Michael Newberry
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Michael Newberry is an American painter based in Idyllwild, California. He is a representational artist, blending a variety of influences, notably Rembrandt and the French Impressionists.[1] His major works are typically life-sized canvases.
Education and early career
He began painting at age 11, after discovering Rembrandt.[1]
He studied fine arts at the University of Southern California from 1974 to 1977 and was mentored by American modernist Edgar Ewing.[1]
Teaching
He taught figure drawing, composition, and painting at the Otis/Parsons Institute in Los Angeles from 1990 to 1994.[2]
Advocacy
He created and organized the Foundation for the Advancement of Art, which held a conference "Innovation, Substance, Vision: The Future of Art" at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan on October 6, 2003, featuring speakers: philosophers Stephen Hicks and David Kelley, vision scientist Jan Koenderick, and sculptor Martine Vaugel. The mission of the Foundation was to recognize and promote innovative, contemporary representational painters and sculptors.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Interview of Michael Newberry by Kaizen http://www.ethicsandentrepreneurship.org/20080522/interview-with-michael-newberry/
- ^ Interview of Michael Newberry by The Objectivist Center: Satisfying the Soul http://www.objectivistcenter.org/ct-19-Satisfying_Soul_Interview_with_Michael_Newberry.aspx
- ^ Interview of Michael Newberry by the Atlasphere: Michael Newberry on Art, Inspiration, and Love http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/030922_schwartz_newberry.php
Michael Newberry interview with Ayn Rand Fan Club:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOsKpq5pG9c