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Nudes
1991-1994
Polyvinyl, oil paint,
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DeAndrea, John
(1941 - ).
Raised in northwest Denver, John DeAndrea
embraced painting as his medium while a student at the
University of Colorado at Boulder in the mid-1960s. It
wasn't until graduate school at the University of New Mexico
that he first turned seriously to sculpture when he saw a
friend casting fiberglass to make kayaks.
While still in Albuquerque, DeAndrea
began to use fiberglas
to make life casts of body parts. He dropped out of UNM
and returned to Denver, where he soon produced the signature
work that would bring him worldwide recognition. The first
sculptures to anticipate his mature style were realistically
cast nude figures finished in automotive paint--just like
kayaks. But soon DeAndrea was carefully blending latex
acrylic paint into realistic flesh tones, making his
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Seated
Figure
1994
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Jennifer
1996,
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Linda
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Mother
with Child
Polyvinyl, oil paint, natural hair,
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Katie
1997
Polychromed Polyvinyl
68.0 x 18.0 x 13.0 in.
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Pensive
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DeAndrea was born in 1941 in Denver, Colorado where he currently
lives and works. This
section chronicles important events
1961-65: University of Colorado,
Boulder.
1966-68: University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque.
1970: First one-person exhibition,
O.K.Harris Gallery, New York.
Whitney Annual.
1972:"documenta 5," Kassel
1974: "Hyperréalistes
Américains/Réalistes Européans," Centre Nationale d'Art
Contemporain, Paris (toured Europe).
1976-78: "Aspects of
Realism," Rothman's of Pall Mall travelling exhibition,
Stratford Art Gallery, Ontario (toured Canada).
1981: "Contemporary American
Realism since 1960," Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art,
Philadelphia.
1982: Aspen Center for Visual Arts,
Colorado.
1988: "Figure it Out: Visual
Body Language," Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
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