Peter Max Lawrence
Encyclopedia
Peter Max Lawrence is a contemporary media artist working within painting
, video installation
, sculpture
, photography
and drawing
. He currently resides in San Francisco.
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in February 2001. It was followed later in 2001 by a showing in Montreal. Lawrence has had exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States and Canada. He received the CAAC fellowship in 1999 and the Garber Grant in 2001. His work has been featured in publications such as Hoard Magazine. His works also appear on the covers of two novels: The Bends (ISBN 0-595-37957-5 Published February 2006) and Shadow's Bliss (ISBN 0-595-38528-1 Published April 2006), by British underground novelist Darren Smith. His discogrophy includes such music as Banana Blues, On Your Own Time, Queer from Kansas, and The Media. His list of publications include Paint it Loud (Fall 2002) and The Gods Are Alive And Well (Spring 2003). According to his website, Lawrence directed and starred in his first feature-length film, Something to Trade (2008) which was based on his critically acclaimed short Queer in Kansas (2007). His other films include de Young (2007 documentary), Glitter (2005), Negative Space/Jane Sommerhauser (2006), Queer in Kansas (2007), and Poor Pandora (Spring 2008). His video performances inclide Diary of a Toothpick (1997), This is my truck (1998), Macramé Matinee (2000), and MOI (2000) Lawrence has also directed such music videos as Krystle Warren's, I've Seen Days and On that First Day of Autumn
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...
, video installation
Video installation
Video installation is a contemporary art form that combines video technology with installation art, making use of all aspects of the surrounding environment to affect the audience. Tracing its origins to the birth of video art in the 1970s, it has increased in popularity as digital video production...
, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
. He currently resides in San Francisco.
Critical response
- "Named both for '60s art icon Peter Max and for a relative, the painter works in a fashion that is Jackson PollockJackson PollockPaul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and...
-ish but with his own twist." The PitchThe PitchThe Pitch may refer to:* The Pitch * The Pitch - a newspaper in Kansas City* A segment in The Gruen Transfer, an Australian television show- Film :*The Pitch *The Pitch *The Pitch...
, Kansas City, KansasKansas City, KansasKansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified... - "Here's a show that sounds a little scarier than it is. Peter Max Lawrence's monsters aren't exactly what they seem", The PitchThe PitchThe Pitch may refer to:* The Pitch * The Pitch - a newspaper in Kansas City* A segment in The Gruen Transfer, an Australian television show- Film :*The Pitch *The Pitch *The Pitch...
, Kansas City, Kansas - "Lawrence’s work exhibits an incisive and well-conceived depiction of current events through deification" San Francisco Bay TimesSan Francisco Bay TimesThe San Francisco Bay Times is a free weekly LGBT newspaper in San Francisco, California that started as COMING Up! in October 1979 as "the gay lesbian newspaper and calendar of events for the Bay Area."...
- inre Darren Smith's books: "...work is adorned with the art of West Coast underground artists Peter Max Lawrence and Lorin Brown", Good Reads
- "Queer in Kansas is an autobiographical film that carves an articulate (experimental) account of the history and creative process of Lawrence’s life as an adopted child", "Though dark and somber at places, its use of humor and a great sense of joie de vivre balance the film", San Francisco Bay TimesSan Francisco Bay TimesThe San Francisco Bay Times is a free weekly LGBT newspaper in San Francisco, California that started as COMING Up! in October 1979 as "the gay lesbian newspaper and calendar of events for the Bay Area."...
Career
As an artist, Lawrence has shown his work at such venues as New Works Gallery, the River Market Brewery and the Lotus Gallery. One of his early gallery showings of his art was at the Kansas City, KansasKansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
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Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
in February 2001. It was followed later in 2001 by a showing in Montreal. Lawrence has had exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States and Canada. He received the CAAC fellowship in 1999 and the Garber Grant in 2001. His work has been featured in publications such as Hoard Magazine. His works also appear on the covers of two novels: The Bends (ISBN 0-595-37957-5 Published February 2006) and Shadow's Bliss (ISBN 0-595-38528-1 Published April 2006), by British underground novelist Darren Smith. His discogrophy includes such music as Banana Blues, On Your Own Time, Queer from Kansas, and The Media. His list of publications include Paint it Loud (Fall 2002) and The Gods Are Alive And Well (Spring 2003). According to his website, Lawrence directed and starred in his first feature-length film, Something to Trade (2008) which was based on his critically acclaimed short Queer in Kansas (2007). His other films include de Young (2007 documentary), Glitter (2005), Negative Space/Jane Sommerhauser (2006), Queer in Kansas (2007), and Poor Pandora (Spring 2008). His video performances inclide Diary of a Toothpick (1997), This is my truck (1998), Macramé Matinee (2000), and MOI (2000) Lawrence has also directed such music videos as Krystle Warren's, I've Seen Days and On that First Day of Autumn
External links
- Peter Max Lawrence Official site
- absolutearts.com, Absoulte Arts reviews of Peter Max Lawrence
- Learning to Love You More: Hard Drive to Heaven
- authentic-sf.com, April 23 2008, San Francisco Guide, "NoPa: A healthy blend of restaurants, shops, and greenspace, NoPa is a favorite to locals and visitors alike"