Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Crocker Art Museum, April 30-August 27, 2023; the Laguna Art Museum, October 14, 2023-January 7, 2024; and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, January 28-March 30, 2024. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-226) and index.
Contents:
Theophilus Brown : the way is all / Scott A. Shields. Introduction / Scott A. Shields -- Paul Wonner : leap before you look / Scott A. Shields -- Theophilus Brown : the way is all / Scott A. Shields.
Summary:
In reaction to the widespread pursuit of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Paul Wonner and William ?Theophilus? Brown were among the artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who began to re-engage with the visible world, applying the gestural style of action painting to depictions of people, landscapes, and still lifes. Together, the couple aligned themselves with this new direction and became leading practitioners of the style known today as Bay Area Figuration. Over time, both artists? works became less gestural and more overtly representational. Brown became known for his psychologically evocative landscapes with classic bathers, as well as for his lonely urban scenes. Wonner received greatest acclaim for his ?baroque? still lifes laden with everyday objects, animals, and flowers.00Published to accompany the most comprehensive exhibition of the artists? work ever mounted, this exquisite publication offers an in-depth study of these trailblazing artists. 00Exhibition: Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA (30.04. - 27.08.2023) / Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, USA (14.10.2023 - 07.01.2024) / Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, USA (28.01. - 30.03.2024).
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