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Gary Bukovnik Watercolors
Clare Henry, Carter E. Foster, Dr. Louis A. Zona
The flower has long been a favorite subject for painters, with a history that spans from early botanical studies to the works of modern masters like Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keeffe. Gary Bukovnik’s work manages to embrace this history while forging his own singular vision. “The challenge that Bukovnik gave himself when he chose to paint the flower was a formidable one,” writes Louis A. Zona, executive director of the Butler Institute of American Art, “[but] centuries of extraordinary achievement in the genre could not dissuade him from his path…His painting is a triumph.” Bukovnik has lived and painted in San Francisco since 1975, where his work has created an enthusiastic public following. His large-scale watercolors—which can reach over five feet in height and sixteen feet in length—are renowned for their remarkable use of color and technical mastery. In these most recent paintings, the flowers have broken out of the vases that typically contain them. The images draw the viewer into a joyous new world of tumbling, spinning, and floating profusion of color and form. This beautifully illustrated volume includes more than eighty color reproductions as well as a thorough exploration of his work by three leading art historians. A full chronology, bibliography, and listing of exhibitions and collections complete this stunning examination of the paintings and career of an important contemporary artist.
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