My mixed-media wall reliefs are inspired by architectural remains of the Ancient Roman world. I interpret remnants of temples, villas, and scenographic walls in multi-surfaced structures. These compositions are derived from photographs taken while traveling throughout Rome, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. This new body of work is an outgrowth of my earlier mixed media photographs.

Layering and surface texture once used are carried forward to the present constructions. I am presently concerned with the process of building a work of art which is more physical a in form and more visually tangible. Applications of wood, plaster, paint, ceramic, and found objects are combined in concert. The work embodies both the objective and the abstract. It transports the viewer to a rich and splendid time in history.

Robert Mielenhausen

Biography

Born:
Brooklyn, New York 1952

Education:
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
www.Adelphi.edu
Teacher of Art and Art History, Southampton High School, Southampton, NY

Professional Affiliation:
New York Artist Equity

Solo Shows:
South Huntington Public Library, Huntington Station, NY 2006
Adelphi University Manhattan Center, NY, NY 2006
Michael Peter Hayes Gallery, East Norwich, NY 2000
Prism Gallery, Port Jefferson, NY 1999
Old Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY 1980
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 1979
www.Adelphi.edu

Selected Group Shows:
2007
OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY www.OKHarris.com
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
East Islip Public Library Arts Council, East Islip
Cecily's Love Lane Gallery, Mattituck, NY
Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY
Huntington Library, Huntington, NY
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
2006
Art League of Long Island, 51st Exhibition of Long Island Artists
Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY
Gallery North, Setauket, NY www.GalleryNorth.org
Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY
2005
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY www.Adelphi.edu
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
2004
Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY
Artrium Gallery, Melville, NY
2003
Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
2001
Kleinert- James Art Center, Woodstock, NY
B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
1999
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY
1998
Firehouse Art Gallery - 26th Open Competition
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
1982
Good Friend Gallery, Amagansett, NY
1981
Hewlett Woodmere Public Library, Hewlett, NY

Selected Publications:
Long Islander, May 2005
Suffolk Life, September 2004
New York Times, November 2003
New York Times, September 2001

Awards
24th Annual Juried Art Show, East Islip Public Library
Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence
Judge: Stephen Bozler, director of Pace Wildenstein Gallery

Lectures:
Photography and Beyond, Princeton Photography Club, Princeton, NJ 2007