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'''Wayne Gonzales''' (born 1957 in [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]])is a New York-based American painter whose work confronts the conversations between photography, history, and memory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/wayne-gonzales|title=Guggenheim Collection Online, Wayne Gonzales|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> |
'''Wayne Gonzales''' (born 1957 in [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]])is a New York-based American painter whose work confronts the conversations between photography, history, and memory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/wayne-gonzales|title=Guggenheim Collection Online, Wayne Gonzales|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
=== Education === |
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Gonzales earned a Bachelor of Arts from the [[University of New Orleans]] in 1985.<ref name=":0" /> |
Gonzales earned a Bachelor of Arts from the [[University of New Orleans]] in 1985.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Work == |
==== Work ==== |
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Gonzales' paintings depict scenes of American Culture by using sources of imagery often taken from mass media and the internet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/24324|title=Waiting Crowd|date=2008-01-01|newspaper=Guggenheim|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> He uses factual components to find instinctive connections to abstraction through painting. Up close, the paintings appear pixelated; once glanced from a far the pixelation comes together and forms an intricate image.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulacoopergallery.com/artists/wayne-gonzales/slideshow#11|title=Wayne Gonzales – Selected Works {{!}} Paula Cooper Gallery|website=www.paulacoopergallery.com|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> Gonzales became well known for presenting socially and political imagery, such as his paintings based around the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy|President John F. Kennedy]]. This body of work gained much acknowledgement when it opened at Paula Cooper Gallery in 2001.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulacoopergallery.com/exhibitions/wayne-gonzales-new-works-on-paper/press-release|title=Paula Cooper Gallery|website=www.paulacoopergallery.com|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> HIs work has traveled to galleries and museums across the world where he has exhibited in group and solo shows. Notably he has collections with the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]] and Paula Cooper Gallery in New York. |
Gonzales' paintings depict scenes of American Culture by using sources of imagery often taken from mass media and the internet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/24324|title=Waiting Crowd|date=2008-01-01|newspaper=Guggenheim|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> He uses factual components to find instinctive connections to abstraction through painting. Up close, the paintings appear pixelated; once glanced from a far the pixelation comes together and forms an intricate image.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulacoopergallery.com/artists/wayne-gonzales/slideshow#11|title=Wayne Gonzales – Selected Works {{!}} Paula Cooper Gallery|website=www.paulacoopergallery.com|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> Gonzales became well known for presenting socially and political imagery, such as his paintings based around the assassination of [[John F. Kennedy|President John F. Kennedy]]. This body of work gained much acknowledgement when it opened at Paula Cooper Gallery in 2001.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulacoopergallery.com/exhibitions/wayne-gonzales-new-works-on-paper/press-release|title=Paula Cooper Gallery|website=www.paulacoopergallery.com|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> HIs work has traveled to galleries and museums across the world where he has exhibited in group and solo shows. Notably he has collections with the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]] and Paula Cooper Gallery in New York. |
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== Collections<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stephenfriedman.com/artists/wayne-gonzales/cv|title=Stephen Friedman Gallery - Wayne Gonzales - CV|last=(www.thewebwell.com)|first=The Web Well|website=www.stephenfriedman.com|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> == |
===== Collections<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stephenfriedman.com/artists/wayne-gonzales/cv|title=Stephen Friedman Gallery - Wayne Gonzales - CV|last=(www.thewebwell.com)|first=The Web Well|website=www.stephenfriedman.com|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> ===== |
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* Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albrightknox.org/artworks/19988-twelve|title=Twelve|website=www.albrightknox.org|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> |
* Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albrightknox.org/artworks/19988-twelve|title=Twelve|website=www.albrightknox.org|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art Whitney Museum of American Art], New York, USA |
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art Whitney Museum of American Art], New York, USA |
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== References == |
====== References ====== |
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Revision as of 19:20, 15 December 2016
Wayne Gonzales
Wayne Gonzales (born 1957 in New Orleans, Louisiana)is a New York-based American painter whose work confronts the conversations between photography, history, and memory.[1]
Education
Gonzales earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Orleans in 1985.[1]
Work
Gonzales' paintings depict scenes of American Culture by using sources of imagery often taken from mass media and the internet.[2] He uses factual components to find instinctive connections to abstraction through painting. Up close, the paintings appear pixelated; once glanced from a far the pixelation comes together and forms an intricate image.[3] Gonzales became well known for presenting socially and political imagery, such as his paintings based around the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This body of work gained much acknowledgement when it opened at Paula Cooper Gallery in 2001.[1][4] HIs work has traveled to galleries and museums across the world where he has exhibited in group and solo shows. Notably he has collections with the Guggenheim Museum and Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.
Collections[5]
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA[6]
- Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, USA[7]
- Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA[1]
- Maramotti Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Microsoft Art Collection, Redmond, Washington, USA
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York, USA
- Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK[8]
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
References
- ^ a b c d "Guggenheim Collection Online, Wayne Gonzales".
- ^ "Waiting Crowd". Guggenheim. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Wayne Gonzales – Selected Works | Paula Cooper Gallery". www.paulacoopergallery.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Paula Cooper Gallery". www.paulacoopergallery.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ (www.thewebwell.com), The Web Well. "Stephen Friedman Gallery - Wayne Gonzales - CV". www.stephenfriedman.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Twelve". www.albrightknox.org. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Carousel Club | Dallas Museum of Art". www.dma.org. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ (www.thewebwell.com), The Web Well. "Stephen Friedman Gallery - Artists - Wayne Gonzales". www.stephenfriedman.com. Retrieved 2016-12-15.