Matisse Performance

Matisse Performance

Jeremy Sutton as Henri Matisse Tableau Vivant at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, Sept. 14, 2012 In celebration of the opening of the exhibition “William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism” at the de Young Museum I portrayed the great French artist Henri Matisse in a tableau vivant (September, 2012). During the performance […]

Picasso Performance

Picasso Performance

Man with a Guitar (after Picasso) Created during tableau vivant portrayal of Pablo Picasso at the de Young Museum 2011 30″ x 40″ mixed media on canvas This portrait of Flamenco guitarist Ryan Kelly Garcia was created as part of my tableau vivant portrayal of Pablo Picasso at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, September, […]

Performance as Vincent Van Gogh<br>De Young Museum, October 2010

Performance as Vincent Van Gogh
De Young Museum, October 2010

Sunflowers 2010 Pigment and acrylic on canvas , 30″ x 36 “ The artworks shown on this page are all inspired by artist Vincent van Gogh and were created as part of my tableau vivant portrayal of van Gogh at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, October, 2010, in celebration of the exhibition Van […]

Degas Performance

Degas Performance

  Performing as artist Edgar Degas in a historical “tableau vivant” at the de Young and Legion of Honor Museums, San Francisco, July, 2010. The painting you see me working on, Dance Rehearsal (shown below), is an original composition inspired by the compositional approach and style of Degas. Video length: 1 minute 8 seconds Dance […]

Happy Feet, Happy Paint

Happy Feet, Happy Paint

3 minutes 27 seconds Video of live painting performance, Happy Feet, Happy Paint Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden July 2008 Three minute portrait of Lindy Hop teacher, performer and inspirer Dawn Hampton created live in a cabaret at the Herrang Dance Camp, Sweden. I used improvised painting materials based on what was available in the camp […]