Max Gimblett (1935)
1935-12-05Auckland, New ZealandNew Zealand
Max Gimblett
Maxwell Harold Gimblett is a New Zealand and American artist. His work, a harmonious postwar synthesis of American and Japanese art, brings together abstract expressionism, modernism, spiritual abstraction, and Zen calligraphy. In 2006 he was appointed Inaugural Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, Auckland University. Gimblett has received honorary doctorates from Waikato University and the Auckland University of Technology and was awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Date and place of birt: | 5 december 1935, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Nationality: | New Zealand |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Portraitist, Sculptor |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Post War Art, Contemporary art |