NEW YORK , NY - The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Eric Robin in our upcoming exhibition In Reverie of Form. Scheduled to run from January 6^th through January 27^th, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Eric Robin's soulful portraiture. Robin's work has been exhibited in Belgium, France and the United States.

Belgian artist Eric Robin , creates fantastical portraits of women that are rich with the hues and textures of life. With a Fauvist use of color Robin's paintings are psychologically compelling with concentrated, painterly backgrounds suggesting that the subject's mood has generated an aura around them. The colorful, stylized faces become masks with striking eyes that peer through you. "The expression of the eyes [is] where I believe you can read the mind of the soul inside the head," he states. The figures are presented solitary, locked in a world of unknown forces alone and without escape, the remarkable range of tones and adept handling of paint serve to infuse each work with a strong sense of drama.

Robin is a police officer in Brussels and this direct contact with people from all walks of life is a constant source of inspiration for his painting. He trained at the Brussels Royal Academy of Arts and is co-founder of Atoutazart, a community-based collective promoting cultural events and awareness. 

Eric Robin's work may be seen on

http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Eric_Robin.aspx

About the Exhibition:

In Reverie of Form, eerily beautiful sculptures have been paired with soulful portraiture and sprawling landscapes to explore a wide breadth of contemporary art from around the globe. This grouping of artists yearn for the simple pleasures that seem to bind us all together, holding this ideal up to remind us that just beyond our work a day lives, lies a enduring moment of inspiration and wonder.

Featured Artists: Natalija Cimbaljuk, Javi Crespo, Patricia Fabian, Jee, NAT, Eric Robin, Marieke Russel

Agora Gallery New York established in 1984, is a fine art gallery dedicated to the promotion of national and international artists, providing quality and original art to established and emerging collectors and catering to special events in support of fine art. The gallery is also the publisher of ARTisSpectrum Magazine and the sponsor of Art-Mine.com.  Visit : www.agora-gallery.com