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GRAVES Morris, (Morris Cole Graves), born 1910 - American Painter. |
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Graves, from the Pacific Northwest, is nationally known for his
metaphysical paintings of birds, chalices, snakes and flowers. His
national reputation began in 1942 with the Museum of Modern Art's
exhibition "Americans 1942 18 artist from 9 States." |
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lived for several years in England. His art is infused with mystical
symbolism, with the bird as a recurring motif. At an early age he was
attracted to Eastern religion and philosophy, an interest reinforced by
travel to Asia between 1928 and 1930. Soon after meeting Mark Tobey,
Graves began to experiment with a calligraphic style derived from
Tobey's 'white writing' although he was equally indebted to Japanese and
Chinese precedents. Graves and Tobey were grouped with the Abstract Expressionists in a 1949 New York exhibition, but Graves never abandoned his visionary, representational content. |
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