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1939 Phoenix, Arizona - 1981 San Francisco, California. Known for: Abstraction.
Robert Gonzales (1939–1981) was a San Francisco painter associated with the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 28, 1939, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in... Read full biography
Robert Gonzales (1939–1981) was a San Francisco painter associated with the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 28, 1939, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1942. By his senior year of high school in 1957, Gonzales excelled in both athletics and art. Upon... Read full biography
Robert Gonzales (1939–1981) was a San Francisco painter associated with the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 28, 1939, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1942. By his senior year of high school in 1957, Gonzales excelled in both athletics and art. Upon graduation, he was offered two scholarships—one for tennis and another through the prestigious Golden Key Award, granted annually to one senior high school student per region. Choosing art over... Read full biography
Robert Gonzales (1939–1981) was a San Francisco painter associated with the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 28, 1939, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1942. By his senior year of high school in 1957, Gonzales excelled in both athletics and art. Upon graduation, he was offered two scholarships—one for tennis and another through the prestigious Golden Key Award, granted annually to one senior high school student per region. Choosing art over athletics, he used the award to enroll at Chouinard Art Institute (later the California Institute of the Arts) in 1958. At Chouinard, Gonzales was introduced to abstraction and became especially influenced by the color field paintings of Mark Rothko and... Read full biography
Robert Gonzales (1939–1981) was a San Francisco painter associated with the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 28, 1939, he moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1942. By his senior year of high school in 1957, Gonzales excelled in both athletics and art. Upon graduation, he was offered two scholarships—one for tennis and another through the prestigious Golden Key Award, granted annually to one senior high school student per region. Choosing art over athletics, he used the award to enroll at Chouinard Art Institute (later the California Institute of the Arts) in 1958. At Chouinard, Gonzales was introduced to abstraction and became especially influenced by the color field paintings of Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still. During this period, he also attended Mount San Antonio College. After completing his studies, he returned to Phoenix for a year... Read full biography
Robert Gonzales - Artist Info
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Keywords (8)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950