R. Kenton Nelson
Born: 1954, California, United States
R. Kenton Nelson traces his interest in painting back to his great uncle, Roberto Montenegro, renowned Mexican muralist and Modernist. The style of Nelson’s paintings have their origins in American Scene painting, Regionalism, and the work of the WPA artists of the 1930′s.
Nelson paints figures, landscape, and architecture bathed in light. The objective in his paintings is to idealize the ordinary with the intention of engagement, using the iconic symbols and styles of his lifetime in a theatrical style to make leading suggestions.
His paintings have been featured seven times on the cover of The New Yorker magazine and have been displayed in exhibitions in Los Angeles, London, Vienna and Zurich.
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