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Essays page for John Currin ((Born 1962)), known for Female figure and portrait painting-caricature. Showing 1 essays and articles.
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Born 1962 Boulder, Colorado. Known for: Female figure and portrait painting-caricature.
"Jennifer Lawrence’s New Vogue Cover: a John Currin Painting," The New York Times Art & Design Section, By Peter Libbey, August 9, 2017. No airbrushing controversy here. Jennifer Lawrence is fully... Read full biography
"Jennifer Lawrence’s New Vogue Cover: a John Currin Painting," The New York Times Art & Design Section, By Peter Libbey, August 9, 2017. No airbrushing controversy here. Jennifer Lawrence is fully brushed in a new painting by the artist John Currin. The portrait is one of four different cover... Read full biography
"Jennifer Lawrence’s New Vogue Cover: a John Currin Painting," The New York Times Art & Design Section, By Peter Libbey, August 9, 2017. No airbrushing controversy here. Jennifer Lawrence is fully brushed in a new painting by the artist John Currin. The portrait is one of four different cover images commissioned by Vogue for its September issue, marking the magazine’s 125th anniversary. Despite Mr. Currin’s reputation for eroticism, his portrait of Ms. Lawrence is demure. She appears wearing a... Read full biography
"Jennifer Lawrence’s New Vogue Cover: a John Currin Painting," The New York Times Art & Design Section, By Peter Libbey, August 9, 2017. No airbrushing controversy here. Jennifer Lawrence is fully brushed in a new painting by the artist John Currin. The portrait is one of four different cover images commissioned by Vogue for its September issue, marking the magazine’s 125th anniversary. Despite Mr. Currin’s reputation for eroticism, his portrait of Ms. Lawrence is demure. She appears wearing a simple tan chemise and a Miu Miu patterned fur hat, holding a purple and green purse. “To be in a situation of producing a cover for this famous magazine, I’m a little scared,” Mr. Currin said in an interview. “I do worry about decorum.”. The other... Read full biography
"Jennifer Lawrence’s New Vogue Cover: a John Currin Painting," The New York Times Art & Design Section, By Peter Libbey, August 9, 2017. No airbrushing controversy here. Jennifer Lawrence is fully brushed in a new painting by the artist John Currin. The portrait is one of four different cover images commissioned by Vogue for its September issue, marking the magazine’s 125th anniversary. Despite Mr. Currin’s reputation for eroticism, his portrait of Ms. Lawrence is demure. She appears wearing a simple tan chemise and a Miu Miu patterned fur hat, holding a purple and green purse. “To be in a situation of producing a cover for this famous magazine, I’m a little scared,” Mr. Currin said in an interview. “I do worry about decorum.”. The other three covers will feature photographs of Ms. Lawrence, by Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber and the duo Inez and Vinoodh... Read full biography