Click on images to enlarge or to find more information. Laura owens was the artist s first monographic museum survey, consisting of approximately forty paintings and works on paper created between 1997 and 2003. Untitled, oil, flashe, screen printing ink, charcoal and sand on linen 2016 untitled, oil, flashe and charcoal on linen 2016 untitled, flashe, oil, acrylic and screenprinting ink on canvas 2016. Oct 14, 2014 rachel kushner is the only writer to ever be nominated for a national book award in fiction for both a first and second novel. Nov 11, 2018 laura owens is organized by the whitney museum of american art, new york. At 664 pages, owens, laura is a statement coffeetable book, with critical essays, the artist s personal correspondence, photographs, clippings, and anecdotes written by friends. Owens explores beauty and decoration, integrating elements such as collage, fabric, and decorative patterns into her paintings. Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on llery. Laura owens is a painter and installation artist who practices in the tradition of the postconceptual art generation. Laura owens retrospective coming to the whitney the new. Jun 07, 2003 at 33 laura owens is the youngest person to have been given a survey show at mocas, and its supremely deserved. Books by laura owen author of the misadventures of winnie.
Sep 21, 2015 laura owenss paintings can make you ponder the difference between irony and ambivalence. Originally from euclid, oh, owens received a bfa from the rhode island school of design, and attended the skowhegan school of painting and sculpture in maine. Using bright, colorinfused imagery that depicts landscapes, couples kissing, blooming flowers, and dogs howling at the moon, owens is something of a modern day john william waterhouse. Laura owens is on view at the whitney until february 4, 2018. The comedic beauty of laura owenss work the new york times. Artist laura owens makes books unlike any other books. She often uses bright, colorinfused imagery that depicts landscapes, couples kissing, blooming flowers, and dogs howling at the moon. The beauty of ugly painting untitled, 2016, by laura owens. Laura owenss ten paintings her first solo institutional show in the us since 2004occupies both of the gallery spaces at the wattis institute with a multimedia exhibition that asks viewers to consider the imperceptible or undisclosed. Please note that artwork locations are subject to change, and not all works are on view at all times.
She is known for largescale paintings that combine a variety of art historical references and painterly techniques. The comedic beauty of laura owenss work at the whitney, this artist s superb midcareer survey and catalog highlight her art, life and times and a world of possibility for painting. Since childhood, she has grounded her life in being an artist. Laura owen is the author of the misadventures of winnie the witch 4. Laura owens belongs to a generation of artists who are reshaping the discourse of contemporary painting with their technical expertise and love of experimentation and, perhaps most importantly, through the involvement of digital media and image editing technologies. Untitled, 2016 flashe and screen printing inks on inkjet printed matte paper, book board, cloth, japanese paper headband, 11.
Dec 11, 2014 laura owens is just one of eight female painters breaking their way into the boys club. Her work is recognizable from its pop color palette and deep sense of experimentation. Since graduating from cal arts nine years ago she has proved herself a neargenius at mixing representational elements and abstraction, producing paintings so exuberant and inspired they take your critical breath away an unusual feeling after exiting a morgue, i mean museum. Her bold and experimental work challenges traditional assumptions about figuration and abstraction, as well as the relationships among avantgarde art, craft. Laura owens paintings, which have run the gamut from abstraction and landscape to figuration, demonstrate a shrewd awareness of form, color, and line. Laura owen has 69 books on goodreads with 1460 ratings. Laura owens born 1970 is an american painter, gallery owner and educator. She seems to split the difference in both cases, finishing works of perfect sincerity before shes got any real reason to be sure about them, indulging felicitous gestures, saving second thoughts for another picture.
A hybrid of art catalogue, diary, document, and artist bookthe kind of. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Owens refers to inspirations from many cultures and many sources in her mostly landscape paintings. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Whitney museum launches emoji designed by laura owens. She will receive the twentyfivethousanddollar prize in recognition of her painting practice. American folk art, japanese landscape, childrensbook illustration, dropped. Widely recognised for her use of both cultural and art historical references and ability to create across such movements as figuration, pop art and abstraction, laura owens is a painter whose influences range from henri matisse to cartoon characters, creating work that often. Her exuberant, bracing midcareer survey at the whitney beams a positive, cando energy. Laura owens, 2003 essays by thomas lawson and paul schimmel. She began her bachelors in political economy at the university of california, berkeley when she was only sixteen and went on to obtain an mfa in creative writing from columbia university. Sep 04, 2017 the beauty of ugly painting untitled, 2016, by laura owens.
I often refer to myself as being in perpetual student mode, teaching myself to read more. Untitled, oil, flashe, screen printing ink, charcoal and sand on linen 2016 untitled, oil, flashe and charcoal on linen 2016 untitled, flashe, oil, acrylic and. The exhibition laura owens, on view in the milwaukee art museums vogelhelfaer contemporary galleries october 18, 2003 january 18, 2004, is the first major monographic survey of the artist s work and traces her development from 1997 to the. Laura owens is an influential contemporary american painter. Her bold and experimental work challenges traditional assumptions about figuration and abstraction, as well as the relationships among avantgarde art, craft, pop culture, and technology. Nov 16, 2017 the comedic beauty of laura owenss work at the whitney, this artist s superb midcareer survey and catalog highlight her art, life and times and a world of possibility for painting. Available for free download in the apple app store, the pack makes a great addition to other artrelated emoji sets, such as hyo hongs cindy. A book of sturtevantrelated ephemera from bruce hainleys archive, produced and designed by bruce hainley, ooga booga and 356 mission 2014 stickers, laserjet, oil board, chicago screws 17 x 11 inches. Laura owens designed imessage stickers for the whitneyall for free download.
Ten paintings cca wattis institute kent and vicki logan galleries 360 kansas street san francisco, ca 94103 april 28 july 23, 2016. Printed by ed hamilton, hamilton press, venice, california, the full sheet is printed to the edges and has deckled edges. In addition to painting, owens also creates artists books. Flashe, charcoal and screen printing inks on clay coated wallpaper, book board, dyed linen, sound device, 17. Laura owens laura owens catalogue first edition 2017. The radical paintings of laura owens the new yorker. Laura owens is a painter and installation artist very firmly practicing in the tradition of the postconceptual art generation. The radical paintings of laura owens since childhood, she has grounded her life in being an artist. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Along the way, shes forged new directions for her medium.
Includes press release, works in exhibition, press, books, posters, and associated artists. As a stylist and culture critic, owens is neither a stonecold killer nor a gleeful nihilist, traits embraced by some of her peers. The aspen art museum and the aspen skiing company have announced that laura owens is the latest artist to design a lift ticket for the upcoming ski season. A book of sturtevantrelated ephemera from bruce hainley s archive, produced and designed by bruce hainley, ooga booga and 356 mission. Published by the whitney museum of american art since the early 1990s, laura owens b. Her deceptively romanticnaive visual language dissolves distinctions between abstract and figurative art, and.
Created in close collaboration with the artist on the occasion of her midcareer survey at the whitney museum of american art. Laura owen author of the misadventures of winnie the witch. The painter is among a new generation of talented, transgressive artists who reject commonly held notions of beauty. Join facebook to connect with laura owens and others you may know. Shes an art lover, an enthusiast who approaches the problem of. Laura owens is just one of eight female painters breaking their way into the boys club. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. We are dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art.
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