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Wood Dumbells

Bust / Head No. 2 2014 (with Yoga Block and Dumbell)
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
Contemporary bust / sculpture: created from wax, wire mesh, dumbell and yoga block, by American
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

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John Goodman is an American artist born in California. His paintings, drawings and sculptures are a dichotomy of understated minimalism with reductive use of color that conveys a subtle, but evident smoldering energy. Goodman uses thick paint that he sculpts and draws into, as he forms a rich tactile field of painterly surfaces. In his images, there is a strong pull toward abstraction. Bay Area influences are present in his work, particularly that of Nathan Oliveira, who Goodman was privileged to have had as his mentor. Goodman's sophisticated and understated paintings, drawings and sculptures are exhibited coast to coast, have premiered at International Art Fairs and are collected worldwide.

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