Among his teachers is the painter Frank Wright to whom Liberace attributes the merit of having instilled in him the love for the old masters. Born in Pomona, NY, Liberace completed his artistic studies thanks to the baseball scholarship he received from George Washington University, where he received both a liberal arts degree and a master’s degree in fine arts. Robert Liberace is the master of masters, among his students are Teresa Oaxaca, Charles Miano, Johanne Mangi and many others.
Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, in the “5th Circle”(in the 5 circle Dante represents the wrathful and slothful), Liberace explores the interesting visual effects of light and the narrative force that light embodies while the fiery shoreline creates an apocalyptic atmosphere that represents the darkest realms of the human soul. In addition to having written and published in important magazines, to be called as a judge for various competitions, in his artistic career Liberace was recognized as “Living Master” by the ARC, the American organization that aims to preserve and reward realistic art, after that in 2015 with the work the “5th Circle”, won first prize in the category of imaginary realism. Through the drawing Liberace expresses his fascination for the human figure and his desire to capture the power and poetry that flow from the detailed description of the body in dramatic poses. Robert Liberace’s demo, charcoal on paper. Watteau and Pier Paul Rubens did, who had the merit of making the technique popular. During one of his seminars on drawing it is extraordinary to see with what ease Liberace ranges from pencil, charcoal, to the technique of the Deux or Troys Crayons: a technique that consists of combining two colours (black and white) as Pierre Paul Prud’hon did or three colours (black, white and red, the sanguine) as F.Boucher, A. Liberace is a virtuous artist who has explored both sculpture and painting, masterfully juggling oil, watercolor, charcoal, silverpoint and ink Though he is a master of all techniques, his mainstay is figurative drawing, with a classical and distinctive style inspired by the greats of the past. The Portrait Society of America has in fact thought to bet on the great talent of Robert Liberace to break the record. in Italy), he will be the protagonist, in a three-hour workshop, for the “World Day of Figurative Drawing”: an event destined to remain in the annals of art history, in which it is estimated that more than 10,000 people from all over the world will “virtually” take part to constitute the new Guinness Book of Records. He has participated in several editions of FACE-Figurative Art Convention and Expo- and this year will be the icing on the cake of the 22nd edition of the Portrait Society of America, from which he received his first prize, the Grand Prize Award, in 2003 and with which in a few days, August 27 from 4:30 pm to 7 pm: 30, American PM EST time (10:30 p.m. These paintings embody Liberace's ability to describe a specific human emotion with great accuracy and intensity.Robert Liberace is considered one of the most talented contemporary American artists. In two separate compositions, Liberace has depicted the four temperaments: "Choleric and Phlegmatic" are paired together in one work, as "Sanguine and Melancholic" are in the other. Muscular torsos twist, limbs reach, expressive hands grab and point, and faces contort to convey a variety of moods. The human figure is poetry in motion in Liberace's stunning compositions. Three of Rob's drawings were selected for display in New York's prestigious Arnot Museum of Art. American Artist magazine highlighted Rob's drawing techniques as the cover feature in their May 2002 annual drawing issue and American Art Collector magazine published an article on his figure painting in their March 2010 issue. Liberace is perhaps best known for his classic and distinctive style of figure drawing and painting. In the February 2006 issue of The Artists' Magazine Rob was selected as one of the top 20 artists under the age of forty. He works in a variety of mediums including pencil, chalk, pen and ink, watercolor, and oil.
His work is inspired by the centuries of knowledge, skill, and elegance of the old masters. Robert Liberace is equally accomplished in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Robert Liberace received his BFA and MFA from George Washington University.