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Artist Statement:
I am a positive and happy
painter who projects my
innermost feelings through my
art. It is important to me
that the joyful emotions
expressed in my works are felt
by the people who view my art.
This is how I hope to make a
worthwhile contribution to the
society in which I live.
Like the artistic visionaries,
Van Gogh, Monet, Pissaro,
Seurat, Derain, and Vlaminck,
I dare to break the rules of
conventional painting to
capture "The Beauty of the
Moment" in a colorful and
powerful rendition. When I
touch my viewers deeply, it
touches me deeply.
About my Works; Inspired by
the beauty of nature and the
interplay of light, color, and
movement, I look for unusual
compositions, relationships
and contrasts in a scene. I
embark on an emotionally
draining process of
immortalizing "The Beauty of
the Moment" over a two to four
week period. I am always
seeking to make a statement,
achieve mastery in the control
of the brush stoke, and
energize every detail of the
scene with movement. When I am
done, every part of the
painting is in motion, and
every inch is filled with my
soul.
My destiny as a painter is to
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Artist Galleries:
The artist's works are
represented by Hal David Fine
Art, St. Louis, MO.
314-409-7884....
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Max R. Scharf originals and
limited edition prints are in
private and corporate
collections in fifteen
countries and in the USA.
In 2008 The Saint Louis
University Museum of Art
acquired Scharf's painting
"Let the Games Begin" for
their permanent collection....
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Commissions:
The artist has created special
paintings for corporate &
private collectors....
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Exhibitions for Max R. Scharf:
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Max R. Scharf has participated in academic, public and private exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Scottsdale, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, La Jolla, Laguna Beach, San Diego, Park City, Memphis, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Bal Harbor, Del Ray Beach, Miami, Long Boat Key, Boca Raton, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
A special solo exhibition, "Impressions of U.S. National Parks & St. Louis", was sponsored by The U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service. It was held in 1993 in the rotunda of the Historic Old Courthouse in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, MO USA.
A major exhibition "Max R. Scharf In Retrospect 1991-2001" is now running until Feb. 17, 2009 at The Gallery at The Willows at Brooking Park in Chesterfield, MO. For info. call 314-409-7884.
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