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California impressionists, a conundrum. (Current and Coming).('In and Out of California: Travels of American Impressionists' exhibit)(Brief Article)
Why are California artists who painted in the impressionist style considered members of a regional school and therefore not examined within the larger context of an international movement embraced from Australia to Russia? This is one of the questions addressed in the catalogue accompanying a traveling exhibition entitled In and Out of California: Travels of American Impressionists on view at the Monterey Museum of Art in Monterey, California, from June 15 through September 1. It may then be seen at the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California, from November 3 through March 2, 2003.
The regional approach to impressionism poses difficulties because so many California artists were drawn to the same places as other American painters. Two of the most popular destinations were Paris and New York City. Even the opinionated Henry James might have been onto something when he wrote in 1887: "It sounds like a paradox, but it is a very simple truth that when we look for 'American art' we mainly find it in Paris."
A case in point is a comparison of the near contemporary artists Childe Hassam and Guy Rose. Both studied locally (Hassam in Boston, Rose in San Francisco) ...
- State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About Their Work.(Review)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Smith, Douglas F. September 15, 2000 700+ words
Isenberg, Barbara. State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About Their Work. Morrow. Oct. 2000. c.384p...permitted more experimentation than would be possible in New York. The whiff of regionalism here is not helped by the book...
- Report from Vienna: L.A.: the dark side. (LAX symposium, exhibiting works by...
- Magazine article from: Art in America Duncan, Michael March 1, 1993 700+ words
...outside the usual power centers. The plus side of underdog status however, is a feeling of community impossible to achieve in New York or Paris. As Lari Pittman put it, this group of L.A. artists is united by their sense of "non-apology." "Non-apology...
- New York in brief: winter and spring 1996.
- Magazine article from: C: International Contemporary Art Dena Shottenkirk March 22, 1996 700+ words
...particular note were the exhibits at David Zwirner and Postmasters. Zwirner showed a video exhibition of twenty-nine California artists, all done on closed-circuit tv and all demonstrating the immense variety of possible approaches to the medium...
- The James Irvine Foundation Provides Displaced Gulf Coast Artists With...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 14, 2005 700+ words
...Hurricane Katrina with residencies in California artists communities through a $500,000...and two-month residencies in six California artists communities including: 18th Street...an unprecedented opportunity for California artists to be exposed to the creative process...
- Creative Art Bridges Launches Online Art Gallery Website Honoring Fifteen...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 4, 2007 700+ words
...artbridgesgallery.com/ - exhibiting the works of premiere Southern California artists at the peak of their careers: Carol Bishop, Dorte Christjansen...website] you'd have a first-rate collection of Southern California artists. What a wonderful way to save gallery hopping!" Kent...
- State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About Their Work.(Review)(Young...
- Magazine article from: Booklist Seaman, Donna October 15, 2000 700+ words
Isenberg, Barbara. State of the Arts: California Artists Talk about Their Work. Oct. 2000. 384p. index. Morrow, $25 (0-380-81072-7). 709.794. Longtime arts reporter...
- Upcoming SIGGRAPH Technology Conference Celebrates 51 California Artists &...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 31, 2007 700+ words
...entries chosen for Global Eyes, 26 artists are from California, 24 of whom are from the Southern California area. California artists are featured in all aspects of the Art Gallery, including: * 2 of the 5 domestic Art books * 5 of the 8 domestic...
- SIGGRAPH 2005 International Conference Embraces California Artists.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 6, 2005 700+ words
...amp; Interactive Techniques being held 31 July to 4 August 2005 in Los Angeles, California, features many California artists in its submissions and programs. The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is an internationally recognized event...
- Art Bridges Gallery Adds Recognized Southern California Artists Online.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 2, 2008 700+ words
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Art Bridges Gallery, an online gallery of well-known Southern California artists, introduces established artists Joseph Beckles, Janice DeLoof and Harriet Zeitlin. Artistic Offerings: Joseph Beckles...
- SEASIDE EDEN.(Laguna Beach, California, artists' colony)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Country Living June 1, 2000 700+ words
Having lured American Impressionists at the turn of the century, Laguna, Beach, Calif., still delights the eye with its ocean vistas and cottage gardens Whether free-spirited or classically Inspired, the lush little Edens of Laguna Beach are as individualistic as the cottages they enhance. Ample
Source: HighBeam Research, California impressionists, a conundrum. (Current and Coming).('In and...