John Roy
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John Roy was a noted professor in the Art Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
from 1964 until his retirement in 1994. He continued to paint until his death in 2001. His work included pointillism
and photorealism
and he created a remarkable and highly original body of work that represents an important contribution to the history of late twentieth century American painting.
A contemporary and colleague of Chuck Close
, the two influenced each others' work considerably. Roy was the subject of one of Close's more noted paintings.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
from 1964 until his retirement in 1994. He continued to paint until his death in 2001. His work included pointillism
Pointillism
Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term Pointillism was first coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works...
and photorealism
Photorealism
Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information creating a painting that appears photographic...
and he created a remarkable and highly original body of work that represents an important contribution to the history of late twentieth century American painting.
A contemporary and colleague of Chuck Close
Chuck Close
Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits...
, the two influenced each others' work considerably. Roy was the subject of one of Close's more noted paintings.