Kavin Buck

Landscape painting is as dynamic today as it has ever been and for many contemporary painters, the subject matter is a fundamental lens into how they see our place in the world. "KAVIN BUCK: Selections from the Passages Series 2015 - 2020" is a documentation of paintings, works on paper and drawings by artist Kavin Buck. The catalog was published in conjunction with Buck's solo exhibition "It's Good To Be On The Road Back Home Again" at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, Oregon...
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Landscape painting is as dynamic today as it has ever been and for many contemporary painters, the subject matter is a fundamental lens into how they see our place in the world. "KAVIN BUCK: Selections from the Passages Series 2015 - 2020" is a documentation of paintings, works on paper and drawings by artist Kavin Buck. The catalog was published in conjunction with Buck's solo exhibition "It's Good To Be On The Road Back Home Again" at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery in Portland, Oregon in July 2021. The 92-page book includes over 80 color images representing a selection of Buck's "Passages Series" from 2015 through 2020 with an essay by writer and curator Ed Schad. The paintings and drawings of abstracted landscapes are filled with vistas that are minimal yet complicated with underlying metaphors of remembrance and expectations. Embedded in each artwork are subtle elements that balance time-worn histories of romanticism, realism and abstraction. The essay by Schad is both enlightening on how Buck came to create this series of artworks, while also weaving personal recollections of his conversations with the artist over the years.Kavin Buck received MFA at the California Institute of the Arts and his BFA from the Otis College of Art and Design. He attended the American University/Parsons School of Design in Paris (France) and completed post-graduate studies with the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program. In 1990-91 he was a member at the PS1/MoMa National and International Studio Program. Mr. Buck's artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at Laguna Art Museum, La Estacion Arte Contemporaneo (Chihuahua, MX), Los Angeles Contemporary Gallery, University of Virginia Art Museum, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, The Drawing Center New York, and the PS1 Museum. His works are included in many public, private, and corporate collections in the US and internationally.92-pagesSoftcoverOver 80 color imagesEssay/Forward by Ed Shad8.25" x 11.75"