NO JUSTICE. NO PEACE.
ROBERT PROVILUS, NO JUSTICE. NO PEACE., 2020, Oil on canvas, 18 × 24 in (unframed)
MOM
ROBERT PROVILUS, MOM, 2019, Oil on canvas, 18 × 24 in (unframed)
LIL BRO
ROBERT PROVILUS, LIL BRO, 2019, Oil on wood, 12 × 24 in
I paint Black people. From New York to Ayiti to the global diaspora, my work speaks directly to a generation of Black dreamers and visionaries. As a Black man, I understand the importance of telling the true stories of my people—creating images that move beyond stereotypes while honoring the attitude, culture, style, and spirit of the rising revolutionaries who stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.
Robert Provilus is an art maker and art teacher, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, with a self-made degree from Binghamton University, titled Medical Arts. Robert’s paintings center Black people, from New York to Ayiti to the global diaspora, with intent to speak directly to a generation of Black dreamers and visionaries. With foundational exposure to drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, and art history, his work is informed by largess, boundary pushing, and focusing on the importance of telling true and critical stories of his people. Robert’s works encourage the creation of images beyond stereotypes. while maintaining a pure representation of the attitude, culture, style, and spirit of the rising revolutionaries of present and past.