Tropical Dreaming Seascape - Visionary Modern Art

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Joseph Parker
Tropical Dreaming Seascape - Visionary Modern Art
1990s

About the Item

Small scale vibrant tropical landscape by artist Joseph Parker (American, 1930-2009). Signed lower right. Unframed. Image size 8"H x 10"W. Parker was born in Stropkov, Czechoslovakia. He studied art in Sydney, Paris, then Israel. One of the leaders and early Visonary artists. He encountered spiritual leader, the head of Jain Buddhism, Krishnamurti, which greatly influenced his art. He moved to San Francisco in 1977 where he exhibited his work in numerous galleries and museums, he is recognized as the founder of the Visionary art movement. Unframed. Originally Joseph Schwartz, Parker was born January 6, 1930 to Jewish parents in Stropkof, Czechoslovakia. From an early age, Joseph was recognized as a talented young artist. But his creativity was put on hold with the onset of World War II. The Schwartz family survived Nazi Germany hidden in a hillside bunker for two and a half years, cared for by the kindness of local neighbors. After his sister died in a concentration camp, Joseph lost his faith in God and proclaimed that he was an atheist. Post WWII, with Europe in chaos, Parker’s family escaped the communist take-over of Czechoslovakia to settle first in Vienna and then Paris. Joseph became fluent in seven languages, including Russian, German, Slovac, Latin, Hebrew, French, English, and Polish. When the family decided to move to Australia, Joseph Schwartz, in order to overcome anti-Semitism, changed his name to Joseph Parker. In order to support himself, Parker studied and became a successful accountant. In the late ‘50’s, extreme migraine headaches drove Parker to seek alternative therapy from an occultist who performed hypnosis. During this session, Joseph had an out-of-body experience where he was absorbed by the bright, pure light of Divine love, birthplace of the Living Soul. This epiphany opened Parker to a spiritual investigation that included a study of Norman Vincent Peale, Rosicrucianism, and other forms of mysticism. Joseph declared that he was no longer an atheist. From that point on, an “inner voice” spoke to Joseph acting as a divine counselor, interpreting his mystical experience. He studied art briefly in Sydney and then moved to Paris and later Israel. His life in Israel and later in India, led to encounters with spiritual leaders such as the chief of the Rosicrucian order, the head of Jain Buddhism, and the well-known Indian philosopher, Krishnamurti. Parker continued traveling, settling next in Mexico where he attended two art schools and began a career as a portrait painter. Continuing to travel, he moved to the U.S. in 1977 and lived in San Francisco where a Chicago writer, Gregory Vlamis saw and began collecting Parker’s paintings. With Vlamis as his ally, Parker exhibited his work in numerous galleries including the Walther Kelly Gallery in Chicago and sold paintings to many private collectors, corporations and museums including the Art Institute of Chicago. Parker was one of the featured artist in an exhibition at the cutting-edge P.S. 1 Gallery in New York City, his first exposure in the New York gallery scene. Learning of his work in New York, E.B. and Maureen Smith became Joseph’s most active collectors until they lost track of his whereabouts as he moved across the country in a RV, painting wherever he traveled. Joseph cared little about the prestige of galleries or the lure of money and decided to give up painting in 1991 to commit himself to studying the “divine scheme.” The Smith’s later found him in Desert Hot Springs and convinced him to recommence painting, supported by their generous patronage.

Creator:
Joseph Parker (1930 - 2009, American)
Creation Year:
1990s
Dimensions:
Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
Medium:
Oil,Canvas,Acrylic
Movement & Style:
Modern
Period:
1990-1999
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Soquel, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: JT-D62491stDibs: LU5427533122