The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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Born 1943 Szechuan, China. Known for: Abstract imagery, conceptual.
Born in Chengdu, Diao immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, where he continues to live and work today. Diao recalls collecting cardboard tubes discarded by garment and fabric factories near... Read full biography
Born in Chengdu, Diao immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, where he continues to live and work today. Diao recalls collecting cardboard tubes discarded by garment and fabric factories near his studio in Soho, and then flattening and using them to apply paint to canvas in lieu of brushes.... Read full biography
Born in Chengdu, Diao immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, where he continues to live and work today. Diao recalls collecting cardboard tubes discarded by garment and fabric factories near his studio in Soho, and then flattening and using them to apply paint to canvas in lieu of brushes. This simple act not only provided the young artist with a free and plentiful source of painting materials, but it also served to subvert the concept of the artist's brushstroke, which reigned supreme... Read full biography
Born in Chengdu, Diao immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, where he continues to live and work today. Diao recalls collecting cardboard tubes discarded by garment and fabric factories near his studio in Soho, and then flattening and using them to apply paint to canvas in lieu of brushes. This simple act not only provided the young artist with a free and plentiful source of painting materials, but it also served to subvert the concept of the artist's brushstroke, which reigned supreme at the time. Multiple layers of paint would be applied to the canvas in this way, building up depth and a resonant richness of color. In a work called Untitled, muted and mossy green is layered over a lush burgundy, while hints of cerulean are... Read full biography
Born in Chengdu, Diao immigrated to the United States in the 1950s, where he continues to live and work today. Diao recalls collecting cardboard tubes discarded by garment and fabric factories near his studio in Soho, and then flattening and using them to apply paint to canvas in lieu of brushes. This simple act not only provided the young artist with a free and plentiful source of painting materials, but it also served to subvert the concept of the artist's brushstroke, which reigned supreme at the time. Multiple layers of paint would be applied to the canvas in this way, building up depth and a resonant richness of color. In a work called Untitled, muted and mossy green is layered over a lush burgundy, while hints of cerulean are suggested between the clashing colors. The overall effect suggests an iridescent sheen—some type of impossible co... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004McGowan, Alison C (Editor)1,512 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997Marquis Who's Who1,515 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesMixed Blessings New Art in a Multicultural America
1990Lippard, Lucy R279 pages (color)Albright-Knox Art Gallery Painting and Sculpture/Acquisitions since 1972
1987Krane, Susan379 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pagesSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection
1985DuPont, Diana, K Holland402 pages (color)American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works
1979Brooklyn Museum133 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesWhitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection
1974Baur, John I H235 pages (color)The Albert Pilavin Collection Twentieth-Century American Art
1969
(Exhibition catalog)Rhode Island School of Design60 pages (color)