Robert Bingaman
![Still from a time-lapse video documenting Bingaman's painting process.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/9-rjb-web-napblog-process-08.jpg/395px-9-rjb-web-napblog-process-08.jpg)
Robert Josiah Bingaman (born November 4, 1981) is an American artist born in Wichita, Kansas and currently living and working in Humboldt, Kansas.[2] Raised in a semi-suburban midwestern environment, his work consistently reflects several aspects of his upbringing, including the suburban landscape,[3] the wonder of nature,[4] and popular American architecture and design,[5] as well as his own personal travels.[6] Bingaman also intentionally relates his work to American and European literary sources[7] such as Cormac McCarthy, David Foster Wallace, and W.G. Sebald, respectively.[8] Bingaman is represented by Haw Contemporary in Kansas City, Missouri.[9] His work consists of large-scale paintings and works on paper.[10]
Education
Bingaman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Kansas in 2005 and a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis in 2007.[11][12]
Exhibitions
In 2014, selections from "Night Pools", an ongoing series of paintings, were shown in his first one-person museum show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas. More recently, he expanded upon the pool motif with large-scale paintings for "Until It's All You See", a solo exhibition at Studios Inc, as part of a three-year residency program in Kansas City.[13] In September 2016, he debuted a new body of work, "Memorial", at Haw Contemporary, in Kansas City, Missouri.[14] His work has been shown in various group exhibitions across the United States.
Public Collections
- The Art of Emprise, Emprise Bank, Wichita, Kansas
- Inergy, Kansas City, Missouri
- KPMG, Kansas City, Missouri
- Lockton, Kansas City, Missouri
- The University of Kansas School of Business, Lawrence, Kansas
- Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
References
- ^ "In the Studio: The Process of a Painting with Robert Josiah Bingaman". New American Paintings/Blog. October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Robert Bingaman's Official Website". robertbingaman.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ Thorson, Alice (May 14, 2014). "'Night Pools' at Nerman Museum leads a lively roster of summer art exhibits". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Newman, Michelle Alexis. "The Landscape Paintings of Robert Josiah Bingaman". beautifuldecay.com. Beautiful/Decay. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Wilkins, Holly (May 8, 2013). "Meet Robert Josiah Bingaman and his magnificent technicolor paintings". It's Nice That. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Caldwell, Ellen C. (October 23, 2012). "In the Studio: The Process of a Painting with Robert Josiah Bingaman". New American Paintings. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Wilkins, Holly (May 8, 2013). "Meet Robert Josiah Bingaman and his magnificent technicolor paintings". It's Nice That. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Robert Bingaman's Official Website". robertbingaman.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Haw Contemporary's Official Website". Haw Contemporary. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Haw Contemporary's Official Website". Haw Contemporary. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Robert Bingaman's Official Website". robertbingaman.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Haw Contemporary's Official Website". Haw Contemporary. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Robert Josiah Bingaman: Artist is Residence". Studios Inc Official Website. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Haw Contemporary Presents "Memorial"". Retrieved April 8, 2017.
Sources
- Abeln, Tracy, "At Studios Inc, Robert Bingaman's pools run deep", The Pitch, 2015, December
- Hoedel, Cindy, "Meet artist Robert Bingaman, whose pools of light reflect desire and void", The Kansas City Star, 2015, November
- Waxman, Lori, "What's new in American painting, here?", The Chicago Tribune, 2015, August
- Thorson, Alice, "The Year in Visual Art", The Kansas City Star, 2014, December
- Self, Dana, "Robert Bingaman’s shimmering ‘Night Pools’ offer a portal to the unknown", The Kansas City Star, 2014, July
- Thorson, Alice, "Nerman Museum gift shop to become Kansas Focus Gallery", The Kansas City Star, 2014, July
- Cook, Liz, "At Kemper at the Crossroads, there’s no place like home", The Pitch, 2013, June
- Thorson, Alice, "Kemper at the Crossroads Exhibit Highlights Kansas City Artists’ Vigor and Invention", The Kansas City Star, 2014, June
- Thorson, Alice, "‘Night Pools’ at Nerman Museum Leads a Lively Roster of Summer Art Exhibits", The Kansas City Star, 2014, May
- Eler, Alicia, "Meditations from the Middle", Hyperallergic, 2014, May
- Doolittle, Kayti, "State of the Arts: The effect of regionalism at Kemper in the Crossroads exhibit", Ink Magazine, 2014, April
- Kirby, Lauren, "KC Artists Take Studio Break And Paint Outdoors", KCUR.org, 2014, February
- Newman, Michelle Alexis, "The Landscape Paintings of Robert Josiah Bingaman", Beautiful Decay, 2013, February
- Kirsch, Elisabeth, "Plein Air, Plus Friends", The Kansas City Star Magazine, 2013, July
- Wilkins, Holly, "Meet Robert Josiah Bingaman and his magnificent technicolor paintings", It's Nice That, 2013, May
- Bembnister, Theresa, "Brushing up against the Kansas City Plein Air Coterie", The Pitch, 2013, February
- Caldwell, Ellen C., "In the Studio: The Process of a Painting with Robert Josiah Bingaman", newamericanpaintings.com, 2012, October
- Smith, Raechell, "Robert Josiah Bingaman", Catalogue Essay for The Kansas City Collection 2012–13, 2012, June
External links
- Bingaman's Official Website
- Bingaman at Haw Contemporary
- 2015 Interview with Bingaman in The Kansas City Star
- 2014 Interview with Bingaman in the Kansas City Star
- "Made in the Middle" Profile of Bingaman