Barton Rubenstein
USA (United States)
www.rubensteinstudios.com
Kunstart: Skulptur
Technik: Metall
Stil: Moderne
Statement:
Barton Rubenstein is a nationally renowned sculptor and public artist. He has completed over 50 public art projects around the United States, and international. These include state projects, corporate, commercial and academic institutions as well as private residences. He typically works with bronze, stainless steel, stone and glass. Fascinated with various elements of nature, Rubenstein focuses on water, kinetics, light, and suspension to create sculpture that surprise and excite the viewer.
"The goal of my artwork is first to create a level of intrigue, and then to allow for the gradual discovery of its secrets and complexities."
Using bronze and brushed stainless steel shapes that are sensitive to the slightest waft of air and the force of moving water, water and kinetic sculpture can add a shimmering brilliance of energy and life to a site. Kinetic sculpture may also have no moving components, but have a suspended design, which appears to defy gravity. Sculptures of these forms can create a dynamic and inviting space for people to congregate or perhaps pause for a solitary moment of reflection.
Vita / Lebenslauf:
National Competition Awarded Commissions
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, 2011
University of Connecticut Waterbury, Waterbury, Connecticut, 2010
Redwood Shores Library, Redwood City, CA, 2008
Department of Mental Health, Summit Behavioral Healthcare, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006
Owens Community College, Findlay, Ohio, 2005
Boone County National Bank, Columbia, Missouri, 2005
Jefferson at Congressional Village, Rockville, MD, 2004
University of Central Florida, Student Union, Orlando, 2003
Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, UT, 2001
Florida Turnpike Authority Headquarters, Orlando, FL, 2001
Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home, Land O’Lakes, FL, 1998
Public Art, Commissions, and Collections
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, 2011
University of Connecticut, Waterbury, Connecticut, 2010
Redwood Shores Library, Redwood City, CA, 2008
Department of Mental Health, Summit Behavioral Healthcare, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006
Owens Community College, Findlay, Ohio, 2005
Boone County National Bank, Columbia, Missouri, 2005
Jefferson at Congressional Village, Rockville, MD, 2004
University of Central Florida, Student Union, Orlando, 2003
Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, UT, 2001
Florida Turnpike Authority Headquarters, Orlando, FL, 2001
Baldomero Lopez State Veterans Home, Land O’Lakes, FL, 1998
Public Art, Commissions, and Collections
Official Residence of the Vice President of the United States of America, Washington, DC, 2010
Winston House Apartments, Washington, DC, 2011
Somerset House Condominiums, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 2010
Seminole State College, Sanford, Florida, 2010
Prescott Condominiums, Arlington, Virginia, 2008
NSF International, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2008
Van Ness East Condominiums, Washington, DC, 2008
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, 2007
Dr. Robert and Pamela Strell, Hoboken, NJ, 2007
Diane and Norman Bernstein, Washington, DC, 2007
Lisa and Josh Bernstein, Washington, DC, 2006
Evelyn and Stanley Asrael, Silver Spring, MD, 2005, 2006
Irwin Edlavitch, McLean, VA, 2006
Kris and Thomas Clark, Omaha, Nebraska, 2005
Dale and Alan Singer, Phoenix, AZ, 2005
Somerset Elementary School, Chevy Chase, MD, 2005
Pamela and Corbin Gwaltney, Harwood, MD, 2004
Temple Emanuel, Charleston, SC, 2003
Judy and Leo Zickler, Bethesda, MD, 2003
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 2003
Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, Alexandria, VA, 2002
Avalere Health, LLC, Washington, DC, 2002
Katherine and Lawrence Jacobs, Santa Fe, NM, 2002
