This series of acrylic on canvas paintings began in 2014, when figurative artist Robert Bunkin moved from Staten Island to Westbeth Artists Housing in the West Village. At the time Bunkin was Curator of Art at the Staten Island Museum, and was deeply involved with world art history, both as curator and as an adjunct professor of art history at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. This engagement, along with his passion for sculpture, led him to develop a series of portraits of figurative sculptures that he found on his frequent visits to local and international museums, as well as sculptural works that were loaned to him by friends or in his possession. The series includes works from ancient Egypt, Rome, Meso-America, Tibet, West Africa, Gothic Italy, 19th Century America and Japan, and continues to grow. Artist Talk: Saturday, February 9, 2019, 1 PM Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019, 2-4 PM.
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