James Rosenquist | |
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 Photo by: Russ Blaise 1988 | |
| Born | November 29, 1933 |
| Died | March 31, 2017 (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Minneapolis College of Art and Design University of Minnesota Art Students League of New York |
| Known for | Painter, printmaker, graphic artist |
| Movement | Pop art |
| Spouses | Mary Lou Adams
(m. 1960; div. 1975)Mimi Thompson (m. 1987) |
James Albert Rosenquist (November 29, 1933 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement. Drawing from his background working in sign painting, Rosenquist's pieces often explored the role of advertising and consumer culture in art and society, utilizing techniques he learned making commercial art to depict popular cultural icons and mundane everyday objects.[1] While his works have often been compared to those from other key figures of the pop art movement, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Rosenquist's pieces were unique in the way that they often employed elements of surrealism using fragments of advertisements and cultural imagery to emphasize the overwhelming nature of ads.[2] He was a 2001 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.[3]
- ^ exhibit-e.com. "Biography - Artist - James Rosenquist Studio". www.jamesrosenquiststudio.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "James Rosenquist Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works". The Art Story. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ James Rosenquist Archived August 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Florida Artists Hall of Fame