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Born 1946. Known for: Pop iconic, mod hangings-collage.
Kim MacConnel was a leader in the Pattern and Decoration movement that flourished on the coasts (particularly California) in the 1970's and 1980's, against the prevailing tide of Minimalism. Born in... Read full biography
Kim MacConnel was a leader in the Pattern and Decoration movement that flourished on the coasts (particularly California) in the 1970's and 1980's, against the prevailing tide of Minimalism. Born in Oklahoma City in 1946, MacConnel studied painting at the University of California, San Diego,... Read full biography
Kim MacConnel was a leader in the Pattern and Decoration movement that flourished on the coasts (particularly California) in the 1970's and 1980's, against the prevailing tide of Minimalism. Born in Oklahoma City in 1946, MacConnel studied painting at the University of California, San Diego, receiving his BA in 1969 and his MFA in 1972. He then taught at the school from 1975 to 2009. The loose-knit group of artists working in the Pattern and Decoration style, including MacConnel, was influenced... Read full biography
Kim MacConnel was a leader in the Pattern and Decoration movement that flourished on the coasts (particularly California) in the 1970's and 1980's, against the prevailing tide of Minimalism. Born in Oklahoma City in 1946, MacConnel studied painting at the University of California, San Diego, receiving his BA in 1969 and his MFA in 1972. He then taught at the school from 1975 to 2009. The loose-knit group of artists working in the Pattern and Decoration style, including MacConnel, was influenced by global textiles, ancient pattern motifs, and folk and kitsch culture, putting a bohemian spin on American traditional crafts. The lyrical abstraction of twentieth century artists such as Arthur Dove, Sonia Delaunay and the later works of Henri... Read full biography
Kim MacConnel was a leader in the Pattern and Decoration movement that flourished on the coasts (particularly California) in the 1970's and 1980's, against the prevailing tide of Minimalism. Born in Oklahoma City in 1946, MacConnel studied painting at the University of California, San Diego, receiving his BA in 1969 and his MFA in 1972. He then taught at the school from 1975 to 2009. The loose-knit group of artists working in the Pattern and Decoration style, including MacConnel, was influenced by global textiles, ancient pattern motifs, and folk and kitsch culture, putting a bohemian spin on American traditional crafts. The lyrical abstraction of twentieth century artists such as Arthur Dove, Sonia Delaunay and the later works of Henri Matisse also figured prominently into the bright colors, rhythmic compositions and approachability of the works. MacConnel’s paintings ar... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Still Life
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art