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John Salt Art

British, b. 1937
John Salt (b. 1937 - ) is an English artist, whose greatly detailed paintings from the late 1960s onwards made him one of the pioneers of the photorealist school. Although Salt's work has developed through several distinct phases, it has generally focused on images of cars, often shown wrecked or abandoned within a suburban or semi-rural American landscape, with the banality and dishevelment of the subject matter contrasting with the immaculate and meticulous nature of the work's execution. His father was a motor repair garage owner, whose stepfather in turn had been a signwriter painting stripes on the bodies of cars. As a young boy Salt was encouraged to draw and paint, and at the age of fifteen he gained admittance to the Birmingham School of Art, where he studied from 1952 to 1958. He studied at numerous other well-known art schools in England and the US, influenced by the work of English artist Prunella Clough and American Pop Art figures such as Robert Rauschenberg. Salt sought a more distinct artistic identity and was encouraged to explore a wide variety of styles and techniques, ultimately leading to and interest in photographers Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander, and how their documentary style relieved them of the self-conscious need to adopt an artistic technique.
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Artist: John Salt
Arrested Vehicle with Red, Photorealist Lithograph by John Salt
By John Salt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Painter John Salt is known for his photorealistic depictions of the deteriorating American landscape. His favored subjects include junkyard jalopies and broken-down mobile homes. Bor...
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1970s Photorealist John Salt Art

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John Salt-Arrested Vehicle with Red Seats- HAND SIGNED
By John Salt
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This limited edition print, titled Arrested Vehicle with Red Seats, was created by the esteemed artist John Salt in 1972. Signed in pencil by Salt, this print is part of the renowned...
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20th Century Realist John Salt Art

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