Robert Henry, Paintings
A Robert Henry exhibition is always an exciting adventure in paint and visual impact. He works with symbols that move from the abstract to a pulsating narrative. Both abstract and figurative, they move almost kaleidoscopically from seemingly pure abstract patterning into grounded, interactive story of the eternal human struggle and primal emotions that comprise the human drama.
Art historian Eileen Kennedy observed: "Henry appears uncategorizable to me. He is an artist statesman of our age, much as Picasso was/is - or Goya- but he does not confront epic conflict …