'Mannequins in a Store Window' by Bud Gordon, Bay Area Figurative, Student of Wayne Thiebaud

Description

A vibrant Post-Impressionist collage showing a view of two figures walking past a clothing store window displaying fashionably dressed mannequins … more A vibrant Post-Impressionist collage showing a view of two figures walking past a clothing store window displaying fashionably dressed mannequins and reflecting cars and distant, wooded hills. Signed lower left 'Gordon', for Bud Gordon (American, born 1959) titled, verso, 'Storefront with Mannequins' and dated 2018.

This Northern California artist received his BA from UC Davis in 1977 where he studied with Larry Wheldon and Darrell Forney (1971-1974). From 1975-1977, he studied Advanced Painting and Art Theory with Wayne Thiebaud and also studied under Manuel Neri. Bud Gordon has exhibited widely and with success and is the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards.

Artist Statement:
My artistic impulse stems from a desire to record and comment on my environment. I attempt to convey the beauty and extraordinaries in what I have seen daily during my life in Sacramento. The rich and varied natural landscapes, the imprint of agriculture, the evolution of the distinctive urban milieu, and the people are fertile sources of exploitation for visual artistic expression.

When creating a work, I seek a strong visual image at the onset, one that invites and supports a second look. I build upon the image through employment of lime, form, color perspective light and texture. I exploit rhythm, surprise, energy, mystery, and playfulness in enhancing the interest and brio in the depiction. Often I infuse elements of abstraction to compliment or suggest familiar forms whose details become supplied by the viewers.

Frequently I exploit texture to add vitality and interest to the nature and variety of applications of paint and color to canvas, and to augment the rhythm and animation of forms in my painting. In oil, acrylic, and watercolor works. I sometimes use a collage technique whereby I apply paint to paper, let it dry, and then tear it into irregular pieces that I affix to the image bringing a distinct dimension to composition and color placement.

In the course of creating, I develop engagement and affection for the images I paint, which I hope is evident and shared by those who see them.
(with thanks to the artist's website)

Partial List of One-Man and Group Shows:
John Natsoulas Gallery solo show July August 2018
Guest artist Elliott Fouts Gallery July 2018
Centennial Group Show Sacramento City College August 2016
Tim Collom Gallery Group Show Sacramento, California June 2016
Delta Forever Group Show Sacramento State Collage March 2016
Bob Androvich Gallery Group Show Sacramento, California November 2015
Delta Forever Group Show Isleton, California October 2015
Shimo Center For The Arts Sacramento, California one person show July 2015
KVIE Art Auction Jurors Award, Contemporary Category 2014
Alex Bult Gallery Sacramento, California group show December 2013
E st. Gallery Sacramento, California group show October 2013
Alex Bult Gallery Sacramento, California one person show February 2013
Alex Bult Gallery Sacramento, California one person show November 2011
KVIE Art Auction Jurors Award 2010
Transmission Gallery Oakland, California group show November 2010
Center For Contemporary Art Sacramento, California art auction May 2010
Natsoulas Gallery Davis, California Landscape Painters Group Show July 2010
Park Fine Art Sacramento, California one person show November 2009
Natsoulas Gallery Davis, California one person show April 2009
Natsoulas Gallery Davis, California Landscape Painters Group Show July 2009
Natsoulas Gallery Davis, California one person show November 2008
Natsoulas Gallery Davis, California Landscape Painters Group Show July 2007
Exploding Head Gallery Sacramento, California 2003-2005
Lisa Coscino Gallery Pacific Grove, California 1998-2003
The City Gallery Sacramento, California 1997-1998
Winfield Gallery Carmel, California 1997
Eccentric Gallery Sacramento, California 1995
750 Gallery Sacramento, California 1995
The Icon Factory Sacramento, California 1994
Cammy Award Sacramento, California Outstanding Contribution In Graphics
Underground Group Show, UC Davis Art Building 1997
Jennifer Pauls Gallery Sacramento, California 1970-72 less