Di Rosa Preserve presents Robert Kinmont: Trying to understand where I grew up OCTOBER 31, 2015 - JANUARY 24, 2016 GATEHOUSE GALLERY Conceptual artist Robert Kinmont explores the interdependency between man and nature through works in photography, sculpture, and video. This exhibition marks the first Bay Area solo presentation by the Sonoma-based artist in over 45 years, providing a unique opportunity to view Kinmont’s evolution from early works of the late 1960s and ’70s to those following his reemergence in 2005. Born in Los Angeles in 1937, Kinmont spent his early years outside the small rural town of Bishop, California, before settling in Sonoma, his home of over 30 years. The artist’s approach and process have continuously been informed by his deep connection to the California landscape, evident in the recurrent use of natural elements such as wood, dirt, copper, and water. In the 1970s, Kinmont took a 30-year hiatus from his art practice to study Zen Buddhism and work as a carpenter. Trying to understand where I grew up profiles his prolific art-making periods before and after this break, including some works exhibited for the first time. Taken as a whole, the four elements Kinmont considers essential to his artistic language—the conceptual, structural, natural, and civic—remain common threads throughout the artist’s body of work. Opening Reception November 7, 2015, 4-6 PM (Free) Location: Gatehouse Gallery Di Rosa Preserve 5200 Sonoma (Carneros) Highway Napa, CA 94559 707-226-5991 www.dirosaart.org Robert Kinmont lives and works in Sonoma, CA.
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