Facts:   - caption: scrim whitney museum of american art , new york -lrb- 1977 veil -rrb- - -lrb- 2013 -rrb- -- black rectangle -- natural light ,    - elected: national academy of design -lrb- 2012 -rrb-    - field: painting , installation art , site-specific art      - influenced: tara donovan , olafur eliasson    - birth date: 12 september 1928    - name: robert irwin    - nationality: american    - image: robert 2013.jpg irwin scrim veil black rectangle natural light whitney    - movement: light and space   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert irwin -lrb- artist -rrb- .
The answer to this question is:
robert irwin -lrb- born september 12 , 1928 -rrb- is an american installation artist .he lives and works in san diego , california .