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Artist Statement:
Art
Is... Ha!
Gerhardt Isringhaus aka ISHA
as he is known and signs his
work, has been creating
prints, paintings and
photographs for the last 44
years. There have been many
influences in his artistic
career including the painters
Lorser Feitelson, William
Morehouse, Robert McChesney,
Bernard Zackheim, the sculptor
Mary Fuller, and photographer
Ernst Haas. From them he
learned that VISION is a
personal point of view that
emanates from inside and
outside the artist. "It's a
constant recording of
encounters with spirit and
matter. I surrender to
instinct and imagination when
I create. Creation is one big
surprise and I love the
surprises. My work is a diary
of those creative efforts and
encounters."
"Any genuine philosophy leads
to action and from action back
again to wonder, to enduring
fact of mystery."
Henry Miller (1891-1980)
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Artist Exhibitions:
1967--St. Louis Community
College, St. Louis, MO; One
Man Show, B/W Photography.
1968--Art Center College of
Design, Los Angeles, CA; Group
Show, Color Photography.
1969--Los Angeles Art
Directors Guild, Los Angeles,
CA; Group Show, “First Place”
for Photo-Graphic Billboard.
1970-71--Frendz Newspaper, IT
Newspaper, ...
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Artist Reviews:
What patrons have said of his
work:
"Oh Isha, it's so...so...
Ishaistic! Ms. A. Krantz,
Berkeley California.
"Clearly your work is a form
of...Ishaism." Mr. D.
Gottlieb, Los Angeles,
California.
"Isha, your work is naive like
a fox!" Mrs. M. Grunstein,
Mexico City, Mexico.
Mr Isringhaus, who ...
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Collections:
Estate of Bernard Zakheim,
Sebastopol, CA. USA
Estate of Andy Warhol, New
York, New York, USA
Estate of Ernst Haas, New
York, New York, USA
Christo/ Jeanne-Claude, New
York, New York, USA
St. Louis Community College,
St. Louis, MO.
Art Center College of Design,
Los Angeles, Ca USA
Sonoma ...
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Commissions:
Cinnabar Arts Corp, Petaluma,
CA USA
Pure Gold Oranges, Los
Angeles, CA USA
E. J. Gallo Winery, Modesto,
CA USA...
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Gerhardt Isringhaus Biography:
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Age
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59
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
0
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| Religion |
Lutheran |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Dramatic writing and video. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Art - (Now)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Andy Warhol
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Last Supper 1986
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I once asked a policeman in San Francisco where the Museum of Modern Art was, as I stood across the street from it. The cop replied, “I don’t know. I don’t know anything about modern art.” This inspired me to carry on.
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
The herd was moving and beauty sent me in the opposite direction. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born in St. Louis, Mo. March 17, 1948.
St. Louis Community College 1966-68.
Art Center College of Design 1968-69.
Sonoma State University
BA in Art. 1980-83.
U. of Southern California 1986-89.
MPW in Screenwriting.
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