Thomas K. Wesselmann

🔳Thomas K. Wesselmann (February 23, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture.

Tom Wesselmann is considered one of the major artists of New York Pop Art, along with Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.

Best known for his 1960s series “Great American Nude,” which featured flat figures in an intense palette of red, white, blue, and other patriotic colors, Wesselmann, in an effort to reject Abstract Expressionism, made collages and assemblages that incorporated everyday objects and advertising ephemera. 

Wesselmann never liked his inclusion in American Pop Art, pointing out how he made an aesthetic use of everyday objects and not a criticism of them as consumer objects:

“I dislike labels in general and 'Pop' in particular, especially because it overemphasizes the material used. There does seem to be a tendency to use similar materials and images, but the different ways they are used denies any kind of group intention”.

Current exhibitions:

2017 Autumn Auction - Modern and Contemporary Art

Dec 17, 2017

Zhong Cheng Auctions

Taipei, Taiwan

Tableaux Abstraits et Contemporains, Sculptures

Dec 17, 2017

Versailles Enchères Perrin-Royère-Lajeunesse

Versailles, France

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