John Torreano Columns at Birmingham s Hill Gallery
But his grades weren t great, and neither of those dreams was going to pan out.
Then he took a drawing course from artist Richard DeVore, and the scales fell from his eyes. I had one of those epiphanies, Torreano said from his home in Sag Harbor, New York. You mean you can do this? Be an artist?
That set him on a path to the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the early 1960s, then the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and onto a successful abstract art career in Manhattan.
Some of Torreano s most recent works are on display in John Torreano: Columns 2015-2020 at Birmingham s Hill Gallery, up through Jan. 15.
Renowned Textile Designer Jack Lenor Larsen Dies at 93
December 23, 2020
Jack Lenor Larsen, the visionary weaver and
Interior Design Hall of Fame member, passed away December 22 at his home in East Hampton, New York. He died of natural causes at age 93 with Peter Olsen, his companion of 30 years, by his side. Larsen not only left an indelible mark on mid-century modernism through his textiles but was also ever curious about how art and design impacted the world. His knowledge and influence extended to the realms of education and culture, and his legacy will continue to live on at LongHouse Reserve, his home and 16-acre not-for-profit nature reserve and sculpture park in East Hampton.
New book chronicles how Cranbrook Academy of Art radicalized art and design in America
Cranbrook Academy of Art Library. Photo: Paul-David Rearick. Courtesy of Cranbrook Academy of Art.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI
.- Cranbrook Art Museum announced the forthcoming release of With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932, a singular exploration of the storied institution as a radical experiment in the education of artists, and survey of the artists who studied and taught there. Available February 2021, the 624-plus-page hardcover book accompanies an exhibition of the same name, on view at the museum from June 18September 19, 2021.
Although schools of art and design emerged in the twentieth century places such as the Bauhaus or Black Mountain College only Cranbrook Academy of Art remains today as a vital force in the worlds of art, architecture, craft, and design. Widely considered the cradle of mid-century modernism in America, the Academy not only pioneered a more organ
Jack Lenor Larsen Founder of LongHouse Reserve & Larsen Fabrics Has Passed Away
Larsen’s remarkable career as a textile designer began in the early 1950s when he founded his studio, Jack Lenor Larsen Inc., in New York City.by BWW News Desk
Weaver, designer, collector, gardener, author, world traveler, entrepreneur, teacher, and cultural scholar, Jack Lenor Larsen was mentor to textile connoisseurs, designers, artisans and artists throughout his eventful and gratifying 93 years. He died peacefully on the evening of December 22, 2020 of natural causes in East Hampton, New York at LongHouse Reserve, the 16-acre garden and arts center that is his legacy. Larsen s, companion of more than 30 years, Peter Olsen, was at his side.
Jack Lenor Larsen, Innovative Textile Designer, Dies at 93
He blended ancient techniques and modern technology to weave fabrics that are in the collections of MoMA and the Louvre, which gave him a one-man retrospective.
Jack Lenor Larsen in his studio in 1982. His textile designs influenced artists and architects, and his work is in major museums around the world.Credit.Susan Wood/Getty Images
By Julie Lasky
Dec. 23, 2020
Jack Lenor Larsen, a textile designer who blended ancient techniques and modern technology to weave fabrics that enlivened postwar American homes and workplaces and in the process became an international presence, died on Tuesday at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 93.