Robert Deyber
Robert Deyber | |
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| Born | Robert Donald Deyber, Jr. August 13, 1955 |
| Died | September 20, 2021 (aged 66) |
| Other names | Bob Deyber |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | 1965 - 2021 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Spouse | Robert Graham |
| Website | robertdeyber |
Robert Deyber (August 13, 1955 - September 20, 2021) was an American artist best known for literal visual portrayals of cliches, euphemisms, and idioms from the English and other languages. The San Francisco Examiner in 2009 described him as a "pop surrealist" whose style "has appeal for new as well as experienced collectors."
His work relates to that of Thomas Cole and Frederic Church of the Hudson River School, surrealists like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, naive painter Henri Rousseau, the colorists Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall, and Andy Warhol.
Deyber painted his own scenes from the prose that peppers the English lexicon. His works range from literal translations of fanciful sayings to kitschy depictions of everyday terminology.