Millennium Building, Washington, DC, 2002
Neurovision, Ltd., Ramat Gan, Israel, 2001
Jean and Eugene Stark, Coral Gables, FL, 2000
Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, 2000
Ryna and Melvin Cohen, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, 1999
Lisa and Mark Kopkin, Alpharetta, GA, 1999
Blue Cross Blue Shield Regional Headquarters, Rochester, New York, 1998
Brookside Gardens Visitor’s Center, Wheaton, MD, 1998
The Blairs, The Tower Companies, Silver Spring, MD, 1997
Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC, 1997
Lois and Richard England, Washington, DC, 1997
Blair East Apartments, The Tower Comps., Silver Spring, MD, 1996
Steven Reich, Palm Beach, FL, 1996
Exhibitions
Friendship Heights Village Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland, solo and group show, 2010
Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park and Arts Center, solo and group show, Solomons, MD, 2008
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, Daryl Reich Rubenstein Memorial Guest Artist solo exhibit and lecture, 2006
Rio Gallery, “An Exhibition Documenting Utah Public Art Installations,” Salt Lake City, Utah, 2003
Benziger Family Winery, Group Show, Glen Ellen, CA, 2001-2007
National Symphony Orchestra Decorators’ Show House, group show, Washington, DC, 2001
Brookside Gardens, Wheaton Regional Park, MD, solo and group shows, 1996-1998, 2000-2001
Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Washington Square, “Three-Dimensional and Neon Works,” group show, 1999-2000,“20th Anniversary of Zenith,” group show, 1998, “Fluidity and Form,” solo show, 1997
Stadler’s Nursery, Laytonsville, MD, “Art in the Garden: Sculpture and Garden Show,” 2000
Montgomery College Art Gallery, Rockville, MD, “The Public Art Commission Process,” Group Show, 1999
Quietude Garden Gallery, East Brunswick, NJ. Featured Artist for Spring, 1997, 1998-1999
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, group show, 1998
Shidoni Galleries, Tesuque, New Mexico, group show, 1998-
Strathmore Hall Arts Center, North Bethesda, MD, “Outdoor Sculpture,” group show, 1998-
Mill Valley Sculpture Gardens, Mill Valley, CA, group show, 1998-
Organization of American States, Washington, DC, “Landscapes: An Exhibition of Sculpture,” Group Show, 1997
Capital Arts Gallery, Washington, DC, group show, 1996, 1997
Design Center of Washington, DC, Art on the 7th Floor, group show, 1996-7
Selected Publications and Affiliations
E. Ashley Rooney, "100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic," 2010
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nations Capital",
The Johns Hopkins University Press, p.634, 2008
“Public Art, A World’s Eye View: Integrating Art Into The Environment,” ICO Pub, pages 392-399, 2007
FOX5 News, Washington, DC, 2010
East County Observer, Sarasota, FL, 2001
Findlay Living, Ohio, 2005
Gazette Newspapers, Maryland, 2010, 2003, 2000
Green Banana, Humber, College, Canada, 2006
Home & Design Magazine, Summer, 2004
In Sight Magazine, Maryland, 2007
Marine Independent Journal, Marine, CA, 1998
Montgomery Gazette, MD, 1998, 2000
Montgomery County, MD, TV, Channel 21, 1998
The Montgomery Journal, Wheaton, MD, 1997
Next Door News, Bethesda, MD, 2006
The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC, 2004
Washington Post, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002
Washington Times, Washington, DC, 2000
Watershapes, Fullerton, CA, 2000
Washington Jewish Week, Rockville, MD, 1997, 1998
WJLA TV, Channel 7, Washington, DC, 1997
As a former scientist, I have published in the following scientific journals:
Journal of Science, Journal of the Optical Society of America, Journal of Spatial Vision,
Journal of Perception & Psychophysics. Other publications include: Scientific American, NPR, Time Magazine, New York Times, Boston Globe, USA Today,
Orange County Register, CA, Jerusalem Post and Ha’Aretz, Israel, and Andhra Jyuthi, India.
