Simple Syrup
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Plastic toy lamp and small plastic figurines.
TARGETED
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Starfish, photograph of the beach, Fire Island Pines, Long Island New York and stock graphic.
Turning History into Ones and Zeros
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Feather duster, stainless steel kitchen knives, cocktail glass, brass mug.
Debunked Landscape
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Polycarbonate nesting bowls, stuffed bird, photograph of Missisquoi River, Highgate Falls, Vermont.
False Light in the Fog
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Neon fixture, wood carved cacti and photograph of Lake Champlain, Saint Albans Bay, Vermont.
Swipe the Current
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Charging cables from 2009-2020, vintage steel bookends.
Always Hungry
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Wood carved zoo animals and steel nut cracker.
Decommissioned Hero III
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Photograph taken as found of thrift store shelf.
Save the Hurt, Spend the Hurt
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Cast iron piggy bank with coins.
Sun Block
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Vintage Canadian hardwood carved figurine, painted steel ornament and electrical tape.
False Advertising
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Porcelain, ceramic, lead crystal tableware paired with text.
Fake Whole
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Vintage porcelain figurines, vintage Italian picture frame, 11.5 x 8 printed stock rendering.
Sold as Is
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Vintage steel piggybanks photographed as found.
Decommissioned Hero
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Plastic horse figurine, steel desk top letter holder.
Going Down
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Painted wood, broken ceramic shoe, vector image and photograph of Broadway, NYC.
Stuck Inside
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Picture frame and photograph of Pennsylvania ranch.
None of This is Fake
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Plastic bottle, acrylic picture frame and ketchup.
Captured Icon II
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Belgian crystal, carved Buddha, framed photograph of downtown Manhattan, rubber coated steel letter holder.
Captured Icon
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Glow in the dark crucifix, LED lightbulb.
Click to view on Open Sea Marketplace.
“Rather than an act of disrespect, this work points to the commoditization of spirituality.” -Robert Arpin
Open Windows
Robert Arpin, 2020
Spanish porcelain oil and vinegar set, wood block print, photograph of Weehawken, New Jersey sky.
False Start
Robert Arpin, 2020
Vintage cologne bottle, 11.5 x 8 stock image print.
Containment
Robert Arpin, 2020
Wood toy sign, carved coal figurine, steel and plastic mop holders, Washington DC snow-globe.
“Themes of redemption and dissolution clash in the space created between what is real and what is not.”
Eternal Duck
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Vintage ceramic duck paired with a photo of Lake Champlain.
Swan Rising
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Tarnished silver plated swan ornament.
Out on Your Ear (Appearance of Struggle)
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Ceramic pig, photograph of Midtown Manhattan
Swan Patrol
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Porcelain swan, photograph of Lake Champlain taken one mile before the Canadian border in Highgate Springs, Vermont.
“Due to my lack of boundaries as a young adult the physical legal boundary that cut my world in half was always a source of anxiety.”
-Robert Arpin
A Series of Adjustments
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Vintage 1970’s French porcelain bowls, lit votive candle in steel holder, stock vector art.
Hands On
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Stock vector image, vintage steel bookends.
Put Your Hands Together
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Text, stock image, vintage steel bookends.
Beware Nothing
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Vintage candy bowl, antique cobalt blue glass filter, vectors and text.
In the Vortex
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Vintage porcelain figurine, clear glass bowl, antique cobalt glass light filter.
Captured Flight
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Brass bookends, vintage 1970’s porcelain bowls, stock image, text.
Middle Man
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Obsidian figurine paired with a photo of Lake Champlain, Alburgh, Vermont.
"I was raised on Lake Champlain in the middle of a bird sanctuary spanning two nations. The middle has always been my safe place.”
-Robert Arpin
A Fire in the Whole
Robert Arpin, 2021
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Text, stock image and photograph of Lake Champlain, Saint Albans Bay, Vermont.
Cornered Narrative
Robert Arpin, 2020
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Plastic bottle, ketchup, acrylic photo frame, obsolete charging cables, steel bookends, stock vector image.
"Executed at the beginning of the 2020 lock-down this work was propelled by the visceral experience of having nowhere to run."
Robert Arpin