Louis K. Meisel
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Louis K. Meisel is an American
published author and the founder and proponent of the photorealist art movement, coining the term in 1969. He is also the owner of one of the earliest art galleries located in SoHo at 141 Prince Street. In addition to Photorealism, Meisel is responsible for the resurgence of interest in the sub-set of American Illustration identified as Pin-up, and is the largest collector of original art of both genres. The Meisel Gallery contains one of the largest collections of pin-up art in the world. Meisel operates another gallery, the Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery located at 37 West 57th Street, Manhattan. Meisel is primarily an art dealer and appraiser.
as one who:
In addition to the above, Meisel has contributed to dozens of art magazines and is a member of the Authors Guild.
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published author and the founder and proponent of the photorealist art movement, coining the term in 1969. He is also the owner of one of the earliest art galleries located in SoHo at 141 Prince Street. In addition to Photorealism, Meisel is responsible for the resurgence of interest in the sub-set of American Illustration identified as Pin-up, and is the largest collector of original art of both genres. The Meisel Gallery contains one of the largest collections of pin-up art in the world. Meisel operates another gallery, the Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery located at 37 West 57th Street, Manhattan. Meisel is primarily an art dealer and appraiser.
Photorealism as defined by Meisel
Photorealism is the creation of paintings fashioned in such a way as to appear to be photographs in their finished forms. Meisel defined the qualities of photorealistPhotorealism
Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information creating a painting that appears photographic...
as one who:
- The photorealist uses the camera and photograph to gather information.
- The photorealist uses a mechanical or semimechanical means to transfer the information to the canvas.
- The photorealist must have the technical ability to make the finished work appear photographic.
- The artist must have exhibited work as a photorealist by 1972 to be considered one of the central photorealists.
- The artist must have devoted at least five years to the development and exhibition of photorealist work.
Published works
Louis K. Meisel has published sixteen books on the topic of photorealism as well as pin up art, including:- Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups 2008 - ISBN 3836503050
- The Great American Pin-Up 1996 - ISBN 3822884979
- Photorealism Since 1980 1993 - ISBN 0810937204
- Photorealism 1980 - ISBN 0810914646
- Photorealism at the Millennium 2002 - ISBN 0810934833
- Richard Estes: The Complete Paintings, 1966-1985 1986 - ISBN 0810908816
- Pin-Up Poster Book: The Edward Runci Collection 1997 - ISBN 1888054158
- Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings 2004 - ISBN 0823040933
- Nathan Wasserberger- 1964
- Clarice Cliff:The Bizarre Affair 1998 - ISBN 10: 0810923238
- Charles Bell: The Complete Works 1970-1990 1991 ISBN 0810931141
- Photorealism In The Digital Age 2013 - in press
In addition to the above, Meisel has contributed to dozens of art magazines and is a member of the Authors Guild.
The Louis K. Meisel Gallery
The Louis K. Meisel Gallery exhibits and sells the works of prominent photorealist artists such as:- Ralph GoingsRalph GoingsRalph Goings is an American painter closely associated with the Photorealism movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s...
- John BaederJohn BaederJohn Baeder is an American painter closely associated with the Photorealist movement. He is best known for his detailed paintings of American roadside diners and eateries.-Early life:...
- Clive HeadClive Head-Biography:Head was born in Maidstone, Kent, the son of a machine operator at Reed's Paper Mill in Aylesford. Head had a precocious talent in art and at the age of 11 attended Reeds Art Club, a social club organised at his father's factory. In 1983 he began studying for a degree in Fine Art at the...
- Robert BechtleRobert BechtleRobert Bechtle is an American painter, born in San Francisco, California, on May 14, 1932. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts, now the California College of the Arts, in Oakland, California.Except for his military service...
- Charles Bell (Painter)Charles Bell (painter)Charles Bell was an American Photorealist and Hyperrealist, known primarily for his large scale still lifes.With a subject matter primarily of vintage toys, pinball machines, gumball machines, and dolls and action figures , Bell sought to bring pictorial majesty and wonder to the mundane...
- John KacereJohn KacereJohn C. Kacere was an American Photorealist. Originally an Abstract-Expressionist, Kacere moved to Photorealism in 1963. The subject of his Photorealistic paintings were exclusively the mid section of the female body...
- Ron KleemannRon KleemannRon Kleemann is an American Photorealist. Kleemann has been recognized as one of the original artists of the Photorealism movement. His work is usually that of shiny, brightly painted vehicles sometimes focusing on just certain parts.Kleemann began to use photographs as aides for his paintings...
- Tom BlackwellTom BlackwellThomas Leo "Tom" Blackwell is an United States Photorealist of the original first generation of Photorealists. Blackwell is one of the photorealists most associated with the style...
- Richard McLean
- Hilo ChenHilo ChenHilo Chen is a Taiwanese-American painter. He is best known for his photorealistic paintings of the female figure. He is represented by Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in New York where he currently lives and works. His work is in major museum collections throughout the world including the Solomon R...
- Chuck CloseChuck CloseCharles Thomas "Chuck" Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits...
- Robert CottinghamRobert CottinghamRobert Cottingham is considered to be one of most important original Photorealist painters. Cottingham's work focuses on items associated as Americana. He studied art at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute. His first solo show was in 1971 at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York...
- Robert NeffsonRobert NeffsonRobert Neffson is an American painter currently known for his street scenes of various cities around the world, as well as his early still lifes and figure paintings.-Life:...
- Don EddyDon EddyDon Eddy is an American painter who gained initial fame as a photorealist; but his recent works have veered into the realm of metaphysics.In the 1970s, Eddy's works paid homage to cars and the urban cityscape...
- John SaltJohn SaltJohn Salt is an English artist, whose obsessively detailed paintings from the late 1960s onwards made him one of the pioneers of the photorealist school....
- Richard EstesRichard EstesRichard Estes is an American artist, best known for his photorealist paintings. The paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate city and geometric landscapes. He is regarded as one of the founders of the international photo-realist movement of the late 1960s, with such painters...