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Virgil Lampton
Virgil Lampton’s paintings combine the tradition of American western
landscape with abstract expressionism. While his technical father could be considered Willem de Kooning, Lampton’s work
derives its theme from the stormy seascapes of Turner. Lampton’s landscapes, therefore, are educed from the effects
of atmosphere and weather. In his work, reflected light plays tricks within the landscape. The viewer sees the substance of
the landscape, which is at once both tangible and a stormy ocean where hills undulate like waves and vibrate with the colors
of the sea. The repetition of large forms erupting in rhythmical motions gives the feeling of nature performing its dance
of life and death.
Virgil Lampton’s work has been exhibited in galleries nationally. Perhaps
best know for his impressionistic landscapes, Lampton also does pure abstract exercises in color and composition. He works
in the media of drawing, painting, graphics, ceramics and sculpture.
Ernest Goldstein New York, NY
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