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Amanda Wattlemonade2023
2023
About the Item
Amanda Watt
Lemonade
Acrylic on Canvas
20 1/8 x 15 3/4 in
51 x 40 cm
"I consider myself a ‘Fusionist’, because I merge styles that inspire me, while playing with the fusion of East and West. I combine orientalism and primitivism with western cubist principles and the expressionists’ use of colour, to create bright and vibrant figurative images." - Amanda Watt
Amanda Watt was born in Northern Ireland in 1960, and graduated from the Belfast College of Art and Design in 1982. Just three years out of University, while living in London, Amanda was discovered by top film director Barry Levinson, who invited her to Malibu to paint from his beach house for six months. From this moment, her art took off, and she spent the next twenty years building a successful career in California, making her way into collections of many key LA directors, producers, galleries, and film stars.
With annual solo shows in LA, San Francisco and New York, Amanda's bright, vibrant landscapes, interior scenes, and her semi-abstract figurative paintings have became a staple of Californian society. Watt's key collectors include casino mogul Steve Wynn, cultural ambassador Vanessa Branson, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, and fashion-designer Marla Ginsburg. Her work is held in key global collections including: Allied Irish Bank, Dublin; ARCO Corporation, California, and Nagi Corporation in Tokyo.
In 2006, Amanda was burnt out by the sheer volume of work expected of her by these galleries, and took a step back, exhibiting just occasionally until her return to her native Ireland in 2015. Amanda now lives and works in Dromara, Northern Ireland.
Artist Statement;
"I am influenced by the pattern-making of Gustav Klimt and the highly stylised figures of Tom Wesselman and Alex Katz, as well as Rainer Fetting's use of bold colour and gestural brushstrokes. Japanese woodblock prints and Gauguin's Tahitian women have also inspired me, while the bright Californian colours of David Hockney and the decisive curves of Matisse are clearly recognisable in my work.
I favour acrylic paint, which allows a fast pace of work with spontaneous gestures. Transparent washes precede bold primary colours to create depth and vibrancy. Multiple motifs, all from memory or imagination, are peppered throughout my work: highly stylised furniture; a picture within a picture; a torso - fragmented parts that on their own don't necessarily make sense, carefully placed to create a balanced whole."
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
Annual Solo Shows:
1995 - 2005 Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Beverly Hills, California
1993 - 2002 Bowles/Sorokko Galleries, New York & San Francisco
1989 - 1993 Tower Gallery, California
Additional Solo Shows:
2004 Marla Ginsburg Productions, private show, Los Angeles
2003 Area Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, California
1999 Lee Hamilton Gallery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
1998 John Dupree Gallery, Washington DC
1993 Ratner Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1992 Gallery M, Fresno, California
1992 Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Key Group Exhibitions:
2022 Chelsea Arts Club, London, 'Curated Painting Group Show'
2021 Society of Women Artists, London, 'SWA Annual Exhibition'
2021 Rtistiq (online), 'Purple and Wine'
2020 Society of Women Artists, London, 'SWA Annual Exhibition'
2020 BPP Art Exhibition (online), 'Beckenham Place Park Flower Show'
2020 Envision Arts (online), 'Aqua'
2020 Singulart (online), 'Life Through the Window'
2020 AllBright Club, London, 'Art on a Postcard'
2019 Elizabeth James Gallery, London, 'Inspired by Picasso'
2019 Society of Women Artists, London, 'SWA Annual Exhibition'
2019 Clarendon Fine Art, Mayfair, London, 'Colour & Abstraction'
2018 Clarendon Fine Art, Mayfair, London, 'Summer Exhibition'
2018 Clarendon Fine Art, Mayfair, London, 'What is the Beautiful?'
2017 Clarendon Fine Art, Mayfair, London, 'Fine Art & Fine Wine'
2017 Pop up group show, South Kensington, London, 'Art in Full Bloom'
2015 Pop up group show, Tampa, Florida
2006 Gallery Art, Miami, Florida
2004 Timothy Yarger Gallery, Beverly Hills, 'Women in Art'
2001 Royal Academy, London, 'Summer Exhibition'
2000 Virtual Gallery, Los Gatos, California
1998 Lee Hamilton Gallery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles
1995 Brussels Art Fair, Belgium
1995 Art Miami International
1994 Singapore Art Fair
1994 Cologne Art Fair, Germany
1993 Cologne Art Fair, Germany
PUBLICATIONS, CATALOGUES AND ARTICLES
2020 Integrity Magazine, 'Interview: Amanda Watt' (Issue 12)
2019 New York Waste Magazine, 'All for the love of Art: Amanda Watt'
2017 The Irish World Newspaper, 'Gallery Shows Art is in Full Bloom: Fusionist Amanda Watt Leads new pop-up exhibition'
2017 Murze Magazine, 'Vegetation'
1995 Exhibition Catalogue, 'Amanda Watt: Observations and Fantasies', Bowles/Sorokko/Yarger Fine Art, (California, New York, San Francisco)
KEY AWARDS
1982 Artist of Promise, Belfast College of Art
KEY GLOBAL COLLECTIONS
• Allied Irish Bank, Dublin, Ireland
• ARCO Corporation, Los Angeles, California
• Nagi Corporation, Tokyo
• Marla Ginsburg (Now Marla Wynne), LA Television Producer and Fashion Designer
• Barry Levinson, Hollywood Film Director
• Steve Wynn, Casino Mogul and key Art Collector
• Owen Wilson, Hollywood Actor
• Vanessa Branson, founder of Marrakech Biennale and Global Culture Ambassador
• Mary Robinson, first female President of Ireland
• Sarah Miles, British Actress
- Creator:Amanda Watt (1960, Irish)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 20.08 in (51 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:UniquePrice: $3,545
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- Gallery Location:Belfast, GB
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