Bob Szantyr
blahbert.bsky.social
Bob Szantyr
@blahbert.bsky.social
Artist
www.bobszantyr.com
Thanks to Noah at Wowwart for asking me about what I do and why I do it—and thanks to you if you give it a read. Saw a bunch of friends interviewed there also—very worth perusing!!

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March 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 2025
oil on canvas
22” x 22”
March 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘱 (𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯), 2023
24" x 9" x 7"
Wood, danish oil, photopolymer resin, polystyrene foam, acrylic paint, faux grass, faux dirt, pva adhesive, silicone, hardware, copper pipe, lighting electronics, LED bulb
March 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
𝘐𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 6, 2023
Oil on panel, wood, hardware, danish oil
25.5” x 48” x 1”
March 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I make a lot of work about love and partnership and the needs we meet for each other in these dynamics.

I hope you feel loved and safe every day.

𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘚𝘰 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘐𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦), 2024
February 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Deflector Shield”
2017
Mirrored glass, wood, danish oil, hardware
48” x 24” x 2”

Taking a familiar form of a protest sign, it was in a show at Black Ball Projects of posters in response to the 45th administration’s heinousness. It was made for those times, and sadly it didn’t survive them intact.
February 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
𝘐𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦 7, 2023
Oil on panel, wood, danish oil, hardware
25.5" x 27" x 1"
January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A few drawings from the start of the year
January 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Grateful for a bunch of days in a row here coming up. Visits welcome if you need a mid-Hudson day trip!
January 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘋𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 2023

Oil on panel, wood, danish oil, ceramic, clamp, steel, acrylic plastic, Garbage cassette, 3D printed photopolymer resin, hardware
20"x 12" x2"
January 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦, 2024
Wood, polystyrene foam, Aqua Resin, fiberglass, steel hardware, enamel
15’ x 12’ x 10’

Installed this past summer at Mother-In-Law’s in Germantown, NY as part of “Ends Well” curated by Jacob Rhodes of Field Projects
January 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM