Rosson Crow

The Rumor, 2015

Sagaponack

American painter Rosson Crow was born in Dallas, Texas in 1982 and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Crow was influenced by early 20th century painter Florine Stettheimer, who had a unique style of depicting interiors.  In her paintings floral motifs abound, blending in with the soft, bright colors of carpets, drapes, and upholstered furniture. In Crow’s work, perspective is altered, objects overlap and blend with their surroundings, all while she continues a dialogue with the brightly colored palettes of Stettheimer’s paintings.

Crow uses Xerox transfer florals, patterning the flowers she paints against the ghost-image of the Xerox transfer. After hand collaging, Crow enlarges the collages and photo- transfers them to the canvas, where an imprint of the original remains. Subsequent layers of spray paint, acrylic and then oil paint are added. Both artists often fill works with abundant flora, vegetation, and elements of rococo, or sinuously stylized, furnishings. As with Stettheimer’s work, Crow’s paintings initially convey a romantic nostalgia. Yet hidden in each artist’s compositions are elements of biting, ironic, wit.

Solo museum exhibitions include

• Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain de Sérignan, France (2014)

• Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (2010)

• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX (2009)

Group exhibitions include

• Royal Academy of Arts, London

• The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburg, PA

• Musee d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg

• The Macro Future Museum, Rome, IT