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1935 Tulsa, Oklahoma - 1995 New York City. Known for: Large-scale photo real still-life painting.
A photo-realist painter of large-scale still life, Charles Bell sought with his painting to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane. Much of his subject matter was vintage toys, gumball... Read full biography
A photo-realist painter of large-scale still life, Charles Bell sought with his painting to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane. Much of his subject matter was vintage toys, gumball machines, and dolls and action figures, many of them arranged in classical poses. He was based in New... Read full biography
A photo-realist painter of large-scale still life, Charles Bell sought with his painting to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane. Much of his subject matter was vintage toys, gumball machines, and dolls and action figures, many of them arranged in classical poses. He was based in New York City and born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He created work in a scale as much as ten times life size with clear and vibrant colors. Bell worked out of his New York loft studio on West Broadway. In his life... Read full biography
A photo-realist painter of large-scale still life, Charles Bell sought with his painting to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane. Much of his subject matter was vintage toys, gumball machines, and dolls and action figures, many of them arranged in classical poses. He was based in New York City and born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He created work in a scale as much as ten times life size with clear and vibrant colors. Bell worked out of his New York loft studio on West Broadway. In his life time he created almost 200 works and wished to have his work reproduced and distributed as widely as possible for as long as possible. Bell died of lymphoma on April 1, 1995, at age 60. He had AIDS at the time of his death. His partner of 22 years,... Read full biography
A photo-realist painter of large-scale still life, Charles Bell sought with his painting to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane. Much of his subject matter was vintage toys, gumball machines, and dolls and action figures, many of them arranged in classical poses. He was based in New York City and born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He created work in a scale as much as ten times life size with clear and vibrant colors. Bell worked out of his New York loft studio on West Broadway. In his life time he created almost 200 works and wished to have his work reproduced and distributed as widely as possible for as long as possible. Bell died of lymphoma on April 1, 1995, at age 60. He had AIDS at the time of his death. His partner of 22 years, interior decorator, Willard Ching, died of AIDS-related illness three year... Read full biography
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Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Photo Realism, Hyperrealism, Super Realism
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Still Life
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950