WATERCOLOR COMPOSITIONS presents a selection of large-scale watercolors by Gary Bukovnik, one of the world's most highly regarded painters of flowers. (See below for list of specific paintings included.)
The paintings meld a sensual visual vitality with a vibrant sense of color to create floral images of astonishing depth and intensity.
The full range of Gary's work can be seen here, beginning clearly with its Western (especially European) roots, and moving boldly through its later Asian refinements.
Paintings included in this volume are:
Ecstatic Shanghai VII
Romantic Roses in a Tall Vase
Lilies in a Tall Vase
Hibiscus in a Bowl
Amaryllis Fan
Ecstatic Shanghai IV
Sunflowers in a Tall Vase
Camelia Fan
Peonies in a Tall Vase
Ecstatic Shanghai V
Peonies in a Blue and White Vase
Flora's Dream
Yellow Calla Lilies in a Tall Vase
Poppies
Blue Iris in a Tall Vase
Spring Blossom Fan
Oleander in a Tall Vase
Dahlias in a Chinese Bowl
Tulips in a Chinese Vase
Flora's Trophy
Sunflower Fan
Dahlias in a Tall Vase
Iris Study
Sunflower in a Chinese Vase
Flame Vine Cuttings
Sunflower in a Blue Vase
Enthusiastic Peonies
Oleander II In a Tall Vase
Poppy Fan
Dark Anemones
Flying Calla Lilies
Tremor! (California Garden Roses)
Apotheosis of Flora
Camelia in a Chinese Bowl
Large Vase of Peonies
Amaryllis in Ancient Vases
Joyful Anticipation (Rose)
Delphinium
Spring Magnolia
White Poppy
January Magnolia
Music of the Spheres
Gold Lilies in a Tall Vase
Amaryllis Study
Garden Roses in a Tall Vase
Spring Vine Fan
Golden Mums in a Korean Vase
Orchid Frenzy
Peonies in a Blue and White Vase
Sunflowers in a Chinese Bowl
The Temptations of Flora
Large Vase of Poppies
Magnolia Fan
Pink Peonies in a Tall Vase
Everywhere I Look is Sunshine
Sunflowers II in a Tall Vase
Small Pink Rose
Red Tulips In a Glass Urn
Tall Tulips
Gioia e Pace (per mill'anni)
Morning Glory Fan
Resurrection Lilies in a Tall Vase
Peonies in a Blue and White Vase
Seduction
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About the Author: Cleveland-born and educated, Gary Bukovnik lives in San Francisco. Using watercolor, monotype and lithograph, he is known for melding sensual visual vitality with a vibrant sense of color to create floral images of astonishing depth and intensity.
Honors received include Visiting Artist invitations from the American Academy, Rome (2003, 2005). In 2001, Lincoln Center invited him to create a poster for the prestigious List Commemorative Program Collection; (past contributors: Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Alex Katz, Elizabeth Murray, Donald Sultan).
Solo exhibitions include shows at Caldwell Snyder Galleries; Trajan Gallery; Campton Gallery; Concept Gallery; Elins Eagles-Smith; Bonfoey Gallery; American Conservatory Theater Gallery; Erickson Fine Art Gallery.
Recent exhibitions of Gary's work have been at Butler Institute of American Art; Paula Brown Gallery; Neuhoff Gallery; Lisa Kurts Gallery; Irving Galleries; Galerie Kutter; Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art; Chin Show Cultural Center; Takashimaya; Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; Brevard Museum of Art, (where, among works displayed was a tapestry based on one of Gary's watercolors. It was hand-woven in Aubusson, France, at Atelier Raymond Picaud, weavers since the 17th Century, and at the forefront of progressive tapestry since the 1930s; previous tapestries being based on Alexander Calder, Georges Braque, Helen Frankenthaler images.)
Gary's work was presented in Flowers: Gary Bukovnik Watercolors & Monotypes (Harry N. Abrams, 1990), and in Gary Bukovnik Watercolors (Hudson Hills Press, 2005).
Gary's work is found in diverse collections including: Brooklyn Museum; NY Metropolitan Museum of Art; NY Museum of Modern Art; Chicago Museum of Art; Smithsonian Institution; Butler Institute of American Art; Fine Arts Museums; Bank of America, AT&T, Neiman Marcus corporate collections; Westin Bonaventure Hotel, LA.
Organizations to which Gary donates art include SF Symphony (which, since 1982, has commissioned an annual fall season poster); NY Metropolitan Opera; Refugees International, Japan; Project Open Hand, SF; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Gary has exhibited widely in Japan, Taiwan, and China, most recently at Shanghai Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum; Today Art Museum (Beijing); Xiamen Museum of Art; Tianjin Museum of Art; Suzhou Art Academy Museum.
