Michael Hussar
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Michael Hussar is an American
painter
from Southern California
. He was trained at the Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena, CA.
Trained by painters Richard Bunkall, Dwight Harmon, and Judy Crook; and draftsmen Harry Carmean
and Burne Hogarth
.
Taught Portraiture-Head Painting for almost 10 years at an art college in Los Angeles
and continues to teach painting workshops in the United States
and Europe
.
was featured in the group show In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor that took place at the Laguna Art Museum
from June 22 - October 5, 2008.
Hussar's oil paintings and drawings are very provocative and often somewhat objectionable because they are intensely realistic.
Hussar paints in the old-master style.
United States
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painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
from Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. He was trained at the Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
in Pasadena, CA.
Life
Michael Hussar creates original oil paintings.Trained by painters Richard Bunkall, Dwight Harmon, and Judy Crook; and draftsmen Harry Carmean
Harry Carmean
Harry Carmean is an American painter known for his figurative paintings based on the work of the old masters. The ideas of the Renaissance, Baroque, Mannerist and Impressionist art can all be seen in his work to varying degrees...
and Burne Hogarth
Burne Hogarth
Burne Hogarth was an American cartoonist, illustrator, educator, author and theoretician, best known for his pioneering work on the Tarzan newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books.-Biography:...
.
Taught Portraiture-Head Painting for almost 10 years at an art college in Los Angeles
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and continues to teach painting workshops in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Paintings
In 2008 Hussar's painting, Hans MemlingHans Memling
Hans Memling was a German-born Early Netherlandish painter.-Life and works:Born in Seligenstadt, near Frankfurt in the Middle Rhein region, it is believed that Memling served his apprenticeship at Mainz or Cologne, and later worked in the Netherlands under Rogier van der Weyden...
was featured in the group show In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor that took place at the Laguna Art Museum
Laguna Art Museum
The Laguna Art Museum is a museum located in Laguna Beach, California on Pacific Coast Highway.An exhibition titled ...
from June 22 - October 5, 2008.
Hussar's oil paintings and drawings are very provocative and often somewhat objectionable because they are intensely realistic.
Hussar paints in the old-master style.
Publications
- Featured in Hi Fructose Magazine Volume 12
- Featured in Juxtapoz Magazine, Sept/Oct 2005 #58
Solo exhibitions
- Red Red Robin, Nov 11 - Dec 10 2006, Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery in Pasadena, CA
- Barocca, Dec 5-28 2003, La Luz de JesusLa Luz de JesusLa Luz de Jesus Gallery is a commercial art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. It is closely associated with the Lowbrow Art Movement, Kustom Kulture, and pop surrealism.-History:...
- Pretty Pink Spade, Nov 1 - Dec 1 2002, La Luz de JesusLa Luz de JesusLa Luz de Jesus Gallery is a commercial art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. It is closely associated with the Lowbrow Art Movement, Kustom Kulture, and pop surrealism.-History:...
External links
- Michael Hussar's Official Website
- http://beinart.org/artists/michael-hussar/
- http://www.birdbathpublishing.com