In 1993, he earned his MFA from the University of California Irvine, and is now Professor of Art at the University of Southern California and Chair of Painting and Drawing. Keith Mayerson was a Semiotics and Studio Art Major at Brown University where he received his BA in 1988.
Elaine teamspirit series#
Painting the Pollock Krasner house and barn also en plein air, Keith aspires to gather the aura of these now shrines to a movement and the most famous couple of American painting and add them to his narrative series entitled “My American Dream”. Keith hopes to unpack the famous Hans Namuth pictures of Elaine and Bill, Jackson and Lee, forefronting the women as much as the men, as these odes to their pairings attest to the team spirit of their creations. Upon going to Elaine’s residency, Keith decided to approach Elaine and her circle as another chapter in his artistic narrative and give light to women who have changed history. Keith has painted Elaine at work in her studio and also painted en plein air at her tombstone in Green River Cemetery. Keith will hold painting demonstrations in her former studio until the end of his residency on August 10. The works form a new series, titled: My American Dream: A Glimpse of Elaine de Kooning and her Circle.
His goal is to pay tribute to Elaine and her friends-women who changed history and who are finally getting their due. Mayerson, whose work is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum, MoMA, and LACMA, paints major American cultural figures, like Obama, James Dean, and now Elaine. He’s channeling Elaine’s energy and keeping her legacy alive by making new paintings inspired by her, her friends, and the sites in and around her Hamptons home.
“ Artist Keith Mayerson Paints in Residence Tribute to Elaine De Kooning ”Īll summer long, acclaimed artist Keith Mayerson is living and working in Elaine de Kooning’s former East Hampton home.
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