| Robin Eckardt was born on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico and moved to the UK at the tender age of ten. Eckardt strongly believes that these informative years heavily influenced his outlook on life and his art. After completing a BA in Fine Art painting at Bath Spa University College in 2003 he has exhibited his work predominantly in Oxfordshire where he has gallery representation. “I am very interested in the world and the environment around me and although my work is, to an extent, impressionistic, I also aim to capture the figurative and the very essence of reality” he says adding, “ I’ve developed a style of contemporary painting that is quite textured and highly tactile with many layers of translucent glazes. Ultimately I aim to leave the viewer with a sense of emotion and experience.” |
