James Seehafer is an American painter and multimedia artist, recognized for coining the term Massurrealism and his contributions to this art genre.[1]
James Seehafer | |
|---|---|
 Seehafer in Berlin, Germany in 2007. | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Parsons School of Design |
| Known for | Painting, photography, mixed media |
| Movement | Massurrealism |
Biography
editSeehafer was born in the United States, and primarily grew up in the New England area of the northeast, and pursued painting and photography independently. [2] Seehafer started displaying his paintings in the mid 1980s in both Connecticut and the Lower East Side of New York City where he participated in numerous exhibitions.[3] In 1988 he enrolled in Parsons School of Design in New York. Seehafer's style incorporates painting, photography, and mixed media. He introduced the term Massurrealism in 1992 to describe his use of mass media-based sources on his work. He explored themes such as shopping carts in a series of paintings from 1989–1990.[4] He exhibited this series in a few venues in Connecticut as well in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
In 2005 Seehafer left the U.S. to work and live in Berlin (Germany) where he worked as a photographer as well continued his painting and mixed media work. Among them was a digital collage "Untitled 1990" which was based on his cart paintings and studies of the late 1980s and early 1990s. This particular image would be presented in different formats including a photo and mixed media version done in 2014.[4]
There have been various academic papers and treatises discussing Massurrealism.[6][7][8]
Notes and references
edit- ^ Adam. "Massurrealism", Intute:arts and humanities (University of Oxford and Manchester Metropolitan University), October 17, 2003. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
- ^ Quintus Curtius,"The Massurrealism Of James Seehafer". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ The Now Gallery – New York. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b Popimpresska Journal, "Artist James Seehafer / Massurrealism". Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Quintus Curtius, "The Massurrealism Of James Seehafer". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ Dallas Simms,"The Digital Psyche: Disembodied Embodiment, Massurrealism and Social Media." University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Celia Fernandez, "Contemplating Massurrealism / Contemplando el Massurrealismo" Universidad Rey Juan Carlos – Madrid, Spain. Text in both Spanish and English
- ^ Nadia Wahdan, "Intellectual Dimensions Of Massurrealist Art As An Experimental Approach To Teaching Of Paint" Helwan University Archived April 11, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, Cairo, Egypt. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
Further reading
edit- Seehafer, James / Morris, Michael / Kocsis, Phillip (2013). Three Essays About Massurrealism. Princeton: University Plaza Press. ISBN 9780991246106.
- Lantzen, Sean (2004). Massurrealism: A Dossier a.k.a. Massurrealismus: Ein Dossier (2004). Zurich: Novus Haus. ISBN 0-9759923-0-9.
External links
edit- James Seehafer at massurrealism.org
- Massurrealism – Urban Art Minute brief overview of the influences and origins (Art Media Journal)
- Three Essays About Massurrealism audiobook version released in 2013.
- "Entering Unstable Nebula Of Don Quixote In Miami" South Florida Sun Sentinel