ROBERT TATE OVERTON
“I like to think of my paintings as musical compositions - working with various mediums, I’m translating an intangible concept into an emotionally charged visualization.
Song writing is an essential influence for developing my work, whether by controlled orchestration, chance operations, or impulsive reaction methods.
I often use photography as part of my process. The photograph captures an environmental structure, melody, and spirit which inspires an initial composition idea.
In terms of interaction with an audience, I am most interested when the viewer first engages the work, then absorbs and completes the piece by reflecting their own emotional subjectivity. I want to celebrate and maintain those moments.”
In addition to working in visual arts, Tate is a practicing architect and designer. Tate is also an active musician, musical composer, and producer working with song writers, film-makers, and multiple ensembles as a bassist, drummer, guitarist and vocalist.Tate started painting and collage work while studying architecture and used mix medium to further represent his architectural concepts and ideas. He has continued developing painting techniques and figurative abstract work as a method to support and influence his musical and architectural interests. The barrier between music, physical space and visual art is in constant question in his working approach.
Born 1/7/1974, Winston Salem NC, USAResides in Brooklyn, NY USAEmail: tate@nyc.rr.comWebsite: tateoverton.comEducation:1998 BArch, University of Kentucky College of Architecture and Design, Lexington, KY1994 Atelier Veneziano under Maria Dellerba Ricci, Venice, ItalySelect Awards and Honors:2018 AIA BQDA Design Award, BHMS, BK, NY2017 AIA Design Award2017 NYC X Design Finalist Award, NY, NY2016 Humanitarian Award, KCSC, NY, NY2016 AIA/CAE Education Facility Design Award of Merit2008 Yong Architects Award, the Architectural League of New York2013 AIA NY Merit Award2007 AIA NJ Merit Award2003 Jury Selection Award, Designing The Highline, International Competition, NY, NY1998 Faculty Thesis Award, College of Design1995 Larry McMahan Memorial Prize, College of Design
