Artist Information:
Rhon Drinkwater
Dallas, TX
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
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Artist Statement:
I have been painting and
drawing since I was very
young. I studied art at the
St. Philips College in San
Antonio and the University of
Texas and have shown my work
across Texas and in
California. Currently my
painting studio is in the old
Continental Gin Building in a
historic Dallas neighborhood
called Deep Ellum where blues
musicians like Blind Lemon
Jefferson, Leadbelly, and T.
B. Walker once played.
My art work is primarily a
social comment about art
itself, about classicism and
classism, with a bent toward
deconstructing femininity. As
an artist, I strive to see my
world clearly, and have a
gritty attraction for the
juxtaposition of beauty and
repulsion that exists in the
potency of truth. I am very
interested in the ways that
that the female gender has
been objectified, “beautified”
and made into still life
within the context of art
history. I am also stimulated
by the assessment of artistic
value and worth held in our
world culture, and in the role
uneven power relationships
have played in that process.
I style my work in a
classically reverent manner in
order to be irreverent. I am
an avid studio photographer,
and I usually paint ...
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Rhon Drinkwater's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Rhon Drinkwater's Portfolio. Browse Drinkwater's body of work: I have been painting and drawing since I was very young. I studied art at the St. Philips College in San Antonio and the University of Texas and have shown my work across Texas and in California. Currently my painting studio is in the old Continental Gin Building in a historic Dallas neighborhood called Deep Ellum where blues musicians like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, and T. B. Walker once played.
My art work is primarily a social comment about art itself, about classicism and classism, with a bent toward deconstructing femininity. As an artist, I strive to see my world ... |
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Lumpectomy, 2007
Oil Painting,
Not for Sale
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Mama, 2007
Lithograph,
Price: US$ 50
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Eve, 2007
Oil Painting,
Not for Sale
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