James Claussen
James Claussen | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Kansas City Art Institute, B.F.A. University of Washington, M.F.A. |
Occupation(s) | Lithographer, Painter, Professor |
Known for | Lithography, Abstract Painting |
James Claussen is a contemporary American lithographer and abstract painter. His lithography is distinguished by the technique of drawing directly on the stone surface as a second drawing process. His paintings combine surrealism with abstraction.[1][2]
Biography
Born in Iowa City, Iowa, Claussen received a bachelor’s in fine arts in painting and printmaking from the
Work
The Seattle Times calls Claussen’s lithographs “great precision of line and texturing and an imagery markedly different from the abstract images of most contemporary printmakers.” [13] According to the Kansas City Star, Claussen operates at “a high level of care and craft.” The Star describes Claussen’s work as “gentle surrealism” which means “pictures formed of accumulated and disparate images that seem to float through a field of ether.” [14] New Letters: a Magazine of Fine Writing quotes Claussen as saying “as objective as the realism of drawn objects may seem, their meaning is ruled by the imaginative eye.” [15] Claussen’s lithographs have been reproduced in numerous media outlets including San Francisco magazine, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Iowa Press-Citizen, Saint Joseph Gazette and Artslant magazine.[16][17][18][19]
References
- ^ San Francisco Art Institute, James Claussen faculty profile, accessed January 25, 2019 https://www.sfai.edu/bios/james-claussen
- ^ Academy of Art University, Board of Directors, Administrators and Faculty, accessed January 25, 2019 https://www.academyart.edu/wp-content/uploads/board-of-directors-administrators-faculty.pdf
- ^ a b c About James Claussen, Web site of James Claussen, accessed January 6, 2020 http://www.jamesclaussen.com/about-james-claussen.html
- ^ Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. The Sea is Within Us. Aletti Editore, February 14, 2013 http://www.jamesclaussen.com/publihed.html
- ^ Snow, Maryly et al. California Society of Printmakers: One Hundred Years, 1913-2013, California Society of Printmakers, June 2, 2015. http://www.caprintmakers.org/california-society-of-printmakers-one-hundred-years-1913-2013-ebook-edition/
- ^ Ray, David (ed.) New Letters: a Magazine of Fine Writing. University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, Fall, 1982, p. 34.http://www.newletters.org/magazine/volume-49-issue-1, accessed March 3, 2019.
- ^ “Resolving Space – Lithographs by James Claussen: April 30, 2017 to July 9, 2017,” Web site of Peninsula Museum of Art, accessed March 3, 2019. https://peninsulamuseum.org/exhibits/resolving-space-lithographs-james-claussen
- ^ Victoria & Albert Museum web site, summary page of lithograph entitled It’s Alive, accessed January 25, 2019. http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1154287/its-alive-print-claussen-james-e/
- ^ The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, works of James Claussen-lithograph entitled Bristles, accessed January 25, 2019. https://art.nelson-atkins.org/people/2246/james-claussen/objects
- ^ The University of Wisconsin Chazen Museum of Art, collections page of Revolution by James Claussen, accessed January 25, 2019. http://embarkkiosk.chazen.wisc.edu/Obj28684?sid=3527&x=82971
- ^ Collections and Exhibitions. Web site of James Claussen, accessed January 25, 2019 http://www.jamesclaussen.com/resume.html
- ^ "2014 Board Members/Officers," The California Printmaker: The Journal of the California Society of Printmakers, 2015, p. 32 http://www.caprintmakers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015Journal-Publications_New_Publication.pdf
- ^ Tarzan, Deloris. “Visual Arts.” Seattle Times, May 29, 1977. http://www.jamesclaussen.com/article4.html
- ^ Hoffmann, Donald. “Anniversary Gifts Strengthen Museum.” Kansas City Star, October 10, 1982. http://www.jamesclaussen.com/article1.html
- ^ Ray, David (ed.). “James Claussen.” New Letters: a Magazine of Fine Writing. University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, Fall, 1982, p. 34. http://www.newletters.org/magazine/volume-49-issue-1, accessed March 3, 2019.
- ^ Farmer, Rob. “First Impressions,” San Francisco magazine, July, 1999. http://www.jamesclaussen.com/artices.html
- ^ “Artist’s Watercolors, Drawings, Lithographs on View at Museum,” St. Joseph Gazette, St. Joseph, Missouri, October 21, 1981. http://www.jamesclaussen.com/article3.html
- ^ Croft, Karen. “Art Show Has Welcome Surprises,” San Jose Mercury News, February, 1986] http://www.jamesclaussen.com/articles1.html
- ^ “James Claussen Exhibit Kicks Off Fall,” Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, August 29, 1999. http://www.jamesclaussen.com/articles.html
External links
“Profile of James Claussen,” Artslant magazine, accessed January 25, 2019
James Claussen: Selected Artist, Prints: CA, LA and Beyond, Part 2, juried by Michelle Murillo, California Society of Printmakers, February 13 – 28th, 2015, accessed March 3, 2019.
Artist's Website