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Sunship (for John Coltrane), 1991 Acrylic, Flashe vinyl paint, mirrors and canvas; 4 panels, 101 x 101 in. Ogden Museum of Southern Art 344 ART IN CONTEMPORARY LOUISIANA KENDALL SHAW b. 1924, New Orleans, Louisiana For six decades, Kendall Shaw’s art literally and metaphorically has incorporated complex layers of history, reflecting extended passages of time, his painterly processes, his life experiences, and the changing styles and directions of the American art world. His greatest national and international recognition came with the emergence of Pattern and Decoration (P&D) painting, a style that appeared in the mid-1970s that was advanced by Shaw and other artists, including Joyce Kozloff, Valerie Jaudon, Mimi Schapiro, and Robert Kushner. Shaw combined his interests in mathematical patterns and systems, New Orleans music and rhythms, and a growing interest in Peruvian textiles and Navajo weaving patterns to create his distinctive P&D paintings. He also created patterned works in tribute to his grandmother Emma Lottie, making abstract paintings that were grounded in his New Orleans family and experiences. JRG  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1355 http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1355

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