David Dirrane Bowes
David Bowes
In New York City, 1990 photo by Sylvie Ball
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Known forPainting
Movement1980s New York Art Scene

David Dirrane Bowes (born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1957) is an American painter, based in Turin, Italy.[1][2] He was first recognized for his paintings during the early 1980s in New York's East Village.[3]

Biography

Born in 1957 to Katherine "Kae" (née Dirrane) and John S. Bowes.[4] He is a brother of science fiction writer Richard Bowes.[4] Bowes attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the mid 1970s and has taught painting classes at his alma mater.[5][6][7]

His paintings are often brightly colored, with loose painterly strokes and make reference to multiple sources such as allegories, mythology and art history. He has been described as being a "brilliant painter",[8] and having a "delicacy of touch and genuine fascination with the medium of paint."[9]

Bowes' work is exhibited in the United States and Europe. He participated in 1999 at the 48th Venice Biennale and one of his works is present in the Lucio Amelio's Terrae Motus collection at the Royal Palace of Caserta starting in 1994.[10][11] His work is held in various public museum collection, including the Walker Art Center,[12][13] Portland Art Museum,[14] the Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA, among others.

References

  1. ^ "Bowes, David". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00025066. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^ "David Bowes - The Pleasant Land". 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2015-04-17. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Bonney, Anney (1994-10-01). "David Bowes by Anney Bonney". BOMB Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. ^ a b "Katherine Bowes's Obituary on". The Newton Tab. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  5. ^ "David Bowes at Piece Unique Summer Group Show Robert Longo Peter Sacks Pat Steir Jan Van Oost Sophia Vari at Piece Unique Variations". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  6. ^ "Art in Pop: Footnotes as Headliners". Box Vox. 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  7. ^ "Incorporated Press, Inc". All Student Newspapers: 5. March 6, 1979. Archived from the original on 2020-05-31.
  8. ^ Carter Ratcliffe, Art in America, Sept 2002.
  9. ^ Linda Yablonksy, Artforum, Jan 1993.
  10. ^ "Overview - Group show: 48th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia". ArtFacts.Net Ltd. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  11. ^ "Terrae Motus Collection". beniculturali.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  12. ^ walkerart.org Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "David Bowes". Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  14. ^ "David Bowes". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

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