Morris Graves (28 august 1910 – 5 mai 2001), pictor american expresionist

Morris Graves – Time of Change

Morris Cole Graves (28 august 1910 –  5 mai 2001) a fost un pictor american expresionist. Impreuna cu Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, William Cumming si Mark Tobey a fondat  Northwest School. Graves a fost si un mistic.
S-a nascut intro familie metoista din Fox Valley, Oregon, fiind al saselea copil.Familia s-a mutat in  Seattle in 1911. Graves a fost un artist autodidact cu o intelegere naturala pentru culoare si linii.

Graves a lasat scoala dupa anul doi  si a navigat cu trei linii americane de posta impreuna cu fratele sau  Russell. La sosirea  in Japan a scris:
„Acolo am avut dintrodata sentimentul ca aceasta a fost calea cea mai buna de a face orice. A fost acceptarea naturii, nu rezistenta la ea. Nu simteam ca trebuie sa devin pictor, dar respiram un aer diferit.”
Dupa absolvirea liceului din Beaumont, Texas in 1932, la rugamintea matusii sale, Graves s-a reintors la Northwest. Si-a petrecut o mare parte din viata profesionala in Seattle si La Conner, Washington, impartind un studio pentru o perioada cu  Guy Anderson.Lucrarile de inceput ale lui Graves au fost uleiuri si cu un accent pe pasari  cu aspect bizar, fie oarbe sau ranite, ori imobilizate in valuri de lumina.

Morris Graves a murit in dimineata zilei de 5 mai 2001 in casa sa din Loleta, la cateva ore dupa ce a facut un infarct.

Morris Graves – Asian Bloom

Morris Graves – Autumn Bouquet

Morris Graves – Bird Maddened by the Sound of Machinery in the Air

Morris Graves – Bird of the Spirit

Morris Graves – Bird singing in the moonlight

Morris Graves – Bird, Surf and Moon

Morris Graves – Cat with red cabbage

Morris Graves – Chalice

Morris Graves – Columbine & Asian Poppies in a Chieng Lung Tea Dust Vase

Morris Graves – Eagle

Morris Graves – Five Persimmons, Five Jewels and Flowering Cabbage with Morning Glory – Lithograph

Morris Graves – Hibernation

Morris Graves – Logged Mountains

Morris Graves – Message

Morris Graves – Mid-Century Hibernation

Morris Graves – Moon Rising

Morris Graves – Raven in Moonlight

Morris Graves – Remembrance of Things Past

Morris Graves – Roadside Plants and Machine Age Noise

Morris Graves – Selfportrait

Morris Graves – Snake and Birds

Morris Graves – Snake in Moonlight

Morris Graves – Spirit Bird

Morris Graves – Sunflower

Morris Graves – Surf and Bird

Morris Graves – Time of Change

Morris Graves – Waking, Walking, Singing in the Next Dimension

Morris Graves – Waning Moon

Morris Graves – Waning Moon nr.2

Morris Graves – Weather Prediction Instruments for Meteorologists

Morris Graves – Wheelbarrow

Morris Graves – Wild Flower and Vessel

Morris Graves – Winter Bouquet (Camellia and Quince)

Morris Graves – Winter Bouquet (flowering quince,

Morris Graves – Winter Bouquet No. 2 (Hellebore Flower)

Morris Graves and Imogen in his Garden

Surse poze:

artnet.com

phillipscollection.org

americanart.si.edu

Tot in 28 august s-au nascut:

John Ferguson Weir (28 august 1841– 8 aprilie 1926), pictor si sculptor american.

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (28 august 1833 – 17 iunie 1898), pictor pre-rafaelit englez.

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