Zane Lewis
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Zane Lewis is an American visual artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
technique in which cascades of poured paint leak from images and sometimes spill onto the floor, Christopher Bollen, Editor of Interview Magazine
, called Lewis' process "making art bleed." In an act he considers akin to stigmata, the artist allows the gash to “bleed” brightly colored paint (which he has applied), in order to express a transient and dying glamor.
Lewis was included in the Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters," along with Dash Snow
, Ryan Trecartin
, Rosson Crow
, and Keegan McHargue
. He was the youngest artist to exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia when he was commissioned by the museum to create an installation before graduating with his BFA degree.
Lewis's work was exhibited alongside Terrence Koh's in the 2010 Whitney Museum of American Art
Art Party Auction to benefit their Independent Study Program.
He was featured as a "Groundbreaker" artist in the 2011 Whitney Art Party and groundbreaking ceremony for their new museum in lower Manhattan.
Lewis is also a distant cousin of James Dean
.
Life and work
Recognized for his unique drip paintingDrip painting
Drip painting is a form of abstract art in which paint is dripped or poured onto the canvas. This style of action painting was experimented with in the first half of the twentieth century by such artists as Francis Picabia, and Max Ernst, who employed drip painting in his works The Bewildered...
technique in which cascades of poured paint leak from images and sometimes spill onto the floor, Christopher Bollen, Editor of Interview Magazine
Interview (magazine)
Interview is an American magazine which has the nickname The Crystal Ball Of Pop. It was founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol. The magazine features intimate conversations between some of the world's biggest celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers...
, called Lewis' process "making art bleed." In an act he considers akin to stigmata, the artist allows the gash to “bleed” brightly colored paint (which he has applied), in order to express a transient and dying glamor.
Lewis was included in the Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters," along with 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...
, Rosson Crow
Rosson Crow
Rosson Crow is a painter working in Los Angeles.-Education:She graduated with a BFA from School of Visual Arts, New York in 2004 and an MFA from Yale in 2006. She grew up in Dallas, Texas.-Life and work:...
, 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...
. He was the youngest artist to exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia when he was commissioned by the museum to create an installation before graduating with his BFA degree.
Lewis's work was exhibited alongside Terrence Koh's in the 2010 Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
Art Party Auction to benefit their Independent Study Program.
He was featured as a "Groundbreaker" artist in the 2011 Whitney Art Party and groundbreaking ceremony for their new museum in lower Manhattan.
Lewis is also a distant cousin of James Dean
James Dean
James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause , in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark...
.