Frye Art Museum
photo by Jill Berarducci
Seattle, Washington
(206) 622-9250
Norman Lundin to Exhibit at Frye Museum
Sept. 3 - Oct. 31, 1999
The works of contemporary artist Norman Lundin (b. 1939) will be
on display at the Frye Art Museum this fall, exhibiting his recent works.
Best known for his depiction of blank space and quiet shafts of light falling
into empty studios, Lundin has focused almost exclusively on still lifes
and landscapes and more recently began to combine the two on the same canvas,
with the notable absence of the human figure. (left: Prairie Fire
#2, 1992, oil on canvas, 36 x 42 inches; right: Folding Chair, Jar,
Coat Hanger, 1997, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 26 inches)
During
the thirty-plus years he has been painting, Lundin has used the theme of
light, particularly the horizontal rays of the coastal Pacific Northwest.
Always a fan of Washington's famous gray skies, Lundin takes the portrayal
of light very seriously. His palette shares the cool harmonies of Northwest
artists such as Guy Anderson, Mark Tobey, and Kenneth Callahan. "I
have attempted to use light in a way that can create a subjective-expressive
response to inanimate and emotionally neutral objects...Light on objects
is the subject matter," Lundin says. Light is used to heighten the
reality of details such as the cold metal of a folding chair or the peeling
tape of a cardboard box, which seem too real to be oil on canvas.
Lundin's work is nationally known, having appeared at galleries in New York, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He also has works in museum and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Seattle Art Museum, the Henry Art Gallery, and the Tacoma Art Museum. A professor of art at the University of Washington, Lundin has taught for three decades.
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