & it not being as feasible as it is here. Find myself drawing outside more. Thanks for the interview & for sharing this artist with us
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Such creativity and quirkiness !
Bizzybee, I appreciate your point of view and can understand how the characters I draw could be construed as monstrous or demonic. I guess from my point of view, I never saw them that way. I created the characters out of the patterns and shapes I saw I found in the objects and architecture I would see in my everyday life. I saw the characters as relatively innocent beings or spirits rather than demons or anything evil. In fact you would be much more likely to see these characters eating noodles, doing laundry or taking the bus than committing any acts of aggression or violence. Perhaps because I never thought of them as evil, I felt comfortable placing them in my world, next to drawings of the people I love.
I do however like to make art that is ambiguous. I love for people to be able to bring their own interpretations to the work. I love that some people find the characters cute, or ornamental, while others find them creepy or unsettling. So if you see them as demons or monsters , that is NOT wrong . Your interpretation is just as valid as mine.
Amazing as always Bobby!
Love it❤
I love thissss
Thank you very much for these great interviews. If I may suggest one thing: It'd be great if there were fewer switches to artist's face and hands talking about the drawings, and simply allowing the voiceovers complete the sketches. Super closeups of the pages would also be really nice, for texture and colors... Thank you again very much.
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Столько воздуха в его рисунках! Какие точные цвета
Who drew that vintage diver with a shotgun at 13:16 I am not able to find the sketchbook episode.
Does anyone know the brand of these sketchbooks ?
They were handmade sketchbooks from an amazing art store, New York Central. Unfortunately they closed down several years ago.
Obviously Robert is such a talented artist. But I honestly do not understand why so many artists feel the need, or desire, to sketch demons, monsters, and demonic images. I recently began sketching and painting in watercolors and gouache just a couple of years ago. Of course I am nowhere close to being able to create artwork as good as Roberts. But I have no desire to sketch or paint anything that is evil or demonic, and I never will. I noticed a comment from @goosedizon referring to Robert as an "extraordinarily talented gentle giant", and speaking about how he helped him get an internship. Which leads me to believe that Robert is not only a talented artist, but also a very kind man. And It makes me wonder even more, why such a nice and kind man feels the urge to fill his sketchbook with evil and demonic looking characters, especially on the same page right next to sketches of his beautiful baby boy. I thought the sketches of his newborn son were beautiful. But personally I would not want to open my sketchbook and see sketches of my beautiful children, or grandchildren, next to images of monsters or demons.