Art Archive
Pulp painting. 22″ x 30″. I was always fascinated by Mobius Strips and Klein Bottles because of their magic. Topology was a kind of childhood hobby. In the 60s while teaching I would sometimes entertain my students by demonstrating a topological puzzle whereby I would put on a vest followed by a sports coat. Then […]
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Left to right: “After Matisse Bathers By A River”, “Blue, Pink, White”. This show was near the end of my pattern painting. The large painting derives from the Matisse Bathers by A River in The Chicago Art Institute. Merging toward this less formal kind of composition allowed me to slip quietly out of my roots […]
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Left to right: “Cage With Stick” byobu screen 72″ x 144″, “Giotto Revisited” 72″ x 84″. Bernice Steinbaum Gallery (later Steinbaum/ Kraus Gallery was my first solo in NY. It was a classic cast iron loft building on Greene Street in Soho. This show included about six of my large paintings (and one screen) with […]
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Acrylic on canvas. 96″ x 288″. @ Canton Art Institute, Canton, Ohio. I’ve change the title of this painting to “Red Black & Yellow: Requiem for Roy Palmer” who happens to be standing here in this picture. Both Bill Roseberry (my Blog Master) and I loved Roy dearly. Standing to the left of Roy is […]
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Oil on canvas. 12″ x 16″.
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Mixed media. The sculpture was exhibited at my 2nd show at Henri Gallery on P Street, DC. The show was titled “Standing on Ground Zero” and was writen about in 1984 by Michael Welzenbach in the Washington Post.
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Oil and canvas. 14″ x 12″.
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Oil and canvas. 18″ x 24″. Collection of Antonio Cortinez.
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Intaglio on handmade paper. 22″ x 30″
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Tom Nakashima 