Art Brokerage: Born in The Bronx, New York City, in 1933, Julian Robles has been living and painting in Taos, New Mexico, since 1968. He is dedicated to recording the ceremonials of the New Mexico and Arizona Indians before their valued rituals are lost. "I find it exciting to capture the life and color of an Indian ritual," he declares. "It's exhilarating to paint the air around the bronze head of a Pueblo Indian." His mother, who was also an artist, recognized Robles' talent when he was only six years old. Robles went on to study art in high school in Jersey City, New Jersey, and then at the Pratt Institute in New York City, eventually serving as a technical illustrator in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1958. Posts in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Amarillo, Texas, allowed Julian to take frequent painting trips to New Mexico, prompting his eventual relocation to the area. After military service, Robles remained in Amarillo to teach and to paint portraits until 1961 when he returned to New York City to work as a commercial artist. A painter and sculptor, Julian Robles is known for New Mexico paintings of Indian figures, often with ceremonial dress, as well as pueblo scenes and landscapes. Many of his canvases have glowing light and bright use of colors, especially purple, red, and turquoise. His affiliations are: Founding Member of "The Taos Six," Pastel Society of America, and Pastel Society of the Southwest. |
