Object Record
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Artist |
Sprecher, Jered |
Title |
A Type of Magic |
Medium |
oil and spray paint on canvas |
Date |
2008 |
Description |
Jered Sprecher (Lincoln, Nebraska 1976; lives and works in Knoxville) A Type of Magic, 2008 Oil, spray paint, and graphite on linen 60 x 60 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2009 purchase with support provided by Ann and Steve Bailey, Connie and Ralph Gonzalez, Barbara Apking, Hei and Stanley Park, Stuart Worden, Jayne and Myron Ely, Cathy and Mark Hill, Allison and Reid Lederer, Kay Clayton, Penny Lynch and Kimbro Maguire, Dan McGehee, Lane Hays, Carole and Bob Martin, Pam and Jeff Peters, Ted Smith, Dorothy and Caesar Stair, Marie and Bob Alcorn, Jennifer Banner, Barbara and Bernie Bernstein, David Butler, Lynda Evans, Susan and Kent Farris, Arlene Goldstine, Donna Kerr, Sheena McCall, Melinda Meador and Milton McNally, Mary Helen and Fran Olmstead, Betsy and John Quinn, Mary M. Rinearson, Ebbie Sandberg, Andrea Cartwright and Alan Solomon, Sarah Stowers, Rosalyn Tillman, Loida Velazquez Sprecher, a Knoxville-based artist and member of the University of Tennessee's art faculty, has drawn widespread attention for his refined compositions that present seemingly endless possibilities for painting. His works stem from single images seen in art history books, advertising, pop culture and other various sources. These images spark bold, elaborate compositions in which the artist explores subtle variations in scale, mark, line, shape, color, density, and transparency. In A Type of Magic, Sprecher began by painting a large, angular background shape taken from a famous print by Albrecht Durer on which he applied layer after layer of brushwork until the original image became obscured. Sprecher's work has been shown in galleries and museums around the world including The Drawing Center, New York; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York; Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago, OSP Gallery, Boston; the Art Gallery of Knoxville, and the Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville. |
Catalog Number |
2009.06.01 |
Search Terms |
Oil paintings Paintings Spray painting Graphite drawings Drawings Mixed media works Canvas |
Credit line |
Knoxville Museum of Art, 2009 purchase with support provided by Ann and Steve Bailey, Connie and Ralph Gonzalez, Barbara Apking, Hei and Stanley Park, Stuart Worden, Jayne and Myron Ely, Cathy and Mark Hill, Allison and Reid Lederer, Kay Clayton, Penny Lynch and Kimbro Maguire, Dan McGehee, Lane Hays, Carole and Bob Martin, Pam and Jeff Peters, Ted Smith, Dorothy and Caesar Stair, Marie and Bob Alcorn, Jennifer Banner, Barbara and Bernie Bernstein, David Butler, Lynda Evans, Susan and Kent Farris, Arlene Goldstine, Donna Kerr, Sheena McCall, Melinda Meador and Milton McNally, Mary Helen and Fran Olmstead, Betsy and John Quinn, Mary M. Rinearson, Ebbie Sandberg, Andrea Cartwright and Alan Solomon, Sarah Stowers, Rosalyn Tillman, Loida Velazquez Knoxville Museum of Art, 2009 purchase with support provided by Ann and Steve Bailey, Connie and Ralph Gonzalez, Barbara Apking, Hei and Stanley Park, Stuart Worden, Jayne and Myron Ely, Cathy and Mark Hill, Allison and Reid Lederer, Kay Clayton, Penny Lynch and Kimbro Maguire, Dan McGehee, Lane Hays, Carole and Bob Martin, Pam and Jeff Peters, Ted Smith, Dorothy and Caesar Stair, Marie and Bob Alcorn, Jennifer Banner, Barbara and Bernie Bernstein, David Butler, Lynda Evans, Susan and Kent Farris, Arlene Goldstine, Donna Kerr, Sheena McCall, Melinda Meador and Milton McNally, Mary Helen and Fran Olmstead, Betsy and John Quinn, Mary M. Rinearson, Ebbie Sandberg, Andrea Cartwright and Alan Solomon, Sarah Stowers, Rosalyn Tillman, Loida Velazquez |