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Oil on gessoed paper, mounted onto wood, and painted frame. Straus deconstructs a classically rendered painting of a Bahama seascape. By pixelating the image, and by incorporating text, Straus makes clear, the notion of technological importance in the contemporary world. A beautiful Bahaman sunset can be captured in the palm of our hands today, with a quick tap of an iPhone. Smart phone technology can even make record of the date, time, and pinpoint the geographical location of where the photo was taken.
Adam Straus was born in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1956, into a family parented by Civil Rights activists. His passion for art grew while at the University of Florida from 1976-1980. After receiving a degree in mathematics, Straus studied photography with Jerry Uelsmann and Evon Streetman. In 1980, Straus enrolled in Florida State University’s Master’s program, and began crafting assemblages and sculpture. Straus did not begin painting until six years later (1986), and his first paintings were made with house paint, furniture varnish, and encased in sheet lead, depicting monochrome images that were not dissimilar to black-and-white photographs. Soon after moving from Florida to New York City in 1990, acclaimed art dealer, Norah Haime, took notice of Straus’s talent, and offered him a solo exhibition, “Greetings from Toxic Paradise” (1993). 25 years later, Norah Haime Gallery still represents Straus’s work, and has placed Straus in many important collections.
Today, Straus is known for his majestic and luminous depictions of the sublime, which are often saturated with a concern about social and environmental issues. His penetrating dark humor can transport the viewer to post-apocalyptic worlds and often offers a wry observation on how humans have altered the natural landscape.
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- Creation year2018
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- ConditionExcellent.
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H 45 in. x W 49 in.
H 114.3 cm x W 124.46 cm
- Gallery locationSag Harbor, NY
- Reference numberLU38932603391
- Seller reference numberSTR-004629
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