Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
November 15, 1920 (age 91)
Mesa, Arizona Wayne Thiebaud is best known for his Pop art. He is associated with the Pop art movement because he is fascinated in objects of mass culture and because of his many images of banal objects. Unlike other familiar Pop artists such as Andy Warhol and James Rosenquist, Wayne worked from life instead of media pictures. His engagement of this style of art is evident through his loose brushstroke whereas many other Pop artists would prefer use a hard-edge painting style. This Pop artist is most famous for his still life images of food, especially sweets including ice cream, candy, gum and pastries, all painted in bright pastels with thick strokes. Wayne Thiebaud’s passion for art began with his early enthusiasm for comic strips and illustration that later led to serious art. One summer, between terms in high school, Thiebaud found work at Walt Disney Studios drawing thousands of individual frames that gave the illusion of movement to animated characters. During that upcoming summer, he enrolled in Los Angeles in the Frank Wiggins Trade School preplanning to learn sign painting. At about 30 years of age, Thiebaud enrolled in the California State University system (first at San Jose and later at Sacramento) where he earned both his bachelor and master degrees. Throughout the 1950s, he worked at Sacramento City College as a teacher but still continued to keep his career as an artist going. Growing up, Wayne Thiebaud rarely received any special training or education to become as successful as he is to this day. It was simply his passion and interest in art that led him to pursue a career as an artist. Throughout Wayne Thiebaud’s life, there were many influences that motivated him in a way that helped in his development. In the depressed economy of the 1930s, becoming an artist seemed like one of the distant possibilities. For a short amount of time, Thiebaud went to New York City where he became friends with
November 15, 1920 (age 91)
Mesa, Arizona Wayne Thiebaud is best known for his Pop art. He is associated with the Pop art movement because he is fascinated in objects of mass culture and because of his many images of banal objects. Unlike other familiar Pop artists such as Andy Warhol and James Rosenquist, Wayne worked from life instead of media pictures. His engagement of this style of art is evident through his loose brushstroke whereas many other Pop artists would prefer use a hard-edge painting style. This Pop artist is most famous for his still life images of food, especially sweets including ice cream, candy, gum and pastries, all painted in bright pastels with thick strokes. Wayne Thiebaud’s passion for art began with his early enthusiasm for comic strips and illustration that later led to serious art. One summer, between terms in high school, Thiebaud found work at Walt Disney Studios drawing thousands of individual frames that gave the illusion of movement to animated characters. During that upcoming summer, he enrolled in Los Angeles in the Frank Wiggins Trade School preplanning to learn sign painting. At about 30 years of age, Thiebaud enrolled in the California State University system (first at San Jose and later at Sacramento) where he earned both his bachelor and master degrees. Throughout the 1950s, he worked at Sacramento City College as a teacher but still continued to keep his career as an artist going. Growing up, Wayne Thiebaud rarely received any special training or education to become as successful as he is to this day. It was simply his passion and interest in art that led him to pursue a career as an artist. Throughout Wayne Thiebaud’s life, there were many influences that motivated him in a way that helped in his development. In the depressed economy of the 1930s, becoming an artist seemed like one of the distant possibilities. For a short amount of time, Thiebaud went to New York City where he became friends with