Rosemary Dunbar
rjdunbar@gmail.com
Rosemary Dunbar was born in Los Angeles, California and received an MFA from the University of Miami, Florida. Her layered paintings are usually rendered in oil on paper. The images she paints are often broken apart and put back together to reveal various views. The vocabulary of her work often includes underlying grids, text and symbols relating to the image.
For example, Dunbar’s show "Swimming to Cuba" (March 25 to April 19, 2008) was comprised of liquid images of swimming and swimmers. The larger pieces are diptychs of oil on paper showing floating bathers or more actively synchronized swimmers. The smaller scale pieces are oils painted on Cuban cigar box lids removed from their original boxes. The imagery includes symbols for waves, wind, currents, bubbles -- and, dominoes. Traces of text, an underlying grid and the original cigar box design can often be found beneath the surface. The high-keyed palette gives the pieces a Carribbean disposition, reflecting the years the artist spent in Miami.
Dunbar currently works and resides in Napa, California.
For example, Dunbar’s show "Swimming to Cuba" (March 25 to April 19, 2008) was comprised of liquid images of swimming and swimmers. The larger pieces are diptychs of oil on paper showing floating bathers or more actively synchronized swimmers. The smaller scale pieces are oils painted on Cuban cigar box lids removed from their original boxes. The imagery includes symbols for waves, wind, currents, bubbles -- and, dominoes. Traces of text, an underlying grid and the original cigar box design can often be found beneath the surface. The high-keyed palette gives the pieces a Carribbean disposition, reflecting the years the artist spent in Miami.
Dunbar currently works and resides in Napa, California.