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Ken Nevadomi BIOGRAPHY
Born 1939 Cleveland, Ohio. Known for: Chaotic, mysterious abstract figure and genre painting.
"1988 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS . Ken Nevadomi’s paintings are as mysterious today as they were at the beginning of his career. The figure, whether human or animal, is paramount in his... Read full biography
"1988 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS . Ken Nevadomi’s paintings are as mysterious today as they were at the beginning of his career. The figure, whether human or animal, is paramount in his works, but the viewer has to interpret the world in which it exists. His paintings recall artists from... Read full biography
"1988 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS . Ken Nevadomi’s paintings are as mysterious today as they were at the beginning of his career. The figure, whether human or animal, is paramount in his works, but the viewer has to interpret the world in which it exists. His paintings recall artists from cubism to surrealism but his influences are much broader. Ideas for his paintings may come from earlier artists, films, magazines or life filtered through his imagination. On a trip to California in... Read full biography
"1988 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS . Ken Nevadomi’s paintings are as mysterious today as they were at the beginning of his career. The figure, whether human or animal, is paramount in his works, but the viewer has to interpret the world in which it exists. His paintings recall artists from cubism to surrealism but his influences are much broader. Ideas for his paintings may come from earlier artists, films, magazines or life filtered through his imagination. On a trip to California in his youth he became interested in cartoon art and certainly some paintings suggest that source. From his early paintings to his present production Nevadomi’s brushstrokes and color have changed in various ways as befits the painting. However, the bold... Read full biography
"1988 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS . Ken Nevadomi’s paintings are as mysterious today as they were at the beginning of his career. The figure, whether human or animal, is paramount in his works, but the viewer has to interpret the world in which it exists. His paintings recall artists from cubism to surrealism but his influences are much broader. Ideas for his paintings may come from earlier artists, films, magazines or life filtered through his imagination. On a trip to California in his youth he became interested in cartoon art and certainly some paintings suggest that source. From his early paintings to his present production Nevadomi’s brushstrokes and color have changed in various ways as befits the painting. However, the bold intensity of his subject matter remains constant. Figures and animals find themselves caught in violent s... Read full biography
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"1988 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE FOR VISUAL ARTS
Ken Nevadomi’s paintings are as mysterious today as they were at the beginning of his career. The figure, whether human or animal, is paramount in his works, but the viewer has to interpret the world in which it exists. His paintings recall artists from cubism to surrealism but his influences are much broader. Ideas for his paintings may come from earlier artists, films, magazines or life filtered through his imagination.
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