John Newman, (American, b. 1952) Mixed Media Sculpture
By John Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mixed media sculpture, by noted contemporary artist, John Newman (American, b. 1952). The piece was first shown at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery solo exhibition show entitled, “Spoonfuls”, A series of small mixed-media sculptures. The unique expressive piece is constructed of straw, shell, cast acrylic, plexiglass, wood, papier mache, Japanese paper, aqua resin, gold leaf, acrylic paint, approx 9"h x 14"l x 6"w
Provenance: A Private Collection: 888 Park Avenue, NYC; work appeared at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC. Solo exhibition March 26 - April 30 2016.
About the artist (from the artist’s website):
John Newman is a New York-based artist. He was born in Flushing, New York, and received his BA from Oberlin College. He attended the Whitney Museum Study Program in 1972, received his MFA in 1975 from the Yale School of Art...
Category
1990s American Gold Leaf Decorative Objects