Thomas Dowling
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1980
Master of Fine Arts, University of California, Irvine
Studio Arts
1980-1982
Post Graduate Studies, Art History and Film Studies,
University of California, Irvine
2002-2003
Post Graduate Studies in Exhibition Design and Writing for
the Arts California State University, Fullerton.
1978
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of California, Santa
Barbara
1976
Associate of Arts, Studio Art, Los Angeles Valley College Magna Cum
Laude
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These
artworks continue the interest I’ve had in geometric abstraction over
the past thirty years. I continue to try to create an experience for
the viewer that is unique. Building on the rich modernist tradition of
reductive formalism, I try to tweak and push the form into something
new. My inspiration for these images often comes from my experiences
traveling and my observation and engagement with the architecture and
art that I see. The titles occasionally reflect the original source of
experience. My process of creating is a dialogue. I have
“conversations” with art and artists, places, monuments, and
literature. These discussions connect me to the ideas and issues of the
past and cultures other than my own.
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Positano, 2008
Acrylic, charcoal, and graphite on canvas, 59x69
Zip
Acrylic on wood, 96 x 1
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Roma II, 2008
Acrylic, charcoal, and graphite on canvas, 56
1/2x 76 1/2
Zip
Acrylic on wood, 96 x 1
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Venezia, 2007
Acrylic, latex, charcoal, and graphite on canvas, 58
1/2x 65
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Still Life with Picture Frame, 1990-2008
Acrylic on panel, with vintage frame,
33x33 |
Mondrian's Escape, 1990-2008 Acrylic and graphite on wood panel, 25x34
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Passagiatta #1, 2009
Acrylic and graphite on panels with
Zip: acrylic on wood, 86x17
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