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John Nieto was one of America’s most dynamic contemporary artists, concentrating on themes that transcended mere representation. He utilized intense primary colors, applied in bold strokes to give dimension and character to the canvas. In his etchings and drawings, Nieto employed classic linear techniques to create images of great detail and depth. In all of Nieto’s art, sensitivity and respect for his subject are projected. He concentrated on capturing in his work his unique vision of the subjects he painted on canvases of vibrant, electric hues. The bold imagery of Nieto’s dynamic style is the essence of his art through which he sought to evoke a reaction or response from the viewer. His art is a synthesis of his philosophy and his technical versatility, a powerful expression of pride and vitality. Nieto was unique among contemporary American artists. His personal philosophies were a vital element of his consummate style. Nieto stated, “I employ a subject matter that is familiar and express it the way I see it”.
Nieto’s distinctive style, a combination of subject matter, bold comparisons and searing color, is instantly recognizable and collectors throughout the United States and abroad prize his work. He has produced bronze sculptures, etchings, lithographs, and silkscreen prints, in addition to drawings in pastel crayons and charcoal. In his later years, however, he was devoted almost exclusively to painting. In 1981 John participated by invitation in the “Salon d’Autumn” at the Grand Palais, Paris, France. In 1989 he mounted a one-man show at the Axis Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. Each summer he had an annual exhibition in Santa Fe, NM at Ventana Fine Art. John Nieto’s family roots ran deep in New Mexico, as it was his ancestral birthplace for more than 300 years.
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 inches
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 inches
Acrylic on canvas
44 x 40 inches
John DePuy was born on December 17, 1927, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was a third generation New Mexican; his grandfather owned a ranch in Taos County in the late 1890s. Following his studies at Columbia and Oxford Universities, DePuy joined the Artists League and studied under the German Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann. After serving in the Korean War, DePuy was honorably discharged from the US Navy and moved to Taos where he became affiliated with the group of artists called Taos Modernists.
The Taos Modernists were an influential group of artists who converged on Taos from large east and west coast metropolitan cities between the 1940s and 1960s. Richard Diebenkorn, Edward Corbett, Agnes Martin and other non-objective abstract painters were instrumental in establishing Taos as a trail-blazing arts colony.
DePuy is also recognized in the Southwest for his long friendship and shared environmental activism with the late writer, Edward Abbey. “Ed was the brother I never had. There were many marches and protests that we were involved in and spent many years exploring the Colorado Plateau and Sonoran Desert. We took many, many risks together to protect the earth.” Until he passed at age 96, DePuy upheld the pact he kept with Abbey to fight to protect and conserve the previously wild landscapes of the American Southwest - one through a paintbrush, the other through a pen. Today, we now see many of these lands the artist painted throughout his career protected by park status or returned to their original caretakers.
Untitled, 2005
Signed and dated verso
Oil on canvas
37 x 33 inches
Valley of the Gods - Utah, 2000
Signed and dated verso
Oil on canvas
30 x 26 inches
Tropical Sea (Sea of Cortez), 2006
Signed and dated verso
Oil on canvas
26 x 32 inches
San Antonio Mt., 2015
Signed and dated verso
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 inches
