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CityViewNC.com | 41 In 1929, surrealist icon Salvador Dali co-created an experimental short that shows a woman's eyeball being sliced in half. Thank- fully, Fayetteville artist Rob Robbers' portrait of Dali is much easier on the eyes. I t was his Dali portrait, which he painted in September of last year that served as the catalyst for the 31-year-old's return to the canvas, aer a near decade long hiatus. "e Dali portrait is still my favorite one so far. As an artist, there are times when you just get overcome. at is what happened when I painted the Dali," said Robbers. "It was like I sort of blanked out and I am shocked that I painted that. I hadn't painted seriously in so long. It was the one painting where I knew I still had it." According to Robbers, the bright acrylics, creative use of color and hard black lines that can be found in all of his more recent portraits, was a style that he only developed aer his Dali portrait. "It is actually one of those things that set the tone for the way I paint now, sty- listically speaking," Robbers said. "is now feels like the most natural way I can paint. ere are other ways you can paint that are just not natural to your abilities. Coming up with your own style is not easy. When I did the Dali though, I found my style. I have always been a huge fan and there was just something about a four foot tall portrait of Dali in my house that inspired me." ough Robbers resists labels, his style may owe more to Andy Warhol's pop art movement, than Dali's surre- alist movement. e majority of Rob- bers' portraits feature cultural icons, such as Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Tay- lor, Humphrey Bogart, Edgar Allen Poe, Audrey Hepburn and Bettie Page. "I guess it is really one of those things that just happened. I have always loved paint- ing portraits. e reason I got into celeb- rities is because as an artist, you have to show people how you see the world and with celebrities, it kind of gives people a Pennsylvania Transformer Carolina D r B r o ck R d W ayside Rd Holly Ln W oo d b e rr y C ir Woodberry Cir Johnson M ill Rd M e d i ca l P av il l i o n D r S tewarts Cree k Shoulder & Elbow | Hand & Wrist | Hip | Knee | Foot & Ankle | Sports Medicine Pediatric Orthopedics | Joint Replacement | Physical/Occupational Therapy | Osteoporosis (910) 484-2171 ~ www.capefearortho.com Experienced, Expert Care Now Available in Raeford! 142 Paraclete Drive, Suite 301 Raeford, NC 28376 Cape Fear Orthopedics is proud to expand our coverage area and extend our orthopedic services to residents of Raeford and the surrounding communities. VASCULAR CLINIC Evaluation of Leg Pain and Swelling • Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) • Treatment of Varicose Veins and Laser Closure • Treatment of Non-healing leg and foot ulcers Akram Paracha, MD, FSCAI, RPVI Board Certified Vascular Medicine Please call for an appointment 910-321-1012 3656 Cape Center Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304 4191691cs

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