•Richard
Bosman was
born in 1944 in Madras, India.
•He
now lives in Esposus, New
York.
•He
studied in the Bryam Shaw
School of Painting and Drawing in London, the New York Studio School, New York
and the Skowhegan School
of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME.
•Richard
Bosman does
painting and print making.
•He is
“known
for his woodcuts depicting turbulent seascapes.”(artspace.com)
Fogbank
1984 Etching (rbosman.com)
I
really liked how two images were stacked one onto of the other to demonstrate
the change in the scene( from the boat not being visible to being visible
demonstrating it moving out of the fog). I also really like the subtle gray
colors. I think it captures fog well. In addition I think the black lines
indicate water well.
The
wave 1984 woodcut (rbosman.com)
I
really like how full of color this wood cut is. In addition I like how there is
a symmetry between the top and the bottom of the wave. This time he uses very
different methods to convey water but it still works very well.
Tropical
Sunset 1984 linocut (rbosman)
I really love the colors and the contrast between the colors on this piece.
Volcano
1989 woodcut (rbosman)
Night
Sky 1990 Etching ( rbosman.com)
Drowning
Man 1981 wood cut
I don't like this piece as much as his other pieces but I feel that it represents a different and important part of his work, one which is much darker and seems to be centered around human tragedies like drowning, suicide, or car crashes ect.
About
the art (opinion)
•I
really like some of his art. His pieces which focus on nature or just the
environment are really bountiful. ( I particularly liked the sunset piece). I
also like images of water in art and he portrays water in many different was in
many of his pieces.
•A lot
of his art is very beautiful but also demonstrates destruction and chaos (like
his wave print and his volcano print). I
think that this really conveys the dual aspects of nature in that it is both
destructive and dangerous but also very beautiful.
•A lot
of his pieces are also quite haunting like “Drowning man.” These pieces seem to
want to talk about depression and destruction in human life. I do not like
these as much but they are an important section of his work.
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