Robert Townsend January 11-23, 2016
Wall Clock, Oil, 54″ x 60″
Dreamland
Reception: January 14, 6-9 pm Meet the Artist ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE
Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale welcomes pop-photo realist Robert Townsend for his first one man show at the gallery. Dreamland opens January 11, 2016 with an artist reception held on Thursday, January 14th from 6-9pm during the Main Street ArtWalk in downtown Scottsdale’s Arts District.
“ My work is often discussed as being about mid-century Americana, about a time before my time, and about a detailed style of painting. These are all certainly true. However, I’ve realized lately that my work is ultimately about my own little dreamland, hence the show title. I have a dreamer’s life and mind, and my dreams just happen to be about the 1950’s and 60’s in America. But it’s the dreaming that tells the real story. I have this fascination with expressing these utopian notions, fantasies of candies and pies, household products and visions of the American roads. I’m glad to have my daily dreams and I hope to share these dreams and a few smiles through my paintings as well.” ~ Robert Townsend Presales available. Call 480-949-1256 or email az@altamiraart.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
ROBERT TOWNSEND
ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE
Robert Townsend was born in Downey, California in 1974. His unfailing eye for color and texture produce a vision of America’s material culture that vacillates between nostalgia for what is lost and optimism for the continuation of American ingenuity. Townsend’s aesthetic draws heavily from his California upbringing and life in Los Angeles. Sighting American painters Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Bechtle as primary influences, Townsend’s work is a mixture of pop, photo-realism, surrealism and representational interpretations of largely mid-century subject matter. His exceptional technical ability is complemented by a painterly approach to color and design, with occasional whimsical elements adding a playfulness to his skillfully crafted watercolors and oils.
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SHOW CATALOG
ALTAMIRA FINE ART SCOTTSDALE
ROBERT TOWNSEND
Just Kay and Patty!, Oil on Canvas, 64″ x 95″
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ROBERT TOWNSEND Joe and Aggie’s Café, Watercolor, 35.5″ x 45″
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ROBERT TOWNSEND
Wall Clock, Oil on Canvas, 54″ x 60″
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ROBERT TOWNSEND The Swimming Pool, Oil on Panel, 47″ x 50″
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777 Motel, Oil on Canvas, 22″ x 22″
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ROBERT TOWNSEND Fun Pak, Watercolor, 25.75″ x 39″
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Gumballs, Oil on Canvas, 48″ x 48″
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ROBERT TOWNSEND Sweetness, Watercolor, 44″ x 44.5″
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Johnston’s Pies!, Watercolor, 45.5″ x 65.5″
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ROBERT TOWNSEND Jelly Donut, Oil on Canvas, 34″ x 34″
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WORKS IN PROGRESS
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Upcoming Shows
at Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale Duke Beardsley, “Of A Wide County, A’Horseback” January 25- February 6, 2016 Reception: Thursday, January 28, 6-9pm Gary Ernest Smith, “From West to Southwest” February 15-27, 2016 Reception: Thursday, February 18, 6-9pm Fritz Scholder Exhibition February 29- March 12, 2016 Reception: Thursday, March 3, 6-9pm Ed Mell and Howard Post March 21-April 9, 2016 Reception: Thursday, March 31, 6-9pm More shows announced soon. Visit www.altamiraart.com for more information and to view new work. 2 LOCATIONS: SCOTTSDALE, AZ + JACKSON, WY
7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com