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| John Vistaunet |
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b. 1948, USA
Northwest US artist paints contemporary lifelike nudes and figures in oils and soft pastels, as well as "live" canvas works in mixed media.
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| 关于此艺术家 |
Primary statement:
Visual art (and the artists who create it) should be seen and not heard.
Secondary (if contradictory) statement of reassurance that it's okay to look:
My work is as much about an interplay of the flat painting surface with the illusion of three dimensional space as it is about the sensual beauty of the female form. Background and foreground trade places to challenge the viewer's preconceptions of where space should begin and end. Pictorial composition encompasses both time and three apparent spatial dimensions, as the viewer's eye is allowed to follow its natural course through various planes of focus. The figures themselves are lifelike, sumptuous and beautiful, sometimes playful, at ease with themselves and at home in their space, happily oblivious to the artistic and compositional machinations at work around them. Nudes are presented straightforwardly, neither shocking nor coy. The apparent simplicity of some of the images belies subtle levels of complexity that linger on the visual palate. A convincing illusion is created of a world which invites the viewer to enter, spend some time, look around, discover things not seen at first glance. In this kind of visual journey, one discovers that art can be stimulating rather than pedantic, enriching rather than morbid, transporting rather than reporting.
The "Live Canvas" paintings are each made from a single continuous canvas surface wrinkled/stretched/wrapped/glued to a wood frame. In these works, the canvas abandons its traditional role as a passive flat surface for the application of pigment; it comes "alive" and boldly competes for status as a medium in its own right. The tension between order and chaos is paramount. |
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A Grander Odalisque
©2006 oil on canvas 91.5cm x 137.2cm |
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Ingres in the House of Escher Before The Fall |
Playing the Queen of Hats
©2007 oil on canvas 91.5cm x 137.2cm |
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Daughters of the American Revolution Fly the Flag |
Opalesque
©2006 pastel on paper 81.3cm x 101.6cm |
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Sitting on Top of the World
©2006 pastel on paper 101.6cm x 76.2cm |
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The Mirror in Mondian's Garden
©2005 oil on canvas 76.2cm x 83,8cm |
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Splendor in the Grass
©2005 oil on canvas 65.6cm x 114.3cm |
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Stepping In
©2005 pastel on paper 91.4cm x 61cm |
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Live Canvas No. 15: Surface Resumes at The Purple Onion (Don't Panic)
©2008 oil, acrylic & canvas 76.2cm x 55.9cm x 7.6cm |
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| 教育程度与个人自传 |
AWARDS:
Artist of the Month, January 2007, The Artist's Magazine (online)
Finalist (3 paintings), 2006 The Artist's Magazine competition, Portrait & Figure Category
Second Prize, International Artist Magazine 2006 "Favorite Subject" competition
Award of Excellence, 2006 OPA National Exhibition
The Pastel Journal Grand Prize Award, 2005 Pastel 100 competition
Artist of the Month, July 2005, The Artist's Magazine (online)
Finalist, 2004 The Artist's Magazine competition, Portrait & Figure category
People's Choice Award, 2004 Anacortes Arts Festival
Honorable Mention, 2004 Anacortes Arts Festival
Best of Show, Equinox Arts Festival, Everett, WA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Northwest of Eden, January 2006, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Unclad 2007, Stanwood, WA and Portland, OR
Gallery Artists Holiday Show 2006, Gallery by the Bay, Stanwood, WA
"Honey, I Shrunk the Art" 2006, History of the World Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island, WA
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, 2006, Lee Youngman Galleries, Calistoga, CA
Oil Painters of America 15th National Juried Exhibition, 2006, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
Unclad 2006, Stanwood, WA and Portland, OR
AB Group show February/March 2006, Sisters Restaurant, Everett, WA
Group show February 2006, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
Anniversary Show 2006, Insights Gallery, Anacortes, WA
Art Port Townsend 2005 juried show, Port Townsend, WA
Delightful Darks 2005, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
Arts Council of Snohomish County 15th Juried Exhibition, Everett, WA
Round 2005, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
Seattle Erotic Arts Festival 2005, Seattle, WA
Unclad 2005, Gallery by the Bay, Camano Island, WA
A Wonder of Woman 2005, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
Anniversary Show 2005, Insights Gallery, Anacortes, WA
Holiday Show 2004, Gallery by the Bay, Camano Island, WA
Honey I Shrunk the Art 2004/2005, History of the World Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island, WA
Big Picture Show 2004, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
Petite Pieces 2004, Insights Gallery, Anacortes, WA
Anacortes Arts Festival 2004 Juried Show, Anacortes, WA
Summer Show 2004, Art Boutique, Everett, WA
Unclad 2004, David Maritz Gallery, Camano Island, WA
Sisters Restaurant Holiday Show 2003, Everett, WA
Golden Gallery, Snohomish, WA
Equinox Arts Festival Juried Show, Everett, WA
Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Show, Edmonds, WA
Bellevue Arts Festival Juried Show, Bellevue, WA
North Light Gallery, Everett, WA
New York International Art Show
GALLERIES:
Gallery by the Bay
8700 271st NW
PO Box 1393
Stanwood, WA 98292
360-629-4297
Solovei Art Gallery
2804 Grand Ave
Everett, WA 98201
425 501 2448
425 258 8100 |
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| 未来的展览 |
UNCLAD 2008:
UNCLAD 2008 is an art show designed to celebrate the nude figure in art. Featuring works by more than 95 artists from around the world, this annual event promises a fresh, unique, and insightful exhibit.
Show Dates:
Stanwood, WA
March 8-9 & 14-16, 2008
10 am to 5 pm
at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center
27130 102nd Ave NW (2 blocks north of SR 532 on 102nd NW)
UncladArt.com
See "A Grander Odalisque" at the show. |
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网站: www.vistaunet.com |
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