Dewain valentine biography sample
Dewain valentine biography sample
Dewain valentine.
DeWain Valentine
American sculptor (–)
De Wain Valentine ( – February 20, ) was an American minimalist sculptor who was born in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Often associated with the Light and Space movement in the s, he is best known for his minimalist sculptures of translucent glass (such as Diamond Column in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art), fiberglass and cast polyester resin (such as Double Pyramid in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art) having slick surfaces suggestive of machine made objects.
He lived and worked in Gardena, California.[1]
Early life and career
Valentine worked in boat shops and began to make art pieces from plastic, which he tried unsuccessfully to show in New York City.[1] He received his B.F.A from the University of Colorado, Boulder in [2] During his time at the school, he studied alongside American painter, Richard Diebenkorn, whom he credits with turning Valentine onto color.[3] Att