Conversations:
Shared and Reflected
Robert Schroeder
February 15 - March 10, 2024
Robert Schroeder, "so it goes", Copper and Silver , 6.25 x 5.375 x 4.875 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for so it goes", Mixed Media, 22 x 30 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Windy City", Copper and Silver, 4.25 x 4.25 x 3.25 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for Windy City", Mixed Media, 17 x 14 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Evolution of the Committee for Equal Justice for Mrs. Recy Taylor," copper and silver, 3.75 x 6.5 x 3 inches.
Robert Schroeder, Collage for the Evolution of the Committee for Equal Justice for Mrs. Recy Taylor, pencil and ink on paper, 22 x 24 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "... whatever the consequences", Copper/Silver Mokume Gane, Copper, Sterling Silver, Rokusho Patina, 4.375 x 2.875 x 2.375 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for ...whatever the consequences", Mixed Media, 11 x 8.5 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Habeas Corpus", Copper and Silver, 4.25 x 8 x 3.25 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for Habeas Corpus", Mixed Media, 22 x 30 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Mishka Kukin (Wiesenthal’s pen name he used to published articles anonymously following WW II)", Copper and Silver, 5 x 4.5 x 3.5 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for Mishka Kukin", Mixed Media, 22 x 26 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Salutations My Dear Wilde", Copper and Silver, 3.5 x 8.75 x 3 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for Salutations My Dear Wilde", Mixed Media, 24 x 28 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Trepidation", Copper and Silver, 3 x 9 x 2.5 inches inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for Trepidation", Mixed Media, 17 x 21 inches
Robert Schroeder, "Marvelous", Copper and Silver, 4 x 4.5 x 3 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Collage for Marvelous", Mixed Media, 20 x 22 inches.
Robert Schroeder, "Three-footed Sofa from the Street: Christo and Jeanne-Claude," copper with silver inlays and cast sterling silver feet, 3.5 x 8 x 3.5 inches.
Artlink Contemporary Gallery is pleased to present the solo exhibiton Conversations: Shared and Reflected by Robert Schroeder.
Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, February 15th from 5-8 pm!
Conversations:
Shared and Reflected
This solo exhibition by Robert F. Schroeder features skillfully crafted copper and silver sculptures, inlaid with imagery and text to commemorate the lives of individuals who inspire him.
In the words of Bruce W. Pepich of the Racine Art Museum, "Robert F. Schroeder utilizes a common image—the domestic armchair—as a vehicle for delivering personal commentary on social and political issues... He is interested in recording individuals involved in the struggle for human rights, while also focusing on people whose courage has been inspirational.... By associating these people with a welcoming piece of household furnishing, the viewer is reminded of the humanity of the subject, as if sitting with them for a time and carrying on a conversation."
About the Artist
Robert Schroeder is currently teaching metalsmithing at the Department of Art and Design, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has also worked as an independent curator. His career as a museum professional and curator is extensive and spans three institutions over 22 years. He has taught metalsmithing, drawing, and design at the university level since 1994.
Schroeder came to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art to be curator from the University Art Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he held the position of Registrar. Prior to living in California, he was the Registrar/Collections Manager at the Madison Art Center in Madison, Wisconsin (renamed the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in 2004.)
Schroeder attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, earning a BS in Fine Arts. He began graduate study at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and returned to UW-Madison, finishing an MFA in Metalsmithing and Sculpture.
As Curator of Exhibitions for the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Schroeder was responsible for coordinating the Museum’s exhibition program and assembling exhibitions, having worked with well known artists such as John Newman, Hollis Sigler, Mary Beth Edelson, Christo and JeanneClaude, Hung Liu, Nick Cave, William Morris and Dale Chihuly. Along with giving gallery tours and planning exhibition-related programs and interpretive materials for exhibitions he has organized and traveled to museums nationally, he has lectured extensively on various topics of both historical and contemporary art subjects.