A midcareer figurative painter with a distinctive and haunting narrative vision, Bo Bartlett composes large-scale contemporary portraits and landscapes that combine the memories and impressions of his upbringing, his faith, his family, and his friends. Presenting iconic American subjects subtly underlined with open-ended questions, Bartlett implies that there is a chance for magic and wonder in everyday life. In paintings titled Old Glory , Self Portrait on Wheaton , Hiroshima , The Good Old Days , A Place by the Ocean ...
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A midcareer figurative painter with a distinctive and haunting narrative vision, Bo Bartlett composes large-scale contemporary portraits and landscapes that combine the memories and impressions of his upbringing, his faith, his family, and his friends. Presenting iconic American subjects subtly underlined with open-ended questions, Bartlett implies that there is a chance for magic and wonder in everyday life. In paintings titled Old Glory , Self Portrait on Wheaton , Hiroshima , The Good Old Days , A Place by the Ocean , Partisan , and The Dowry , he offers both a straightforward narrative and the possibility for more complex interpretations and responses. This volume is the first monograph on the artist.
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