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Jim Dine. June 16 th , 1935 - Present. Biographical Information. Born: June 16 th , 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio Oldest of two sons Went to the University of Cincinnati but left after a year He attended the art school of the Museum of Fine A rts in Boston
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Jim Dine June 16th, 1935 - Present
Biographical Information • Born: June 16th, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio • Oldest of two sons • Went to the University of Cincinnati but left after a year • He attended the art school of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston • He enrolled in the art department at Ohio University where he eventually met his future wife • In 1957, Jim Dine and Nancy Minto got married • He moved to New York • He is the leader of the “Pop Art” movement • Dine is best known for his repetitiveness i.e) robes, hearts, tools
Style of Art • Jim Dine is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, illustrator, performance artist, stage designer, and poet. • Dine is known for his repetitive theme; repeating his theme again and again in several mediums. • The icons that Dine often used were hearts, robes, and tools. • The objects he used in his art became icons of “Pop Art” during the 1960s-70s. • Dine’s paintings tend to have a romantic sensual effect/feel to them. • The texture and application of paint highlights Dine’s use of abstract expressionism. • He would use water color, charcoal, enamel, pastel, pencil, chalk, paint, ect…
Walla Walla Robe (1986) Heart At the Opera (1983) • Dry-Wall Hammer (1973) To The Lake (1998) Spoon (1989) Red Etching Robe (1976)
Favorite Quote “Pop is concerned with exteriors. I’m concerned with interiors. When I see objects I see them as a vocabulary of feelings.” – Jim Dine
Citation Page Hendrick, Robert. "Jim Dine." Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures. Ed. Arnold Markoe and Kenneth T. Jackson. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 May 2012. "Jim Dine." Gale Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 May 2012. DJT Fine Art. "Get Pop Art." Web. 8 May 2012. <http://www.getpopart.com/cgi-bin/pop-art/gallery.html?category=Dine&item=art00581&type=gallery>. By: Jennifer Shone