Drawing
Since the mid-1970s, Rubins has produced drawings of increasingly concentrated compositions, covering the entire surface of the paper with graphite to create shiny metallic surfaces that have endless depth of space as well as textured traces of the artist’s hand. While some iterations of these drawings comprise multiple large sheets of paper that are layered and affixed to a wall, others are volumetric, three-dimensional undulations that exploit the sculptural potential of the medium. See a selection below.
Drawing, 1975-2011 Collection of the Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA
Drawing, 2010 Collection of the Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC
Drawing, 2007 Collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum Buffalo, NY
Drawing, 2000 Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
Drawing, 1997 Collection of the Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
Drawing, 1997 Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA
Drawing, 1996 Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art Santa Fe, NM
Drawing, 1994 Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL