David Bowes

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

David Dirrane Bowes
In New York City, 1990 photo by Sylvie Ball
Born1957 (age 62–63)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Known forPainting
Movement1980s New York Art Scene

Biography

Born in 1957 to Katherine "Kae" (née Dirrane) and John S. Bowes.[2] He is a brother of science fiction writer Richard Bowes.[2]

Bowes attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in the mid 1970s and has taught painting classes at his alma mater.[3]

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",[4] and having a "delicacy of touch and genuine fascination with the medium of paint."[5]

Bowes' work is exhibited in the United States and Europe. He participated in the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999 and one of his works is present in the Lucio Amelio's Terrae Motus collection at the Royal Palace of Caserta.[6][7] His work is held in the collection of the Walker Art Center[8] and the Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA.

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References
  1. "David Bowes - The Pleasant Land". 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2015-04-17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Katherine Bowes's Obituary on". The Newton Tab. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  3. "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.
  4. Carter Ratcliffe, Art in America, Sept 2002.
  5. Linda Yablonksy, Artforum, Jan 1993.
  6. "Overview - Group show: 48th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia". ArtFacts.Net Ltd. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  7. "Terrae Motus Collection". beniculturali.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  8. walkerart.org Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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