Michael Robinson's "Guardians of the Temple" cites BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP

OAKLAND, Calif., Outsider artist Michael Robinson has captured the crypto currency revolution in a bold contemporary painting that cites several leading digital coins.  "Guardians Of The Temple" references Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, NEO and XRP.

San Diego, CA — A bold contemporary painting by Oakland artist Michael Robinson parodies Hollywood’s self-importance and serves as a spoof of the cult film “From Dusk Till Dawn.” 

Titled “Inglorious,” the acrylic on canvas painting is available for sale at    Legends Gallery of La Jolla.  With a Basquiat meets Dali feel, the painting makes other film references as well as to a song by the hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold. 

San Diego, CA — A bold contemporary painting by Oakland, CA artist Michael Robinson takes a famous Picasso self portrait and mashes it up with a Warhol-style vibe that also cites early punk rock and jazz.

Now on display at Legends Gallery of La Jolla, Robinson’s acrylic on canvas original uses Picasso’s famous 1907 self portrait as the focal piece for the painting. Juxtaposed to that are several panels of Picasso’s 1930 painting, “The Acrobat.”

With an eye on reframing his talent once again, Michael Robinson is in the midst of his first gallery exhibit in La Jolla, with an appearance planned for next month.

Four of Robinson’s contemporary paintings are on display at Legends Gallery through January.

Oakland-based contemporary painter Michael Robinson will be the subject of a special free art exhibit at the Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette through May 31.

Titled "Moods For Moderns," the show features six of Robinson's unique originals that highlight his three main formats - abstract figurative, mid-century geometrics and modern surrealism.