JL Robbins

Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, I was an only child who from an early age found escape through my drawings. Standard elementary school was replaced by boarding school and high school by a Southern Baptist military academy. I soon realized in these environments that the only way to find oneself was through one’s creations.

JL Robbins’ work will be on view Les Barany’s CARNIVORA at L’Imagerie, Los Angeles, CA May 3rd. 

 

JL Robbins, L’Effleur Des Sens II–VI, 2006. Acrylic and pastel on wood, 48 x 32 in. Courtesy of JL Robbins.

 

The L’ Effleur Des Sens series was commissioned by Cati Jean, the French director and choreographer of the Los Angeles based French cabaret of the same name. Following their themes of visual seduction and wishful fantasy I decided to take a more psychological approach to this work and bring about the Jungian concept of "Anima/Animus". Within the series I attempted to show a sensuality that was also veiled in mystery. I was looking to slowly draw in the viewer, to have the paintings manifest individually and as a whole those same dangerous attributes possessed by the Greek Sirens.

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