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Max Gimblett
juggernaut, 8 September - 10 October 2020
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Max Gimblett, juggernaut

Hosfelt Gallery presents a solo exhibition of work by the esteemed painter, calligrapher, and Rinzai Zen monk Max Gimblett. 

 

Gimblett's paintings are a harmonious, postmodern synthesis of American and Japanese art. Often working on shaped panels or canvases-tondos, ovals, and his signature four-lobed quatrefoil-he marries Abstract Expressionism, Modernism and Spiritual Abstraction with mysticism and traditions of Asian calligraphy. Gimblett's paintings are defined by masterful brushwork combined with an eccentric and sophisticated color sense, and finished with sensuously glossy surfaces. They frequently incorporate gilding in precious metals-a nod to alchemy, the Presbyterian Church of Scotland (in which he was raised) and Japanese lacquerware, ceramics, and temple art.


Gimblett's oeuvre encompasses a half-century practice of creating unique artist's books as well as calligraphy-inspired ink paintings on paper. He is both a storyteller and a teacher who frequently guides workshops in traditional Sumi ink drawing and calligraphy techniques.

 

Born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1935, Gimblett trained at the San Francisco Art Institute in the 1960s and has since lived, studied, traveled, taught, and exhibited extensively across the globe. His work is included in major museum collections worldwide, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki. Gimblett lives and works in New York and Auckland with the scholar, curator, writer and 2020 recipient of the prestigious Dan David Prize-Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett-to whom he has been married for 56 years. 

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Works
  • Max Gimblett Juggernaut, 2019 acrylic on canvas 70 x 140 inches/177.8 x 355.6 cm
    Max Gimblett
    Juggernaut, 2019
    acrylic on canvas
    70 x 140 inches/177.8 x 355.6 cm
  • Max Gimblett Pool, 1991-92 acrylic polymer and silica on canvas 20 x 12 inches/50.8 x 30.5 cm
    Max Gimblett
    Pool, 1991-92
    acrylic polymer and silica on canvas
    20 x 12 inches/50.8 x 30.5 cm
  • Max Gimblett Enso-afterJuin, 2008 acrylic and vinyl polymers on canvas 80 x 80 inches/203.2 x 203.2 cm
    Max Gimblett
    Enso-afterJuin, 2008
    acrylic and vinyl polymers on canvas
    80 x 80 inches/203.2 x 203.2 cm
  • Max Gimblett The Birth of Venus, 2013 gesso, acrylic and vinyl polymers, aqua size and Swiss gold leaf on canvas 60 x 60 x 2 inches/152.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm
    Max Gimblett
    The Birth of Venus, 2013
    gesso, acrylic and vinyl polymers, aqua size and Swiss gold leaf on canvas
    60 x 60 x 2 inches/152.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm
  • Max Gimblett In Our Time, 2020 gesso, acrylic, resin, size, and 23kt red gold leaf on canvas 40 x 40 in 101.6 x 101.6 cm
    Max Gimblett
    In Our Time, 2020
    gesso, acrylic, resin, size, and 23kt red gold leaf on canvas
    40 x 40 in
    101.6 x 101.6 cm
  • Max Gimblett Jungle-After Henri Rousseau, 2019 acrylic, resin, aqua size and platinum white gold leaf on canvas 70 x 70 in 177.8 x 177.8 cm
    Max Gimblett
    Jungle-After Henri Rousseau, 2019
    acrylic, resin, aqua size and platinum white gold leaf on canvas
    70 x 70 in
    177.8 x 177.8 cm
  • Max Gimblett Ember, 2019 acrylic, resin, aqua size and dawn celestial variegated leaf on canvas 70 x 70 inches 177.8 x 177.8 cms
    Max Gimblett
    Ember, 2019
    acrylic, resin, aqua size and dawn celestial variegated leaf on canvas
    70 x 70 inches
    177.8 x 177.8 cms
  • Max Gimblett Olympus, 2019 acrylic, aqua size, and 23.75kt Rosenoble gold leaf on canvas 30 x 21 inches/76.2 x 53.3 cm
    Max Gimblett
    Olympus, 2019
    acrylic, aqua size, and 23.75kt Rosenoble gold leaf on canvas
    30 x 21 inches/76.2 x 53.3 cm
  • Max Gimblett Secret, 2020 gesso, acrylic, resin, size and platinum leaf on canvas 15 x 15 x 2 in 38.1 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm
    Max Gimblett
    Secret, 2020
    gesso, acrylic, resin, size and platinum leaf on canvas
    15 x 15 x 2 in
    38.1 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm
Installation Views
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Press
  • The Disappearing Ox

    Lewis Hyde, Max Gimblett, Copper Canyon Press, September 1, 2020
Events
  • Marcia Reed's headshot on the left with a short blond bob haircut with bangs, red lipstick and a black mock neck shirt. On the right is Max Gimblett's headshot that presents himself in a black t shirt with short grey hair.

    In Conversation: Marcia Reed and Max Gimblett

    A Virtual Tour and Conversation 7 Oct 2020
  • a white piece of paper with a light grey circle hovering over a large figurative black bull with large horns.

    In Conversation: Lewis Hyde and Max Gimblett

    A Virtual Conversation on "The Disappearing Ox — A Modern Version of a Classic Buddhist Tale" 20 Oct 2020
News
  • HG Magazine Issue no. 19

    HG Magazine Issue no. 19

    Max Gimblett plus Jean Conner, Lordy Rodriguez, Driss Ouadahi, Liliana Porter Read more
  • HG Magazine Issue no. 17

    HG Magazine Issue no. 17

    Max Gimblett in the gallery, in the studio and at home; plus Bruce Conner & Isabella Kirkland Read more
Publications
  • The Disappearing Ox

    The Disappearing Ox

    A Modern Version of a Classic Buddhist Tale Lewis Hyde & Max Gimblett, 2020 Hardback 80 pages
    Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
    ISBN: 9781556595905
    Read more

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