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Artist Statement:
Malcolm Tuffnell
Is a tremendous talent in
contemporary figurative
painting.His works exist
between a realistic drawn
representation of the female
figure and an abstract use of
impasto and color. He has been
exploring the possibilities of
oil paint and pastel for over
30 years, with particular
attention paid to how color
layers interact with
eachother; specifically how
thin overglazes of a strong
color, for example phthalo
blue or rose red, can change
the character of the paint or
pastel underneath them in
unexpected ways, producing
many new colors while
neutralizing others into
grays. He has chosen the
female form as the subject of
his paintings for its
beauty,sensuality and
historical precedent. He uses
the fluidity of oil to express
the sensuality of nude skin.
Many of his works derive
inspiration from the frequent
opera and ballet performances
he attends, such as Madame
Butterfly and The Nutcracker
ballet. However, he does not
intend to illustrate a story
explicitly but instead to
suggest a more vague emotional
narrative.
Education/Accomplishments
From 1977-1979 Mr. Tuffnell
attended the University of
California, Santa Barbara and
studied with noted teacher
Gary Brown; when there he
traveled to Europe, where he
was inspired to ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Artist Galleries:
I have several pieces at
Orlando
Gallery, 18376 Ventura Blvd.,
Tarzana CA (Los Angeles area )
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Delphine Gallery has now
closed as of November 2007.
I had a solo show of figures &
landscapes at the University
Club in Santa Barbara CA Sept
10-Jan. 10, 2007.
I had a show of ...
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Malcolm Tuffnell Biography:
| Biographical information for Malcolm Tuffnell can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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47
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
0
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Work |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Concerts, classical music, museums, opera and ballet. I also like alt country/blues/folk singer-songwriters, such as Jessie Winchester, Richard Thompson and Union Station, to name a few. I also like to hike in the mountains nearby. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Post-Impressionism - (1885 - 1905)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
I have a few actually: Redon, Degas....
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| Favorite Work of Art |
I don't really have one favorite.
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
My mother. She was always sensitive to beauty when I was a child. She is 83 now and still writes beautiful short poetry( check it out at alittlepoetry.com). She sends cards with funky little drawings on them to her friends. She bought many of my paintings when I was broke, and has generally critiqued and been a champion of my art about my art.
From my Dad I received an appreciation of classical music, my sense of humor, (and a love of wine, sometimes a little too much love). |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I "officially" became an artist around 1978, when I came back from Europe and started oil painting. I was on academic probation at college (University of California, Santa Barbara, also known as the University of Beautiful Tanned Coeds) as a zoology major, listening to the symphonies of Gustav Mahler and generally feeling like running down our road and heading off the cliff in a vertical manner. A professor asked me why I was a science major if I only could complete half the genetics questions on the exam. My Dad, a working-man(newspaperman, gardener, and custodian) said, "Son, not everybody goes to college! Look at me, I didn't evem finish high school!" Now I had always been one of those pale decidedly nonathletic sensitive types, slightly geeky, prone to wearing windbreakers and plaid pants (this was the 70s, you know). So I became an artist due my lack of athletic/math/science skills (unfortunately, all the things that define the American Male) and the fact that I had sketched with crayons and oil pastels most of my young life up to that point. And don't even try to take away my crayons now... |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Well, like I said before above, I went to Europe in 1978, and toured France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Spain, seeing cathedrals and museums and staying in youth hostels. This trip pretty much set me on the path of an artist. |
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