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Dine's favorite medium is drawing. He also often does oil paintings, assemblages, and prints. In his early years he began attaching meaningful objects into his works such as tools. Later in his life he chose to return to doing mostly sketches and drawings.
Blue Vase, Yellow Flowers
Etching, photogravure, monotype and hand painting
1993
Jim Dine began as an abstract
expressionist bringing his the emotions he felt about certain topics into his works with abstract depictions. After moving to New York, he moved towards Pop art, but instead of just depicting objects he added to the pieces to reflect what he felt.
Wheat Fields
Painted bronze with patina and pigment
1989
Robe (Self-Portrait)
Acrylic, Watercolor and Mixed Media on Paper
2008
After Sappho
Charcoal and pastel on plastic sheet
1988
"Western art is built on the biographical passion of one artist for another." -Jim Dine
Jim Dine typically painted things that had a personal significance to him. These included hands, tools, skulls, and hearts.
Four Hearts
Screen print
1969
Jim Dine was born on June 16, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. When he was 12 his mother died and he went to live with his grandparents. He worked in his grandfathers hardware store, which gave him his understanding of tools. In 1957 Jim received a B.F.A from Ohio University. A year later he moved to New York and got into an art crowd which helped springboard his career, and he was first publicly noted in 1960.
Dine, Jim. After Sappho. 1988. The Morgan Library and Museum, New York. The Morgan Library and Museum. May 2011. Web. 12 May 2014.
"Dine, Jim." Artist Info. National Gallery of Art, 2014. Web. 07 May 2014. <http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.2474.html?artobj_artistId=2474&pageNumber=1>.
Dine, Jim. BLUE VASE, YELLOW FLOWERS. 1993. From the Numbered Edition of 56, California. Artworks Gallery. Artworks Gallery, 2011. Web. 12 May 2014.
Dine, Jim. Four Hearts. 1969. Screenprint. Hannah's Art Club. Wordpress, 3 June 2012. Web. 12 May 2014.
Dine, Jim. Robe (Self-Portrait). 2008. RoGallery, New York. RoGallery. Web. 12 May 2014.
Dine, Jim. Wheat Fields. 1989. Denver Art Museum Collection, Denver. All Art News. All Art News, 30 Jan. 2011. Web. 12 May 2014.
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