Artist Information:
Wolfe Bowart
Tucson, AZ
United States
Member Since: Jan 2002
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Artist Statement:
WOLFE BOWART
Artist Statement
History
The New Mexican desert
junkyard was filled with
bullet-holed tin cans and car
parts - sun bleached bones,
wooden chairs and the rare and
coveted doll head and rusted
Tonka truck. At six years old
this was my Mecca. A place
that I still dream of. Today
my junkyards are the thrift
shops, antique stores, and
dumpsters of Los Angeles:
those great equalizers, where
a janitor’s toaster sits next
to the movie star’s
paint-by-numbers painting.
Each piece of the palette
brings with it a history – and
questions. Who used it and how
it was used is hinted at only
by a broken handle or crayon
mark, or an area worn smooth
by a thumb and forefinger.
These were other people’s
things – used, loved, depended
on by them – and part of those
people are still here.
I grew up nurtured by several
generations of artists in my
family. My greatest influence
came from the giant abstract
expressionist canvases of my
grandfather, Edward Dugmore.
Dug had a way of moving things
around on the table when he
spoke – the salt shaker here,
then the glass of vodka there
– a jar of flowers ...
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Wolfe Bowart's Free Artist Portfolio
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WOLFE BOWART
Artist Statement
History
The New Mexican desert junkyard was filled with bullet-holed tin cans and car parts - sun bleached bones, wooden chairs and the rare and coveted doll head and rusted Tonka truck. At six years old this was my Mecca. A place that I still dream of. Today my junkyards are the thrift shops, antique stores, and dumpsters of Los Angeles: those great equalizers, where a janitor’s toaster sits next to the movie star’s paint-by-numbers painting.
Each piece of the palette brings with it a history – and questions. Who used it and how it was used is hinted at only by a broken handle or crayon mark, or an area worn smooth by a thumb and forefinger.
These were other people’s things – used, loved, depended on by them – and part of those people are still here.
I grew up nurtured by several generations of artists in my family. My greatest influence came from the giant abstract expressionist canvases of my grandfather, Edward Dugmore.
Dug had a way of moving things around on the table when he spoke – the salt shaker here, then the glass of vodka there – a jar of flowers ... |
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