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Robin Cole Pruned, 12 x 12, Still Life, Oil Painting2024
2024
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Robin Cole's "Pruned," a 2024 original, is an intimate oil on mounted linen painting that measures 12 x 12 inches, encased in a frame that extends the dimensions to 17 x 17 inches. This piece, available on 1st Dibs, encapsulates the simplicity and profound stillness of a single moment captured in time.
"Pruned" is an exploration of light and shadow, of transparency and reflection. The glass bottle at the center of the composition, a vessel of both presence and absence, holds the delicately pruned plant—a symbol of both growth and restraint. The rich, warm tones of the background contrast with the clarity of the glass, creating an arresting visual dialogue.
Cole's masterful use of oil paints to depict textures, from the smoothness of the bottle to the organic vibrancy of the plant, demonstrates an acute attention to detail. The painting, presented in a classic black frame, provides a modern yet timeless aesthetic suitable for any discerning collector's space.
Artist Statement 'Pruned'
This is a little painting about neural pruning, a fascinating phenomenon that occurs throughout our lives, but to a particularly astounding and thorough degree during and immediately following pregnancy. In 2016, Elseline Hoekzema, Ph.D., a senior neuroscientist at Leiden University in the Netherlands, published a study* proving that “pregnancy renders substantial changes in brain structure, primarily reductions in gray matter volume in regions subserving social cognition.” In other words, mothers’ brains undergo a remodeling process so extensive that it can be seen on MRI scans. Even a computer algorithm can correctly determine whether a woman has borne a child based on these images. We often hear talk of “pregnancy brain” or “mommy brain,” but few (if any) mothers I have spoken to are aware that this is a biological fact of immense significance. The neurological changes are greater even than those of puberty, and everyone is familiar with the transformation of children into teens and how it seems to alter the fabric of the personality.
I found this rather staggering bit of information to be somewhat comforting when, following the birth of my son, I was unable to hold information in my head for more than five minutes. Something as simple as cooking an egg and a piece of toast at the same time required great concentration. Throw in a phone call or a crying newborn, and something was bound to catch on fire. I could tell that the weight assigned to certain things in my mind had changed; the texture felt different. It was also very clear to me that I had apparently limitless bandwidth available for loving my child in a heart and mind that previously seemed rather full. But unless you are an almost problematically curious and research-obsessed individual (this is me), or work in the field of neurology, nobody explains to you that the part of your brain that previously cared about your shoe collection and the location of your car keys will be quite literally disassembled and jettisoned, replaced with newly available resources for focusing on the survival of your offspring.
This makes absolute sense in terms of evolution. However, it’s also very strange to feel as though you are living in the same house, but your view from every window has changed. I am not sure where those former parts of ourselves go. I was pondering this question as I washed dishes one day, gazing out the window above the sink. On the windowsill was this clipping from a ficus tree I’d had for almost 23 years (the only plant I’ve ever kept alive for any extended period of time. It truly does represent my former life). I had trimmed it because the tree was reaching and lanky and putting its energy into extremities that were not serving it. A good, assertive pruning did it a world of good, once it put out new leaves and stopped looking like a dead twig. But I couldn’t bring myself to toss the clippings, so I rooted them instead. I gave a few to friends, but this one had been simply existing in an odd stasis on the windowsill for eight or so months, forgotten, no longer relevant, but still very much alive. I smiled at the little sprig of tree and took it out to the studio to paint it. - Robin Cole
*Hoekzema, E., Barba-Müller, E., Pozzobon, C. et al. Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure. Nat Neurosci 20, 287–296 (2017)
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- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1307214379242
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