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He completed high school in 1988 at the prestigiousInterlochen Arts Academy located in northern Michigan. In 1992 he completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Rhode Island School of Design  and subsequently moved to New York City, where he attended New York University\u2019s studio arts program. He graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from NYU at the age of 24.[1] He has lived and worked in New York City for the past thirty years.Painting[edit]Newsom is best known for combining  multiple techniques of formal painting strategies onto large canvases, featuring dynamic spectacles of the natural world. His paintings are created by overlapping coats of heavy oil paint which give rise to a highly gestural and intuitive formal vocabulary. Evenly toned backgrounds of color are juxtaposed with expressionistic splashes of white oil paint.[2]  In an added surface, Newsom paints recurrent monochromatic geometric shapes such as squares or circles in a hard-edge manner. He then renders the subject matter with a densely thick layering of various brushstrokes. Newsom consistently paints a wide variety of animals and flora.[3]  His reduced subject matter and calligraphic style, has been compared to the works of Philip Guston, for the reason that by focusing on a limited, but meaningful subject matter, an individual technique matures.[4]  Moreover, Newsom\u2019s work has been interpreted as allegorical still lifes that capture the essence of Darwinism: “The tradition of the great naturalists \u2013 creating works of art that explore the complex relationships in nature.”[5]However, Newsom\u2019s oeuvre is not only inspired by the thoughts and musings of Charles Darwin, but also by the artwork of the early French-American watercolorist John James Audubon.[6] The momentous color-plate book by Audubon, The Birds of America, (1827 \u2013 1839) features detailed studies of birds in their habitats, and promoted the discipline of ornithology throughout the United States. Equally so, Newsom is concerned with what the art critic Robert C. Morgan called “veritable exegesis on survival and pathology.”[7]In addition, notable formal influences are identified in Newsom\u2019s first monograph of mature work, ‘Allegories of Naturalism’ (2003-2010), published by CHARTA in Milan in 2010. Henri Matisse, whose bold colors and “formalist strategy of allover composition” is named. Newsom’s signature white splashes are also noted, which call to mind Jackson Pollock\u2019s drip paintings. His most recent works present iconic close-ups of owls rendered in a dense impasto buildup of black and white oil paint. In August 2012, Newsom was ranked 47th among the Top 100 contemporary artists by Flash Art Magazine.[8]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4His work is represented by MARC STRAUS in New York, and Patrick Painter Inc. in Los Angeles.Curatorial practice[edit]In addition to his painting practice, John Newsom is an active curator and writer. In 2011 he curated the exhibition ‘CIRCA 1986’ at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (with Nicola Trezzi and Astrid Honold). In 2008, he curated and wrote the accompanying catalogue essay  for ‘Markus L\u00fcpertz: Tent Paintings 1965’, held at Patrick Painter Inc. in Los Angeles, CA.Personal life[edit]Newsom lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Cassie Newsom and their two children Luke and Ruby Newsom.Recent solo exhibitions[edit]2023Universal Frontier, Mark Arts Center, Wichita, KS (forthcoming)2022Nature\u2019s Course, Oklahoma Contemporary Museum & Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK (cat.)Classical Elements, COUNTY, Palm Beach, FL (two-artist exhibition withRaymond Pettibon) (cat.)2019Eye of the Beholder, Contra Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia2018Shangri-La, Brintz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL (cat.)2016Patrick Painter Inc., Los Angeles, CA (West Gallery) (two-artist exhibition withRinus Van De Velde)2015Marc Straus Gallery, New York, NY (cat.)Rogue Arena, MANA Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ (cat.)2013Bestiary, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, NY2011-2012Crescendo, The Richard J. Massey Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, New York, NY (cat.)2011Nocturne Paintings, Patrick Painter Inc., Los Angeles, CA (cat.)Motifs and Methods, Patrick Painter Inc., Los Angeles, CA (cat.)2009Beyond the Horizon, Patrick Painter Inc., Los Angeles, CARebels and Raptors, Lattuada Gallery, Milan, Italy (cat.)Publications[edit]2015John Newsom: Paintings and Works on Paper 2012-2015, New York: Marc Straus Gallery.2011John Newsom: Crescendo, Milan: Charta.2010John Newsom: Allegories of Naturalism, Milan: Charta.References[edit]^ John Newsom, [http:\/\/Marc Straus.com\/artist\/johnnewsom\/cv.html Resume], (retrieved September 14, 2012)^ Robert C. Morgan (2007), John Newsom: Allegory of Nations, The Brooklyn Rail (retrieved September 14, 2012)^ John Newsom: Allegory of Nations, Mike Weiss Gallery, November 18, 2006\u2013December 31, 2006  (retrieved September 14, 2012)^ Marc J. Straus, Plan B, in: John Newsom: Allegories of Naturalism, Milan: Charta, 2010, p. 10. ISBN\u00a08881588013^ Richard J. Massey, The Great Naturalists, in: John Newsom: Crescendo, Milan, Charta, 2011, p. 5. ISBN\u00a08881588277^ see Note 2^ see Note 5^ Flash Art Magazine, Issue #285 Archived 2012-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, (retrieved September 14, 2012)External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/john-newsom-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"John Newsom – Wikipedia"}}]}]