Rob Pruitt (b.1964) is an American post-conceptual artist, who works primarily in painting, installation and sculpture. His work is varied and unique, although it is always personal and biographical. His practice often embraces a playful aesthetic that combines formal rigour with references to popular culture.
He has exhibited numerous times internationally and in 2013, the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO held a retrospective of his work.
In 2017, he assembled the collage, 'Exquisite Self-portrait: Star Wars I' (2017) inspired by Oliver’s wish to train as a Jedi and fight Darth maul from Star Wars. Six-year-old Oliver was living which an undiagnosed genetic condition, which caused problems with his heart, kidney, bowels and bladder. Pruitt, along with Massimo de Carlo, donated the work for auction to Art of Wishes.
Portrait of Rob Pruitt, Photo by Roe Ethridge
