Retour/Back
Ron KLEEMANN
The artist belongs to the 1st generation of the Photorealism Movement; he is one of the 13 Founders; (Source: Mentioned by Louis K. Meisel in 1985 in his book » Photorealism « ; Publisher: Harry N. Abrams).
© Ron KLEEMANN – Send It In, 1971, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 × 36 × 1 1/2 in (91.4 × 91.4 × 3.8 cm)
IMPORTANT NOTICE :
Contacts are underway with the heirs of deceased photorealist and/or hyperrealist artists, whether they be families or galleries.
The general information – photos and texts – put for the moment on this site are information taken in a first time on the net and we will mention, of course, the source.
Then, in a second phase, we will integrate, with their permission, the data received by the rightful owners.
The photos currently presented – as for all the other artists on this site – are for the time being only informative about their work and are therefore not significant in relation to the chosen works which may be represented – in fine – during the exhibition.
Ron Kleemann (né en 1937 à Bay City, dans le Michigan, et mort en 2014 à Great Barrington, dans le Massachusetts) a concentré son travail sur ce qu’il appelait les « graffitis d’entreprise », c’est-à-dire sur les marques et les logos des automobiles.
Il a commencé par des voitures de Grand Prix, puis a peint des voitures de l’Indy 500, des camions, des véhicules de police et des voitures de pompiers. Ses derniers travaux ont porté sur les voitures de la NASCAR. Kleemann a produit plus de 150 peintures photoréalistes et a beaucoup exposé dans tous les États-Unis.
Ses œuvres font partie de nombreuses collections publiques importantes.
(Information extraite du site de Louis K. Meisel Gallery)
Ron Kleemann (b. 1937, Bay City, Michigan; d. 2014, Great Barrington, Massachusetts) focused his work on what he deemed “corporate graffiti,” depicting the branding marks and logos on automobiles.
Beginning with Grand Prix cars, he later painted Indy 500 cars, trucks, police vehicles, and fire engines. His later work portrayed NASCAR cars. Kleemann produced over 150 Photorealist paintings and exhibited extensively throughout the United States.
His work is in many notable public collections.
(Information extraite du site de Louis K. Meisel Gallery)
Ron Kleemann (geb. 1937, Bay City, Michigan; gest. 2014, Great Barrington, Massachusetts) konzentrierte sich in seiner Arbeit auf das, was er als « Corporate Graffiti » bezeichnete: die Darstellung von Markenzeichen und Logos auf Autos.
Er begann mit Grand-Prix-Autos und malte später Indy-500-Autos, Lastwagen, Polizeifahrzeuge und Feuerwehrfahrzeuge. Später porträtierte er NASCAR-Autos. Kleemann schuf über 150 fotorealistische Gemälde und stellte überall in den Vereinigten Staaten aus.
Seine Werke befinden sich in vielen namhaften öffentlichen Sammlungen.
(Information extraite du site de Louis K. Meisel Gallery)
Ron Kleemann (nato nel 1937 a Bay City, Michigan; morto nel 2014 a Great Barrington, Massachusetts) ha concentrato il suo lavoro su quelli che considerava « graffiti aziendali », raffiguranti i marchi e i loghi delle automobili.
Iniziando con le auto da Gran Premio, ha poi dipinto auto della Indy 500, camion, veicoli della polizia e autopompe. In seguito ha ritratto auto della NASCAR. Kleemann ha prodotto più di 150 dipinti fotorealisti e ha esposto ampiamente in tutti gli Stati Uniti.
Le sue opere sono presenti in molte importanti collezioni pubbliche.
(Informazioni estratte dal sito della Galleria Louis K. Meisel)
Ron Kleemann (nacido en 1937 en Bay City, Michigan, y fallecido en 2014 en Great Barrington, Massachusetts) centró su trabajo en lo que consideraba « grafitis corporativos », que representaban las marcas y los logotipos de los automóviles.
Comenzando con los coches del Grand Prix, más tarde pintó coches de la Indy 500, camiones, vehículos de la policía y coches de bomberos. Su obra posterior retrató coches de la NASCAR. Kleemann produjo más de 150 cuadros fotorrealistas y expuso ampliamente por todo Estados Unidos.
Su obra se encuentra en muchas colecciones públicas notables.
(Información extraída del sitio de la Galería Louis K. Meisel)
Galerie / Gallery ( Sélection représentative / representative selection )
© Ron KLEEMANN / Donahue's Ride , 1972, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.) – Source: artnet.com
© Ron KLEEMMANN / Manhattan on the Hudson, 1979, acrylic on canvas, 47 x 59 – Source: Louis K. Meisel Gallery
© Ron KLEEMANN / Stil ife 24 , 2003, Oil on linen, 52 × 60 in (132.1 × 152.4 cm) – Source: Louis K. Meisel Gallery