Lynching was a form of entertainment where families would get together and watch someone die.
There was also lynching for pregnant women. Lead frame using museum glass over cotton and lynching rope.  16 x 24 inches

Reliquary Piece

While remodeling my daughter's bedroom 15 years ago, I came across a piece of news paper stuffed in the wall.  It read 30 Negros for Sale in Scottsville, VA, 1848 .  As I held the news paper , the realization of what happened became more real. Holding this paper took me back to that terrible time.
Even more Scottsville is where I live now. WOW!  This year as I thought about a new piece I revisited the news paper which I saved. Here is what I created.  A large framed panel, 54 in. x 44 in.
covered in lead. The writing is sandblasted into the lead.  A cross which is 2.5 in deep  and covered in lead, houses the paper surrounded by raw cotton. I used non-glare glass to seal everything air tight. The cross is framed in a gold rope frame of wood.  I really love this piece and dedicate it with love and respect to all those who suffered.              Robert Strini   October, 2016

Wing piece to be exhibited in San Francisco

Wing piece is 43 years old and will be exhibited at the FOG Design + Art show in San Francisco  January 13 to then 17th at Fort Mason. Friday Jenuary15 th. I will be on a panel at 3:00

Hope to see some old friends, Thank You Robert

Benita's Table

I just finished a table for my youngest daughter Benita.  400 lbs. of steel, bronze and wood.
The glass top is 55 in x 19 in x 3/4 in thick and weighs 100 lbs.
This was a complete surprise and we had an unveiling at Focus Gallery in Scottsville, VA.
Benita was surprised. As an Artist these are the pieces I am most excited about.

                                                                                   Robert Strini  2015

Robert Strini Lecture Saturday May 16, 6:00 PM. Victory Hall, Scottsville, VA

Robert Strini sculpture piece removed from crate after 41 years.

In my new building which I built after my fire, I have decided to use it as a exhibition space for my art.   I have a small barn about 300 yards from this space that I use for construction of my sculpture.

I wanted to exhibit some old sculpture so I opened a crate after 41 years and was surprised at what I saw.  This is Sherdian Piece, built in 1973 at a work shop in Canada.  I love this piece and it was in remarkable shape.  Made of laminated ash, oak and maple, the piece is in good shape with no cracks or separations in the wood.  During this time I built good crates to house my work. Let me know your thoughts.                 

                                                                                                                  Thank You, Robert Strini

Two new tri-pod pieces finished in new studio

I just finished these two pieces that I am excited about. Both are tri-pod pieces, one with a red wheel and one with a green wheel. Let me know your thoughts.   Thank You   Robert

Bicycle Piece

 When the painter Andre' Durain was on his deathbed, Giacometti the sculptor came to his side

 and asked if there was anything he could get his good friend.  Andre' looked up and said,

"a bicycle and a piece of blue sky"  Bicycle Piece is 10 ft. wide x 6.5 ft. tall and 3 ft. deep.
 All the black is steel and the fender shape is covered in sheet lead. Two piano legs are under the Blue  sphere. Both the sphere and ring are wood painted.   I love this piece.        

                                                                                                                         Robert Strini

Studio Burning

My studio burned down and I lost everything except my creative Spirit.
I am busy back to work and very excited about the new work.
I will soon post new images for all of you to see.  Thank you, Robert

Robert Strini exhibits New piece at Chroma Projects for the Arts

                                                      The Package

                             Loss of something you care for and how

                             you deal with it is what this piece is about.

                             The I -beam,  a symbol of strength supports
                             the weight of all the memories of the loss.

                             The mattress becomes the final resting place

                             of these memories. Other objects are simply 

                             references to specific moments you had with

                             your loss. Finally the marble X, marks the

                             spot, the end, and the moment of letting go.

•                                                                                     Robert Strini

Walking from the Moon to the Sun, a table for friends

The table is 8 feet long x 35 inches tall x 17 inches deep. Completely made of plate steel and supporting two convex glass mirrors which represent the moon and the sun. A comet is made of birds eye maple wood. Good friends asked me to make a simple glass table for their entrance hall of their new house.
The problem is that one night I had a dream that I was walking through space and I had to create this table. My creative energy was flowing. The figure represents me. I have used this image in several
self-portrait pieces in the past. Please look at the following images.

Robert Strini

Robert Strini to exhibit old piece from the past at Chroma Project for the Arts

This piece will be on view during the month of May. Opening first friday May 4 th.

5:00 to 8:00 pm. , 418 Main Street on the mall.

New Sculpture Exhibited at Chroma Projects

This is a new piece that I want to share. This piece will be on exhibit at Chroma Projects all through the month of march.

418 Main St. on the mall

Robert Strini

Robert Strini to exhibit Rings at Chroma Project for the Arts

Two large Rings will be seen at Chroma Project for the Arts opening friday, December 2nd, 2011

5:00 to 8:00 pm. Chroma Project is located at 418 East Main on the mall.

Wedding Table built by Robert Strini

My daughter Lucia Strini was just married and I built this wedding table for her. The image of her father holding the moon which is a convex mirror so she can say Goodnight Moon.

This is from a book of the same name that I read to her as a child. Fathers hold their daughters tight is from a war poem Lucia wrote when she was 14. All the black is 3/8 inch steel and the gold color is bronze. The blue tubing forms represent the night sky. 54 inches wide x 17 inches deep x 35 inches tall.

Self Portraits by Robert Strini at Chroma Projects for the Arts

Three self portraits are on view at Chroma Projects Art Laboratory Opening October 14. These are sketches of ideas or questions that I am interested in. Please come and have a look. 418 East Main, on the mall, Charlottesville, VA.

Robert Strini is showing a new piece at Chroma Projects Art Laboratory in Charlottesville, VA opening first friday august 5, 5:00-8:00

Exciting new piece explores the distance between day and night. Was it a dream or reality on another plane ? 418 E. Main on the mall

With God on Our Side, a new sculpture to be exhibited at Chroma Projects Art Laboratory in Charlottesville VA. opening July 1, 5:00-8:00

It seems like with God on our side we can do anything and have it justified. Look at war.

Chroma Projects Art Laboratory, 418 E Main on the mall.

Robert Strini to exhibit Rare piece of Sculpture at Chroma Projects Art Laboratory in Charlottesville, VA

Rare Sculpture with an exciting story to be exhibited at Chroma Projects Art Laboratory, opening, first friday, May 6, 2011, 418 E Main on the Mall. 5:00- 8:00 PM