PETER
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Peter Plagens was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1941. He received his B.F.A. from
the University of Southern California and his M.F.A. from Syracuse University. |
Peter Plagens,
ROBO #3, 1998,
mixed media on canvas, 66 x 60 inches |
Peter Plagens,
ROBO #6, 1998,
mixed media on canvas, 66 x 60 inches |
Plagens is known for his painting as well as his writing on art. In June
1999 the artist's first novel, "Time for Robo," was published
by Black Heron Press. He resides in New York City. |
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In his paintings related to the novel, Plagens continues an idiomatic abstraction
containing formal rigor, painterly inventiveness, and a quirky personal
expression, on which his characteristic clumsy/pretty configurations comport
themselves. Plagens's method of including a single, hard-edge "badge"
of bright color in each picture continues, intensified. |
Peter Plagens,
NOAM SAIN (TIME FOR ROBO),
1998,
mixed media on canvas, 80 x 66 inches |
Peter Plagens,
THE PANTER WHO KNEW BETTER,
1996,
mixed media on canvas, 66 x 46 inches |
Plagens titles his paintings after the fact of their making. The titles
usually indicate the things he ruminates about while at work in the studio.In
these works, the titles relate to chapters in his book. |
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Plagens has said of his work, "I'm a more or less unmetaphysical artist,
so this is a little peculiar to me to say. The pictures are painting me
now almost as much as I'm painting them." |
Peter Plagens,
LEARNING OF THE TRAGIC NEWS,
1996,
mixed media on canvas, 66 x 42 inches
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Peter Plagens, 133-94,
1994,
mixed media on paper, 44 x 35 inches |
Peter Plagens,
134-94,
1994,
mixed media on paper, 44 x 35 inches |
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