My mixed-media wall reliefs are inspired by architectural remains of the Ancient Roman world. I interpret remnants of temples, villas, and scenographic walls in multi-surfaced structures. These compositions are derived from photographs taken while traveling throughout Rome, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. This new body of work is an outgrowth of my earlier mixed media photographs.



Layering and surface texture once used are carried forward to the present constructions. I am presently concerned with the process of building a work of art which is more physical a in form and more visually tangible. Applications of wood, plaster, paint, ceramic, and found objects are combined in concert. The work embodies both the objective and the abstract. It transports the viewer to a rich and splendid time in history.




Robert Mielenhausen



Biography


Born:

Brooklyn, New York 1952



Education:

New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
www.Adelphi.edu

Teacher of Art and Art History, Southampton High School, Southampton, NY



Professional Affiliation:

New York Artist Equity



Solo Shows:

South Huntington Public Library, Huntington Station, NY 2006

Adelphi University Manhattan Center, NY, NY 2006

Michael Peter Hayes Gallery, East Norwich, NY 2000

Prism Gallery, Port Jefferson, NY 1999

Old Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY 1980

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1979
www.Adelphi.edu



Selected Group Shows:

2007

OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY www.OKHarris.com

Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY

East Islip Public Library Arts Council, East Islip

Cecily's Love Lane Gallery, Mattituck, NY

Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY

Huntington Library, Huntington, NY

Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY

2006

Art League of Long Island, 51st Exhibition of Long Island Artists

Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY

Gallery North, Setauket, NY www.GalleryNorth.org

Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY

2005

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY www.Adelphi.edu

B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY

Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY

Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY

2004

Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY

Artrium Gallery, Melville, NY

2003

Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY

B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY

2001

Kleinert- James Art Center, Woodstock, NY

B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY

1999

Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY

Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY

1998

Firehouse Art Gallery - 26th Open Competition

Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

1982

Good Friend Gallery, Amagansett, NY

1981

Hewlett Woodmere Public Library, Hewlett, NY



Selected Publications:

Long Islander, May 2005

Suffolk Life, September 2004

New York Times, November 2003

New York Times, September 2001



Awards

24th Annual Juried Art Show, East Islip Public Library

Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence

Judge: Stephen Bozler, director of Pace Wildenstein Gallery



Lectures:

Photography and Beyond, Princeton Photography Club, Princeton, NJ 2007