James Rosenquist has been one of my favorite artists since I discovered him in Art 2 Freshman year. The style and mark he uses to create his large, colorful, realistic paintings is something I attempted to emulate but could never achieve. I wanted to write about him for this awareness post because I saw one of his large paintings in person at the MoMA in New York. Rosenquist began painting billboards but stopped after one of his friends died after falling off the scaffolding. He then applied his sign painting skills to his other realistic paintings and continued on from there. His work exemplifies the beginning of the pop art movement. He juxtaposes the imagery of his paintings to represent themes of events like the war. I like his work because he paints realistically but the style in which he paints realistically is unique to him. I also admire the amount of detail he can get on such a large scale. Part of what is so captivating about his work is his use of color (which I am always so fond of). My favorite thing that he paints is spaghetti.
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June 2018
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