A sculptor and art educator, John Newman is known for his large-scale installations, many of them in outdoor settings such as at the General Mills Outdoor Sculpture Park in Minnespolis; the... Read full biography
A sculptor and art educator, John Newman is known for his large-scale installations, many of them in outdoor settings such as at the General Mills Outdoor Sculpture Park in Minnespolis; the Department of Transportation in Washington DC; and the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York. In a... Read full biography
A sculptor and art educator, John Newman is known for his large-scale installations, many of them in outdoor settings such as at the General Mills Outdoor Sculpture Park in Minnespolis; the Department of Transportation in Washington DC; and the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York. In a 2005 exhibition catalogue of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska, Janice Dreisbach, Gallery Director, wrote that many of his works are "intimate tabletop objects that consist of... Read full biography
A sculptor and art educator, John Newman is known for his large-scale installations, many of them in outdoor settings such as at the General Mills Outdoor Sculpture Park in Minnespolis; the Department of Transportation in Washington DC; and the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York. In a 2005 exhibition catalogue of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska, Janice Dreisbach, Gallery Director, wrote that many of his works are "intimate tabletop objects that consist of surrealistic and bio-morphic shapes and forms made of fragile materials, such as glass, papier mache, gilded paper and terra cotta. Their small scale, graceful curves, vibrant colors, and complex and diverse textures give them an intimate and seductive... Read full biography
A sculptor and art educator, John Newman is known for his large-scale installations, many of them in outdoor settings such as at the General Mills Outdoor Sculpture Park in Minnespolis; the Department of Transportation in Washington DC; and the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York. In a 2005 exhibition catalogue of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska, Janice Dreisbach, Gallery Director, wrote that many of his works are "intimate tabletop objects that consist of surrealistic and bio-morphic shapes and forms made of fragile materials, such as glass, papier mache, gilded paper and terra cotta. Their small scale, graceful curves, vibrant colors, and complex and diverse textures give them an intimate and seductive quality that is intensified by their fragility. Newman's aesthetic also bears the influence of Alexander Calder, Lee Bon... Read full biography
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About John Newman: Books
Books & Publications (13)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Singular Expressions: Nine Artists in Three Galleries (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Driesbach, Janice; Daniel Siedell, L. Kent Wolgamott
56 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
American Images/The SBC Collection of 20th Century American Art
1996
Hopps, Walter (others)
320 pages (color)
Community of Creativity A Century of MacDowell Colony Artists (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Storr, Robert/Tom Wolf
103 pages (color)
Printmaking in America Collaborative Prints and Presses 1960-1990
1995
Hansen, Trudy (others)
248 pages (color)
John Newman Sculpture and Works on Paper (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Kertess, Klaus/E Kass/A Fritz
63 pages (color)
John Newman Sculpture and Drawing (Exhibition catalog)
1991
John Berggruen Gallery
26 pages (color)
Large Scale Works on Paper (Exhibition catalog)
1991
John Berggruen Gallery
47 pages (color)
Amerikanische Zeichnungen in den achtziger Jahren (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Smith, Roberta
190 pages
Art in Place Fifteen Years of Acquisition (Exhibition catalog)