Board Member of the Washington Sculptors Group, Washington, DC, 1998-2002
Awards AND Finalist of National CompetitionS
Maryland General Assembly Official Citation, In recognition of his expression through the public art sector, 2010
Best of Bethesda Award: Arts and Sculpting, Maryland, 2009,2010
Daryl Reich Rubenstein Memorial Guest Artist, Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, 2006
Member of Special Committee at National Academies: Designed the next generation US $100 paper
currency. commissioned by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, 2005-7
Greater Silver Spring, MD, Chamber of Commerce, Business Beautification Award, 1998
Montgomery County, MD, Award of Excellence, Community Professional, Level 1, 1998
County Executive of Montgomery County, MD, Award of Recognition and Appreciation, 1998
Rubenstein has been a finalist in over 25 national competitions in states including: CA, IA, FL, OH, LA, MD, MI, & VA.
Lectureships AND Curatorships
Kreeger Museum Docents, Washington, DC, 2007
Brandeis University National’s Women’s Committee, Chevy Chase, MD, 1997, 2003
National Academy of Science, Washington, DC, 2002
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, 2002
Montgomery College Art Gallery, Rockville, MD, “The Public Art Commission Process,” 1999
Arlington/Fairfax Jewish Congregation, Arlington, VA, 1997
Rubenstein has conducted numerous lectures in the scientific arena including at: New York University,
Rutgers University, NJ, ECVP Conference, Pisa, Italy, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Art Barn Association of Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, Members-only exhibition, 1997
Education
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC, 1994
Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, Research in the Visual Sciences, Function of the Visual Brain
PhD in Neuroscience, 1990-1994 • MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, 1988-1990
Haverford College, Haverford, PA, BSc in Physics, Minor in Fine Arts, 1981-1985
Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, High School Degree, 1968-1981
Related Professional Experience
Wallace, Roberts, & Todd, Architects, Philadelphia, PA, Landscape Architects and Urban Planners, 1985-1986
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
Qualifications for Creating Public Art
Creating public art is the combination of designing elegant and aesthetically impressive artwork while symbolically connecting the sculpture to the site. Rubenstein has worked with numerous public art committees in the past and has a strong reputation as an artist who develops a design that both incorporates the interests of the committee and yet maintains a strong artistic expression. Rubenstein has a particular niche in the United States for the innovative use of water and movement in his artwork and the criteria of this project offer an excellent opportunity for developing a unique and spectacular work of art.
To date, Rubenstein has been awarded numerous public art commissions as the result of National Competitions, with projects ranging from universities, parks, libraries, veterans homes, to large state projects. Rubenstein has also completed other public art projects, including banks, commercial properties, community centers, and office buildings. To date, budgets extend up to $300,000. Each of these opportunities has given Rubenstein the opportunity to work extensively with many professionals, including architects, engineers, landscape architects, and various subcontractors.
Artist's Approach:
As a sculptor, Rubenstein has concentrated much of his artistic efforts in the creation of water and kinetic art. His fascination with water and kinetics is rooted in a love of sailing and canoeing through the wilderness lakes and rivers of Maine and Canada. Certainly, as if some mysterious primordial force were at work, the force of wind and sounds of water penetrate and mesmerize one's soul like no other material. Whether it is water gliding around stones of the river, a raging waterfall, or leaves fluttering in the wind, water and wind can elicit a sense of delight or pensive introspection. Focused on these elements of nature, Rubenstein attempts to evoke similar emotions from his artwork.
Durability, Maintenance, and Reliability:
The materials used at Rubenstein Studios are primarily bronze, stainless steel, and stone, which are extremely durable, do not rust or corrode, and require little maintenance. All sculptures are carefully engineered to withstand high winds (up to 120 mph), severe climates, and can withstand the accumulation of snow/ice.
Creating water and kinetic sculpture involves knowledge of many disciplines. As a former scientist and engineer, Rubenstein is experienced in plumbing, electricity, and structural issues, all which are important when designing a sculpture.
All kinetic sculptures use a unique internal cable system, designed by the sculptor (patent-pending), which allows moving components to wind up in one direction, and then recoil in the other. Unlike continuously spinning objects, this engineering design creates a "dance" effect, creating motion that is both smooth and rhythmical, and thus emulating human movement and attributes.
Artwork is fabricated at Rubenstein Studios and requires 2-6 months to create. Rubenstein Studios recycles all materials that can be recycled.
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