Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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Museums page for Peter Shire ((Born 1947)), known for Sculptor-abstraction. Showing 3 museum collections and exhibitions.
Peter Shire MUSEUMS
Born 1947 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Sculptor-abstraction.
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic dialogue free of preconceived norms and ideas. A comprehensive and updated understanding of the arts is an essential attribute of his artistic vision. "If Leonardo were alive today he would probably be... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic dialogue free of preconceived norms and ideas. A comprehensive and updated understanding of the arts is an essential attribute of his artistic vision. "If Leonardo were alive today he would probably be working at Cape Canaveral" the artist stated in an interview. Rejecting the limitations imposed by specific fields and "proper" techniques, Shire has transgressed the orderliness of painting or sculpture traditionally defined as the "fine arts" and... Read full biography
"The art world likes to categorize artists. When I think about my position in the art world, I realize it is extremely mobile because I include and cross over so many boundaries.". Peter Shire's overt dismissal of being defined by a label clearly acknowledges his concern with opening an aesthetic dialogue free of preconceived norms and ideas. A comprehensive and updated understanding of the arts is an essential attribute of his artistic vision. "If Leonardo were alive today he would probably be working at Cape Canaveral" the artist stated in an interview. Rejecting the limitations imposed by specific fields and "proper" techniques, Shire has transgressed the orderliness of painting or sculpture traditionally defined as the "fine arts" and has included fields such as ceramics, furniture, and toys that have been consistently marginalized by the modernist discourse. Shir... Read full biography
Peter Shire - Artist Info
About Peter Shire: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsNora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA), Utah State University
650 N 1100 East
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-4020San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103