ArtBabble: Pop

Robots - Artist Label - Gail Wight

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:56:34 +0000

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For this "Artist Label" for Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon SJMA interviewed artist Gail Wight in her studio at Stanford University. We spoke with her about her scientific influences, her fascination with robots, and two of her works in the exhibition.

Todd Schorr: American Surreal - Preview

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:37:03 +0000

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Todd Schorr: American Surreal

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San Jose Museum of Art

Todd Schorr: American Surreal is the first mid-career retrospective of the Los Angeles-based artist. Schorr is a leading figure in Southern California’s cartoon-based movement, dubbed “Pop Surrealism,” which embraces low-brow culture and a ribald graphic style indebted to pop sources such as Mad magazine. Schorr’s astonishing, highly polished realism, (inspired by Bosch, Brueghel and Dali), sets him apart from his best-known peers such as Camille Rose Garcia, Gary Baseman, and Mark Ryden.

Todd Schorr: American Surreal - Ape Paintings

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:35:45 +0000

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Todd Schorr: American Surreal

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San Jose Museum of Art

As a young boy Todd Schorr came across the movie King Kong which had a profound effect on him. He has recently been creating paintings with themes of Apes in them. In this video Schorr talks about seeing King Kong and also discusses a work of his titled The Anguish of Carl Akeley.

Robots - Curator Label - David Pace

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:33:33 +0000

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Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon

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San Jose Museum of Art

Talking about the unique quality of David Pace's photographic work, Chief Curator JoAnne Northrup, touches on his post-modernist ideas of taxonomies and deconstruction.

Robots - Curator Label - Clayton Bailey

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:22:42 +0000

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Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon

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San Jose Museum of Art

JoAnne Northrup, Chief Curator at the San Jose Museum of Art, talks about artist Clayton Bailey, whose robot family in the SJMA Permanent Collection will be featured in the exhibition Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon. She talks about his influence on the exhibition and his popular robot sculptures.

Todd Schorr: American Surreal - Technique

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:19:23 +0000

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Todd Schorr: American Surreal

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San Jose Museum of Art

In this video Todd Schorr discusses his process of creating a painting - from the initial drawing, to the color study, to the laying paint on the canvas. Additionally he talks about using acrylic paints the way one would use oils.

Todd Schorr: American Surreal - Influences

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:18:02 +0000

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Todd Schorr: American Surreal

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San Jose Museum of Art

Todd Schorr has many influences that go into his artwork ranging from boyhood memories to modern day cartoons. In this video he invites us into his large collection of ephemera that he has collected over the years that continue to inspire his work.

Todd Schorr: American Surreal - Spectre Paintings

San Jose Museum of Art — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:16:19 +0000

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Todd Schorr: American Surreal

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San Jose Museum of Art

Todd Schorr has painted two large format paintings in which he addresses his influences as an artist - one reflects on the cartoon perspective and the other on the horror film perspective. In this video Todd offers insight into how the pieces came about and some of the subject matter in each.