Robert Gehrke

oil painting | freestanding + relief sculpture | wood crafts

 
 
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Reflections

> Commissioned for Allina Health System of Minnesota through Interior Resources of Minneapolis

Located at CentraCare — Long Prairie Clinic, 50 CentraCare Drive, Long Prairie, Minnesota

The images of Reflections, like nuthatches, defy gravity. Space and distance fragment and merge, presenting multiple perspectives from distant, aerial views to closely examined details. Images suggest meanings that transcend the literal, encouraging personal interpretations, reflections and conversation with others.

Tiny droplets of water that form a rainbow may fall as rain, nourish a forest, form a river. Nature shows us potential, transience and transformation — forces that inspire, connect and unite us.

The interior wall relief is made up of more than 45 separate castings. Images include a rainbow; bald eagles and white-breasted nuthatches; bark, leaves and seeds of various trees; animal tracks; a fishing lure; a fossil; and an arrowhead.


Reflections, 1999
cast bronze and oak
30" x 63" x 5"
100 lbs.
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