{"title":"Robert","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 12 years, Los Angeles painter Robert Standish had been representing his perceptions of the undercurrents of the human condition through photorealistic paintings of people and blurred lights. Seven years ago, Standish shifted away from constructing life-like replicas based solely on his photos to delving deeper into the unconscious unknown and new psychological depths. His choice to explore pure abstraction unlocked an organic spontaneous paint process of his own making, which is evidenced in both his current Rhythmic series and Anti-Sporadic series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an interest in metaphysics, Standish uses basic elements like line, color, and texture, to represent the dynamism, constancy, and transcendent flow of the universe. Standish’s lusciously colored, abstract paintings appear to be in the tradition of both American Abstract Expressionism and German Expressionist painting. There are no finite borders or endings in his works as every stroke bleeds into one another in an eternal unbroken chain that seems to extend far beyond any conceivable edge of the canvas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting’s many layers, strokes and scrapes of color may thus appear as “beautiful” as anything found in nature that came into existence partly according to a predetermined structure (such as DNA), as well as by way of unpredictable occasions of pure chance and the action of outside forces. Standish taps into a universal and organic language as his traces begin to take on the shape of fractal patterns, earth frequencies and topographies and biorhythmic waves. As he once manipulated the real into the unreal, Standish now transforms the natural into the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Standish graduated from Antioch University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. His paintings have been exhibited internationally in galleries and museums. He currently works and lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"night-hike","title":"Night Hike","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Sandich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece captures the sensation of traversing a moonlit landscape where the natural world transforms under the glow of the night sky. Standish’s latest work presents a striking contrast between deep, saturated blues and jagged eruptions of vibrant color, echoing the way moonlight reveals the hidden vibrancy of the nocturnal wilderness. The composition is dense, layered, and restless, with fractured forms that appear to shift and recombine, much like the shifting shadows and fleeting glimmers of bioluminescent life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dominant navy and cobalt tones establish a heavy, immersive backdrop, reminiscent of the vast night sky stretching above a quiet trail. Streaks of red, green, pink, and orange disrupt the darkness like nature’s jewels catching the light—wildflowers glowing under the moon, distant city lights on the horizon, or the shimmer of unseen creatures stirring in the underbrush. Zigzagging patterns and abrupt shifts in tone create a sense of tension, as if the image is caught mid-transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/RdeiTGYtDSM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RdeiTGYtDSM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Robert Standish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53645384417644,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/9023\/6012\/files\/20250123_185441-03-scaled_jpeg.webp?v=1776881367"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/9023\/6012\/collections\/Robert_Standish_in_his_Los_Angeles_art_studio_2023-1-scaled_cee14765-6e6a-4a26-90ac-5dcf9a70cc91.jpg?v=1777616122","url":"https:\/\/www.mashgallery.com\/collections\/robert.oembed","provider":"MASH Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}