Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)

Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981) - photo 1

Horace Clifford Westermann

Horace Clifford (Cliff) Westermann was an American sculptor and printmaker. His sculptures frequently incorporated traditional carpentry and marquetry techniques. From the late 1950s until his death in 1981, Westermann worked with a number of materials and formal devices to address a range of personal, literary, artistic, and pop-cultural references. The artist's sculptural oeuvre is distinguished by its intricate craftsmanship, in which wood, metal, glass, and other materials are laboriously hand-tooled, and by its ability to convey an offbeat, often humorous, individualistic sensibility.

Westermann's sculptures reveal not only the influence of craft traditions, but also of varied art historical precedents. The artist's ability to convey subtle and uncanny effects through the presentation of seemingly simple objects has often led critics to compare his work to that of Surrealist-inspired artists such as Joseph Cornell. However, Westermann's work encompasses elements from a broad and diverse range of artistic practices, including Assemblage, Dada, and Folk Art. His sculptures, moreover, point to minimal and post-minimal art of the late 1960s and beyond, in terms of their rigorous craftsmanship, formal sophistication, unconventional use of materials, and sense of humor.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:11 december 1922, Los Angeles, USA
Date and place of death:3 november 1981, Danbury, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Graphic artist, Sculptor
Art style:Expressionism, Post War Art, Surrealism, Dadaism, Folk Art

Creators USA

Chloe Piene (1972)
Chloe Piene
1972
Reginald Neal (1909 - 1992)
Reginald Neal
1909 - 1992
Lari Pittman (1952)
Lari Pittman
1952
Suzan Pitt (1943 - 2019)
Suzan Pitt
1943 - 2019
Betty (Elizabeth) Woodman (Abrahams) (1930 - 2018)
Betty (Elizabeth) Woodman (Abrahams)
1930 - 2018
Eanger Irving Couse (1866 - 1936)
Eanger Irving Couse
1866 - 1936
Frances Scholz (1962)
Frances Scholz
1962
Liam Gillick (1964)
Liam Gillick
1964
David Losavio (1993)
David Losavio
1993
Derek Paul Boyle (1985)
Derek Paul Boyle
1985
Edward Sherriff Curtis (1868 - 1952)
Edward Sherriff Curtis
1868 - 1952
Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944)
Piet Mondrian
1872 - 1944
Hermann Urban (1866 - 1946)
Hermann Urban
1866 - 1946
Ross Bleckner (1949)
Ross Bleckner
1949
Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897 - 1968)
Charles Ragland Bunnell
1897 - 1968
Reginald Beauchamp (1910 - 2000)
Reginald Beauchamp
1910 - 2000

Creators Dadaism

Augusta Payne Briggs Rathbone (1897 - 1990)
Augusta Payne Briggs Rathbone
1897 - 1990
Irina Fedorovna Blumel (1922 - 2008)
Irina Fedorovna Blumel
1922 - 2008
Richard Mortensen (1910 - 1993)
Richard Mortensen
1910 - 1993
Pit Morell (1939)
Pit Morell
1939
Tranquillo Marangoni (1912 - 1992)
Tranquillo Marangoni
1912 - 1992
Ed Moses (1926 - 2018)
Ed Moses
1926 - 2018
Fred (Frederick Hutchinson) Page (1908 - 1984)
Fred (Frederick Hutchinson) Page
1908 - 1984
Arthur Horner (1916 - 1997)
Arthur Horner
1916 - 1997
Horst G. Loewel (1939)
Horst G. Loewel
1939
Rufino Tamayo (1899 - 1991)
Rufino Tamayo
1899 - 1991
Geoffrey Clarke (1924 - 2014)
Geoffrey Clarke
1924 - 2014
Robert Hill Jackson (1934)
Robert Hill Jackson
1934
Friedrich Kuhn (1926 - 1972)
Friedrich Kuhn
1926 - 1972
Bronislav Dmitrievich Bystrushkin (1926 - 1977)
Bronislav Dmitrievich Bystrushkin
1926 - 1977
Mario Mafai (1902 - 1965)
Mario Mafai
1902 - 1965
Jacques Majorelle (1886 - 1962)
Jacques Majorelle
1886 - 1962