Rob Nye
Extractionist Painting®.
Oil, ink, pastel, and acrylics. Unique painting process, multi-medium

Rob Nye is the sole practitioner of Extractionist Painting^® in the U.S. and abroad.

Extractionism® is both a visual discipline and a highly specialized proprietary process. To begin, Rob’s subject’s come from astounding images he discovers embedded within small found objects — bits of rusty metal, broken shards of pottery, sea-worn pieces of glass, and the like. Nye uses extremely high resolution cameras, scanners and micro optics; as well as advanced digital technology and time tested painterly vision to literally capture and "extract" the imagery he "sees" hidden within its original source material (note: Rob has had severe Dyslexia throughout his life; and has developed his keen sight skills as a result of HAVING to look deeper and longer into words AND objects in order to make sense of what he sees. Today, Dyslexia is a super asset for Rob and his work!).

Next, the artist employs a self-developed, multi-stage “glazing and etching” process that allows traditional media that normally will not easily blend or adhere together naturally (oils on acrylics, pastels atop enamels, ink dyes over color chalks, etc.) to fuse and work in harmony. This unique process of amalgamation; evolving meticulously over months; brings into being large-scale multi-medium paintings of exceptional depth, luminosity, and brilliant color. It is, therefore, Rob's acquired ability to discover hidden worlds within small bits of cast off objects; formulated with a new process of painting; which brings into being amazingly large scenes of compelling beauty. It is the evocative combination of the artist's sight; revealed through painstaking process; that gives Extractionist Painting^® a new and wholly unique view of the world within, and the external cosmos enveloping us.

"No matter where We may Believe we stand, in reality we always alight somewhere in the middle. Seek ye that place where there is neither up, nor down. Do not shirk success, but always remember to relish it from that lovely space of middle ground." — r. nye