Craig Kauffman

Born 1932, Los Angeles. Died 2010.
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Craig Kauffman Biography

Best-known for his vacuum-formed plastic works, whose curving surfaces extend from the wall in stunning, vibrant hues, Craig Kauffman was one of the most significant figures to emerge from the lively art scene in 1950s and 1960s Los Angeles. Deeply engaged with art history and twentieth-century modernism, Kauffman’s work reflected artistic currents of his time, including painterly abstraction, minimalism and post-minimalism, but retained a formal thrust and an aesthetic energy all its own. Operating first and foremost as a painter, Kaufmann created dazzling forms that explore unconventional painterly supports while illustrating the artist’s luminous color sensibilities.

Born in 1932 in Los Angeles, CA, Kaufmann studied architecture at the University of Southern California before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles to receive a degree in painting instead. Beginning in the early 1960s, Kaufmann began experimenting with painting on glass which eventually led him to paint on acrylic plastic sheets. For nearly six decades, he created painterly and sculptural objects that continually experimented with form, color, material, transparency, and space. Today, his works reside in the permanent collections of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

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