Anthony Ausgang | |
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Born | Anthony Charles Grant Thompson May 22, 1959 |
Known for | Art |
Movement | Lowbrow |
Website |
ausgangart |
Anthony Ausgang (born Anthony Charles Grant Thompson, May 22, 1959) is an artist and writer born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago [1] in 1959 who lives and works in Los Angeles. [2] Ausgang is a principal painter associated with the lowbrow art movement, [3] [4] [5] one of "the first major wave of lowbrow artists" to show in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. [6] The protagonists of his paintings are cats [7] -- "psychedelic, wide eyed, with a kind of evil look in their eyes". [8]
He was schooled at the Otis Art Institute [9] in Los Angeles. In 1990, Ausgang had his first solo show at the 01 Gallery in Hollywood. [10] Among the places he has exhibited are: La Luz de Jesus, The Laguna Art Museum's " Kustom Kulture" show, Kantor Gallery. Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Roq La Rue Gallery, [3] LA Municipal Gallery, and Copro Gallery. [11] [12] In 2009, Ausgang's work was included in the exhibition Apocalypse Wow! at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome in Italy, [13] and in late 2012, Ausgang was the featured international artist at the Rewind show in Bologna celebrating the 50th anniversary of Fender guitar in Italy. [14]
By 1993, Ausgang's artistic production consisted of customized cars, [15] original acrylic paintings, [2] and commercial merchandise, [16] including clothing, [17] puzzles, [18] toys, [19] lighters, [20] and posters. [21] Laguna Art Museum commissioned Ausgang to design a hole for a miniature golf course exhibit at South Coast Plaza in 1996. [22] As a "successful artist who appears in several magazines and exhibitions a year", Ausgang also boasts an impressive list of commercial clients including Tower Records, MTV, Sony Music and David Lee Roth. [23] In 2003, Ausgang designed the cover for Dude Descending a Staircase, the fourth studio album by the British band Apollo 440. [2]
In 2010, Ausgang did the cover art for MGMT's second studio album Congratulations, [24] [25] [26] [27] "an eye grabbing illustration that could easily been found on a Grateful Dead release circa 1974" [28] which was nominated by NME for the Best Art Vinyl of 2010. [29] In 2011, Ausgang designed the Christmas windows for the La Rinascente Department Store in Milan with larger-than-life three-dimensional models of his trademark psychedelic cartoon cats. [30]
KeroseneBomb published Ausgang's first fiction book The Sleep of Puss Titter: A Lysenkoist Life in the Random-Word Generation in 2011. [31] "Vacation from Reality" is the anthology of his major artworks up to 2007. [2] His artwork is featured in several anthologies, including Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art by Matt Dukes Jordan [6] and Pop Surrealism by Kirsten Anderson. [3] LA Weekly magazine commissioned a painting by Ausgang for their annual "Best Of ... " special issue in 2000. [32] In 2011, Anthony Ausgang received the lifetime achievement award at Beyond Eden's annual art fair at Barnsdall Art Park. [33] [34]
Anthony Ausgang | |
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Born | Anthony Charles Grant Thompson May 22, 1959 |
Known for | Art |
Movement | Lowbrow |
Website |
ausgangart |
Anthony Ausgang (born Anthony Charles Grant Thompson, May 22, 1959) is an artist and writer born in Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago [1] in 1959 who lives and works in Los Angeles. [2] Ausgang is a principal painter associated with the lowbrow art movement, [3] [4] [5] one of "the first major wave of lowbrow artists" to show in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. [6] The protagonists of his paintings are cats [7] -- "psychedelic, wide eyed, with a kind of evil look in their eyes". [8]
He was schooled at the Otis Art Institute [9] in Los Angeles. In 1990, Ausgang had his first solo show at the 01 Gallery in Hollywood. [10] Among the places he has exhibited are: La Luz de Jesus, The Laguna Art Museum's " Kustom Kulture" show, Kantor Gallery. Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Roq La Rue Gallery, [3] LA Municipal Gallery, and Copro Gallery. [11] [12] In 2009, Ausgang's work was included in the exhibition Apocalypse Wow! at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome in Italy, [13] and in late 2012, Ausgang was the featured international artist at the Rewind show in Bologna celebrating the 50th anniversary of Fender guitar in Italy. [14]
By 1993, Ausgang's artistic production consisted of customized cars, [15] original acrylic paintings, [2] and commercial merchandise, [16] including clothing, [17] puzzles, [18] toys, [19] lighters, [20] and posters. [21] Laguna Art Museum commissioned Ausgang to design a hole for a miniature golf course exhibit at South Coast Plaza in 1996. [22] As a "successful artist who appears in several magazines and exhibitions a year", Ausgang also boasts an impressive list of commercial clients including Tower Records, MTV, Sony Music and David Lee Roth. [23] In 2003, Ausgang designed the cover for Dude Descending a Staircase, the fourth studio album by the British band Apollo 440. [2]
In 2010, Ausgang did the cover art for MGMT's second studio album Congratulations, [24] [25] [26] [27] "an eye grabbing illustration that could easily been found on a Grateful Dead release circa 1974" [28] which was nominated by NME for the Best Art Vinyl of 2010. [29] In 2011, Ausgang designed the Christmas windows for the La Rinascente Department Store in Milan with larger-than-life three-dimensional models of his trademark psychedelic cartoon cats. [30]
KeroseneBomb published Ausgang's first fiction book The Sleep of Puss Titter: A Lysenkoist Life in the Random-Word Generation in 2011. [31] "Vacation from Reality" is the anthology of his major artworks up to 2007. [2] His artwork is featured in several anthologies, including Weirdo Deluxe: The Wild World of Pop Surrealism & Lowbrow Art by Matt Dukes Jordan [6] and Pop Surrealism by Kirsten Anderson. [3] LA Weekly magazine commissioned a painting by Ausgang for their annual "Best Of ... " special issue in 2000. [32] In 2011, Anthony Ausgang received the lifetime achievement award at Beyond Eden's annual art fair at Barnsdall Art Park. [33] [34]