Michael Bowen (artist)

Michael Bowen
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Michael Bowen, 1990
Born(1937-12-08)December 8, 1937
Beverly Hills, California, United States
DiedMarch 7, 2009(2009-03-07) (aged 71)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalityAmerican
EducationChouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles
Known forPainting, Performance art
Notable workRed future? (1959)
LOVE portrait (1966)
Human Be-In as performance art (1967)
MovementVisionary art
Websitehttp://art.percepticon.com

Michael Francis Bowen[1][2] (December 8, 1937 – March 7, 2009) was an American fine artist known as one of the co-founders of the late 20th and 21st century Visionary art movements.[3] His works include paintings on canvas and paper,[4] 92 intaglio etchings based on Jungian psychology, assemblage, bronze sculpture, collage, and handmade art books.[5]

An icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his role in inspiring and organizing the first Human Be-In in San Francisco.[6] Chronicled in books and periodicals reflecting on the turbulent 1960s, Bowen's historical impact on both the literary and visual art worlds is well documented.[7] He remains influential among avant-garde art circles around the world.[8]

  1. ^ "Lubbock Evening Journal Archives, May 13, 1957, p. 1". 13 May 1957.
  2. ^ "Join Ancestry®".
  3. ^ Thomas Albright, Visionary Art, In a Process of Defining Itself, Rolling Stone no. 91 Sept. 16, 1971, pp. 50-52
  4. ^ "ART.percepticon.com: Great Art". Art.percepticon.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  5. ^ "Dailymotion - Bowen book, een video van jesarchives. mailart, artists". Dailymotion.com. 23 May 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  6. ^ "The Beat Generation - Beat Pics Gallery pic 151". Beatsupernovarasa.com. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  7. ^ Maxwell Riddle, Palm Springs Life, June 1986 XXVIII/number 10, "Lady of the Night Michael Bowen's Cafe Life"
  8. ^ Ted Owen, 1999 'High Art' Sanctuary Publishing Limited, pp. 92-94; ISBN 1-86074-256-4