Wayne Douglas Quinn (January 31, 1941 – October 2, 1987) was an American painter.[1][2] He is known for photorealist works that explore queer male identity in San Francisco during the 1970s and early 1980s.[3]
Wayne Douglas Quinn | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 31, 1941 |
| Died | October 2, 1987 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Style | Photorealism |
Early life and education
editWayne Douglas Quinn was born on January 31, 1941.[4]
Quinn lived and worked in San Francisco, California, of which he said "this is a mystical city. Once you leave San Francisco there's a whole other reality"[5]
In 1979 Quinn painted author of 'Sex, Drugs & Disco', Mark Abramson.[6]
Work
editQuinn worked to achieve a flat photographic effect, creating nudes in "lush flesh tones". The figures most often occupy detailed gem colored San Francisco interiors.[7] Thomas Albright, art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, said of his work, "Quinn's forte...is a kind of haunted realism"[3] Quinn allowed "his subjects to drift into thought.[5] The resulting facial expressions are a reflection of this quiet self-awareness, solitude...it has been said often that there is a sadness peculiar to Mr. Quinn's paintings" The paintings "are very much involved with the desolation of the urban experience".[8]
Selected exhibitions
editQuinn's solo exhibitions include Wayne Douglas Quinn (1962–1972) at Upper Market Street Gallery in 1973.[3]
Publications
editCollections
editQuinn's work is held in permanent collections including:
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee[11]
References
edit- ^ "Quinn, Wayne". ULAN. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Quinn, Wayne Douglas". Bay Area Reporter. October 22, 1987. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c Albright, Thomas (January 1973). "Wayne Quinn at Upper Market". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Wayne Quinn papers, 1972–1977". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Blair, Beverlee (November 1976). "Now Art! Wayne Douglas Quinn". No. p.4. San Francisco Sentinel.
- ^ Abramson, Mark (June 14, 2015). "BARchive :: Excerpts From the New Memoir 'Sex, Drugs & Disco'". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Marlowe, John (November 14, 1975). "In San Francisco". No. p.2. Westart.
- ^ Campbell, R.M. (December 1977). "The Desolation of Our Urban Experience". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ St. John, Scott ‘Tofu’ (October 10, 2011). "Finding The Art of Wayne Quinn". tofuartsf. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Worldcat title: The art of Wayne Quinn". Worldcat. OCLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Artists in the Collection: Quinn, Wayne Douglas". Knoxville Museum of Art. Retrieved November 7, 2022.