Rosson Crow
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Rosson Crow is a painter working in Los Angeles.
, New York in 2004 and an MFA from Yale
in 2006. She grew up in Dallas, Texas.
, Patsy Cline
and Willie Nelson
. Koenig House (2007) features Case Study House #22, as immortalised in Julius Schulman’s iconic black and white photographs of the classic modernist building, this time rendered in vivid Technicolor. Live in the Black Pussy (2007) pays homage to artist Jason Rhodes’ eponymous installation that was housed in a vast warehouse near Crow’s studio in Los Angeles.
After discovering the work of the young artist in Yale
in 2005, the French art dealer Nathalie Obadia
put on the first exhibition of the artist in France.
Crow was included in the 2006 Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters," which selected ten top emerging US artists including Dash Snow
, Ryan Trecartin
, Zane Lewis
, and Keegan McHargue
.
A publication of Rosson Crow’s work, Night at the Palomino, was published by Honor Fraser
in 2007. It contains an essay by Norman Klein, who describes the work as “massively architectonic, very immersive, … like a Baroque castle inside a theme park, historical paintings inside a half-baked memory system, inside a desire that has been marketed, but never satisfied.”
Crow completed a residency at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris in 2006 and has had solo exhibitions at Honor Fraser, Los Angeles; CANADA, New York, and Galerie Nathalie Obadia
, Paris. She had a show at White Cube
, London in January 2009 and a Focus Exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas in April 2009.
From November 2009 to January 2010, Galerie Nathalie Obadia
put on Rosson Crow's second exhibition in France. The exhibition, entitled "Paris, Texas", shown Rosson Crow's ability to blend her fascination for European history with her American and Texan inheritance into very colourful and powerful paintings.
Education
She graduated with a BFA from School of Visual ArtsSchool of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
, New York in 2004 and an MFA from Yale
YALE
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in 2006. She grew up in Dallas, Texas.
Life and work
She is known for her exuberant large-scale depictions of nostalgia-laden interiors that blend historical allusion and theatrical illusion. Her paintings are inspired by diverse references – Baroque and Rococo interior design, cowboy culture, Las Vegas architecture, theatre and music. Night at the Palomino, 1984 (2007) describes a scene at the legendary Hollywood nightclub that, in its heyday, played host to artists such as Johnny CashJohnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
. Koenig House (2007) features Case Study House #22, as immortalised in Julius Schulman’s iconic black and white photographs of the classic modernist building, this time rendered in vivid Technicolor. Live in the Black Pussy (2007) pays homage to artist Jason Rhodes’ eponymous installation that was housed in a vast warehouse near Crow’s studio in Los Angeles.
After discovering the work of the young artist in Yale
YALE
RapidMiner, formerly YALE , is an environment for machine learning, data mining, text mining, predictive analytics, and business analytics. It is used for research, education, training, rapid prototyping, application development, and industrial applications...
in 2005, the French art dealer Nathalie Obadia
Nathalie Obadia
Nathalie Obadia is a French contemporary art dealer working in Paris and Brussels. She is a member of the bureau of the French professional committee of art galleries and was its vice-chairman for three years...
put on the first exhibition of the artist in France.
Crow was included in the 2006 Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters," which selected ten top emerging US artists including Dash Snow
Dash Snow
Dashiel "Dash" Snow was an American artist, based in New York.-Life:Dashiel A. Snow was born in 1981, the son of Taya Thurman and Christopher Snow...
, Ryan Trecartin
Ryan Trecartin
Ryan Trecartin is an artist and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in 2004...
, Zane Lewis
Zane Lewis
Zane Lewis is an American visual artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.-Life and work:Recognized for his unique drip painting technique in which cascades of poured paint leak from images and sometimes spill onto the floor, Christopher Bollen, Editor of Interview Magazine, called Lewis'...
, and Keegan McHargue
Keegan McHargue
Keegan McHargue is an American artist born in 1982 at Portland, Oregon, USA. He lives and works in New York, USA.- Solo exhibitions :2008* "Well Charged" Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, France...
.
A publication of Rosson Crow’s work, Night at the Palomino, was published by Honor Fraser
Honor Fraser
Honor Fraser is a Scottish art dealer in California and a former British fashion model. She is the sister of the 16th Lord Lovat and was brought up at Beaufort Castle in Scotland.-Early years:...
in 2007. It contains an essay by Norman Klein, who describes the work as “massively architectonic, very immersive, … like a Baroque castle inside a theme park, historical paintings inside a half-baked memory system, inside a desire that has been marketed, but never satisfied.”
Crow completed a residency at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris in 2006 and has had solo exhibitions at Honor Fraser, Los Angeles; CANADA, New York, and Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Nathalie Obadia
Nathalie Obadia is a French contemporary art dealer working in Paris and Brussels. She is a member of the bureau of the French professional committee of art galleries and was its vice-chairman for three years...
, Paris. She had a show at White Cube
White Cube
White Cube is a contemporary art gallery designed by MRJ Rundell & Associates in Hoxton Square in the East End of London Mason's Yard, in central London and White Cube Bermondsey in South East London...
, London in January 2009 and a Focus Exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas in April 2009.
From November 2009 to January 2010, Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Nathalie Obadia
Nathalie Obadia is a French contemporary art dealer working in Paris and Brussels. She is a member of the bureau of the French professional committee of art galleries and was its vice-chairman for three years...
put on Rosson Crow's second exhibition in France. The exhibition, entitled "Paris, Texas", shown Rosson Crow's ability to blend her fascination for European history with her American and Texan inheritance into very colourful and powerful paintings.