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Born 1955. Known for: Mod marine, amorphous life forms.
Painter Jedd Garet was born in 1955. Part of the "new painting" movement considered a 1980s Neo-Expressionist -- he combines figuration and abstraction in narrative works. Ambiguous unrelated images... Read full biography
Painter Jedd Garet was born in 1955. Part of the "new painting" movement considered a 1980s Neo-Expressionist -- he combines figuration and abstraction in narrative works. Ambiguous unrelated images are like visions in metaphysical landscapes of Classical architectural fragments and atmospheric... Read full biography
Painter Jedd Garet was born in 1955. Part of the "new painting" movement considered a 1980s Neo-Expressionist -- he combines figuration and abstraction in narrative works. Ambiguous unrelated images are like visions in metaphysical landscapes of Classical architectural fragments and atmospheric forms, as in "Wonderland of Forms," in which columns float in illusionistic space. Influenced by seminal Surrealist Giorgio de Chirico, Garet uses garish colors in jarring contrasts to explore... Read full biography
Painter Jedd Garet was born in 1955. Part of the "new painting" movement considered a 1980s Neo-Expressionist -- he combines figuration and abstraction in narrative works. Ambiguous unrelated images are like visions in metaphysical landscapes of Classical architectural fragments and atmospheric forms, as in "Wonderland of Forms," in which columns float in illusionistic space. Influenced by seminal Surrealist Giorgio de Chirico, Garet uses garish colors in jarring contrasts to explore relationships between nature, man and art. In later work, figures, trees and other more recognizable objects were added to the minimalist flat ground, creating tension. His work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Paine-Weber, New... Read full biography
Painter Jedd Garet was born in 1955. Part of the "new painting" movement considered a 1980s Neo-Expressionist -- he combines figuration and abstraction in narrative works. Ambiguous unrelated images are like visions in metaphysical landscapes of Classical architectural fragments and atmospheric forms, as in "Wonderland of Forms," in which columns float in illusionistic space. Influenced by seminal Surrealist Giorgio de Chirico, Garet uses garish colors in jarring contrasts to explore relationships between nature, man and art. In later work, figures, trees and other more recognizable objects were added to the minimalist flat ground, creating tension. His work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Paine-Weber, New York City. Of his intentions Garet says: 'No words, no natural elements, nothing natural, including the figures. They were statues... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Statue Sculpture
- •Still Life
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art