Artist John Robertson
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Every artist knows the feeling of creative paralysis. It’s that sense that your ideas and expressions have frozen solid, immovable and heavy. Working in black and white stripped away distractions and forced me to confront the essence of what I wanted to express. The process mirrored my own journey of breaking through creative blockages.
We’re not built to go nonstop. This painting is about what happens when we pause. It’s not lazy or passive—it’s a form of presence. It is a black-and-white painting about calm, made after a quiet hike. It’s not loud or dramatic—it just exists. It invites you to do the same: slow down and breathe.
Blunt Force Trauma is a raw, emotional piece confronting the trauma of family separation at the border. It uses text, texture, and imagery, steel and stencil to highlight asylum, exile, and state violence. It reflects my personal responsibility as an artist to speak out.