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1911 Chikiang Province, China - 1974 Carmel, California. Known for: Modernist marine, landscape, seascape, floral and fruit still life painting.
S.C. Yuan, is considered one of the finest painters to come out of the Monterey Peninsula. A "painter's painter", he did work which was favored by contemporary painters who marvel at his effortless... Read full biography
S.C. Yuan, is considered one of the finest painters to come out of the Monterey Peninsula. A "painter's painter", he did work which was favored by contemporary painters who marvel at his effortless technique. "Yuan's strength as an artist was his ability to communicate a wealth of visual... Read full biography
S.C. Yuan, is considered one of the finest painters to come out of the Monterey Peninsula. A "painter's painter", he did work which was favored by contemporary painters who marvel at his effortless technique. "Yuan's strength as an artist was his ability to communicate a wealth of visual information with swift and concise markings," says Kathleen Moodie, Curator at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz. "Yuan fused an Eastern elegance of economic line with the robust energy of Western... Read full biography
S.C. Yuan, is considered one of the finest painters to come out of the Monterey Peninsula. A "painter's painter", he did work which was favored by contemporary painters who marvel at his effortless technique. "Yuan's strength as an artist was his ability to communicate a wealth of visual information with swift and concise markings," says Kathleen Moodie, Curator at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz. "Yuan fused an Eastern elegance of economic line with the robust energy of Western abstraction," she added in the catalogue for an upcoming show of Yuan's works. Yuan said that "Color is like pouring Tabasco sauce over one's dinner. Color ruins painting." A friend explained how Yuan tamed colors: "After he finished a painting, he... Read full biography
S.C. Yuan, is considered one of the finest painters to come out of the Monterey Peninsula. A "painter's painter", he did work which was favored by contemporary painters who marvel at his effortless technique. "Yuan's strength as an artist was his ability to communicate a wealth of visual information with swift and concise markings," says Kathleen Moodie, Curator at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz. "Yuan fused an Eastern elegance of economic line with the robust energy of Western abstraction," she added in the catalogue for an upcoming show of Yuan's works. Yuan said that "Color is like pouring Tabasco sauce over one's dinner. Color ruins painting." A friend explained how Yuan tamed colors: "After he finished a painting, he would scoop the remainder of the wet paint off the palette into a quart jar. This was the gold, precious... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Impasto, Heavy Paint
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Conte Crayon
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure in Landscape
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Fruit Still Life
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
- •Europe
- •Jamaica
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Sierra Nevada Mountains
Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Peon Ju
- •Xu Beihong
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
- •Pseudonym ("Nome de Plume") Used
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Chinese
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association-