Tom Blackwell
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Thomas Leo "Tom" Blackwell (born 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is an United States
Photorealist of the original first generation of Photorealists. Blackwell is one of the photorealists most associated with the style. Blackwell has produced a significant body of work based on the motorcycle
as well as other vehicles such as airplanes.
Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop art
movement of the 1960s. From abstract expressionism he moved on to large-scale paintings which incorporate shiny metallic objects usually found on motorcycles or other vehicles. His later and current works continue this but often with scenes in which light is reflecting from store windows.
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Photorealist of the original first generation of Photorealists. Blackwell is one of the photorealists most associated with the style. Blackwell has produced a significant body of work based on the motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
as well as other vehicles such as airplanes.
Blackwell started out as an abstract-expressionist but soon became enamored with the Pop art
Pop art
Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art...
movement of the 1960s. From abstract expressionism he moved on to large-scale paintings which incorporate shiny metallic objects usually found on motorcycles or other vehicles. His later and current works continue this but often with scenes in which light is reflecting from store windows.