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David Kimball Anderson
David Kimball Anderson Large Abstract Zen Steel Modernist Sculpture Flower Vase

1974

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Contemporary abstract steel standing sculpture, Signed to base "Opera / DA / 87". 1987 Provenance: From the Walden Collection Dimensions: 45 1/2" H; Base: 6 1/2" Diam. Large Abstract Minimalist Zen Sculpture David Kimball Anderson’s work is bold and graceful, respectful and spiritual. A practicing Buddhist and avid surfer as well as a sculptor, Anderson has given way to 4 decades of work that revere beauty in nature and beauty in industry within his signature aesthetic. For Anderson, steel girders, dry leaves, machine parts and distant train lights are equally as compelling as strawberry flowers, begonias, Asian antiquities and the night sky. Editing down to essential form while adding a touch of embellishment allows his work to embody both minimalist formal truth and decorative adornment. Anderson’s art practice is a beauty-driven way of knowing the world. In this sculpture David Kimball Anderson assembles an arrangement of Metal artifacts in a still life tableaux in the manner of Fletcher Benton. In assembling these diverse elements the artist references and challenges the idea of "ready-made", where the unified pieces of the sculpture are transformed into a single art object. There is something of a Giorgio Morandi quality to the stillness of it. Biography 1946 Born in Los Angeles 1967-1971 San Francisco Art Institute Lives and works in Santa Cruz, California Selected Awards and Grants 1994 Artists Fellowships, New York, individual grant 1993 John Michael Kohler Art Center Residency 1988 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1986 Pollack-Krasner Foundation, individual grant 1981 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1974 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship Selected One Person Exhibitions 2013 "Altitude", Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO 2013 "to Morris Graves", The Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA 2012 "Travel: Rome", Namche, Bellas Artes Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2011 Selections from "to Morris Graves", Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO 2010 "In Nature" Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2008 "to Morris Graves," Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2008 "to Morris Graves," SPUR Projects, Portola Valley, CA 2007 "David Kimball Anderson: to Morris Graves," Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT 2006 "New Buddhas." Linda Durham Gallery Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2005 "Wall, Pagoda, Filters," Lemmons Contemporary, New York City, NY 2003 "Winter Tracks," Linda Durham Contemporary Art, New York City, NY 2002 "Baroque Appointments and Machine Parts", Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Galisteo, NM 2001 "The Pacific Works: 1995-2001," Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 1996 "Big Mind," Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1991 "Rust and Ether," Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1979 "Screens, " San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 1973 The SECA Award Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Selected Group Exhibitions 2022 A Multiplicity of Ideas, Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY New Work, Yangyang Pan and David Kimball Anderson 2020 Intimacy, Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen, CO The Ripple Effect, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California 2018 Beach Industry, Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA 2017 The Audacious Still Life, Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY 2015 Land of Enchantment: New Mexico as Cultural Crossroads, Sheldon Museum 2011 50 Years of Bay Area Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, Artists include William Allan, Hung Liu, Chris Johanson, Barry McGee, Laurie Reid, and Kota Ezawa, among many others. 2009 Hearts and Souls, Salzkirche Tangermünde, Tangermunde, Germany 2003 Surf Culture: Art History of Surfing, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA Artists include John McCracken, Jeffrey Vallance, Raymond Pettibon, Peter Alexander, Craig Kauffman, Rick Griffin, Ken Price, Billy Al Bengston, and John Van Hamersveld. 1991 Singular Visions: Contemporary Sculpture in New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM 1980 Sculpture in California, 1975-1980, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA Artists include Peter Voulkos, Chris Burden, De Wain Valentine, Robert Arneson, Ron Nagle, Bruce Nauman and Italo Scanga 1975 The Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Selected Public Collections Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM Art in Embassies, Washington, DC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley, CA Missouri State University, Springfield MO Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Witicha Falls State University, Witicha Falls, TX World Bank, Washington, DC Grants and Awards 1993 John Michael Kohler Art Center, iron foundry residency, Sheboygan, WI 1988 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1986 Jackson Pollack-Lee Krasner Foundation, individual grant 1981 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1974 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1972 Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, individual grant
  • Creator:
    David Kimball Anderson (1946, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1974
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 45.5 in (115.57 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    good, minor creasing in far bottom margin/corner, can be matted out.
  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38215563212

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