Ocean Park #36 / Richard Diebenkorn1970, Oil on canvas, 93 × 81-1/4 inches
Richard Diebenkorn was born in Portland, Oregon, and grew up in San Francisco. He attended Stanford University, and later the California School of Fine Arts – now known as the San Francisco Art Institute – where he taught until 1950. He is known primarily for his abstract landscape paintings, which were highly colorful and layered, and he eventually became a leading artist among the Bay Area Figurative art scene. His work often depicts the outside world from a nonliteral viewpoint, and in 1966 he also began to explore the style of geometric abstraction after moving to Santa Monica. Diebenkorn also painted portraits which enigmatically combined figurative and abstract styles.
Romance / Margaret Garcia Eleven-color serigraph, 1988
26 x 38 inches paper, 25 x 36 inches image
Margaret Garcia is a Los Angeles-based artist. Primarily a muralist, Garcia has produced a great number of them throughout the Los Angeles area, and some were particularly influential during the 1984 Olympics. Her work consists of colorful, vibrant, and expressive oil paintings rooted in the tradition of Chicano art. image source
Pacific Gold / Narsiso Martinez2021, Ink, gouache, charcoal, collage, acrylic, and small paintings on produce boxes,
82 x 40 x 48 in
Drawing from his own experience as a farmworker, Martinez creates mixed media installations with multi-figure compositions set amidst agricultural landscapes. In 2023, Martinez received the Frieze Impact prize for his work examining the immigrant experience in the agriculture industry. His work was recently on view in the California Biennial 2022: Pacific Gold exhibition. Martinez received a Master of Fine Arts from California State University Long Beach.
Carmel Coast / Granville Redmondcirca 1920. Oil on canvas. 30 x 40 in.
Granville Redmond (1871–1935) produced a body of work that captures California’s diverse topography, vegetation, and color. Representing both northern and southern parts of the state, his paintings range in style from contemplative, “Tonalist” works that evoke a quiet calm, to dramatic and colorful Impressionist scenes. Today Redmond is widely considered one of the leading California artists of his era.
Also / Ed Ruscha1970. Gunpowder and pastel on paper. 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Edward Joseph Ruscha IV, although born in Omaha Nebraska, spent most of his early years in Oklahoma City. In 1956, Ruscha moved to Los Angeles to study art and by the 1960s he became well known for his printings, collages, and photographs and for his association with the Ferus Gallery Group. Ruscha now lives and works in Culver City, California.
Candy Corn Weave / Linda Stark1994. Oil on canvas on panel. 8-1/4 × 9-1/8 inches
Through a meticulous and unique process of mark-making, Linda Stark produces paintings and drawings that challenge preconceived notions and societal expectations of femininity. Stark contrasts imagery that is often associated with women, such as animated hearts, jewelry, and dresses, with more grotesque or mystic images, such as insects, genitalia, and ancient ruins. These intersections often render the work as psychedelic or cartoon-like. Each of Stark’s pieces can take over a year to complete, due in part to her complex techniques, including a process of rotating the canvas throughout the production of the painting. This technique allows the oil paint to dry in particular ways that produce sharp details and precise grooves, intensifying the illusory experience for the viewer.
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