What did Wayne Thiebaud study?

Thiebaud grew up in a Mormon home in California. He studied commercial art at Long Beach Polytechnic High School and at the Frank Wiggins Trade School (1938; now Los Angeles Trade-Technical College) in Los Angeles and worked as a summer apprentice in the animation department at Walt Disney Studios.

What technique did Wayne Thiebaud use?

Wayne frequently used outlines, or halos, of complimentary colors to make his objects pop out for the viewer. He called this technique “halation.” The dramatic shadows that are cast by the objects in his paintings show the influence of theater and lighting in Thiebaud’s work.

What is the main style and characteristics of Wayne Thiebaud?

Thiebaud’s subjects might be light and fun, but his approach to painting is serious. He uses still-life sub- jects to explore formal qualities of painting: color, line, shape, light, composition, and texture. Like the cakes, his paintings are deliciously layered.

What type of artist is Wayne Thiebaud?

Pop art
Modern artBay Area Figurative MovementNouveau réalisme
Wayne Thiebaud/Periods

What are three interesting facts about Wayne Thiebaud?

Thiebaud: “Grew up in Long Beach, and I sold papers on the beach, was a lifeguard in high school. So the beach was, and is, very much a part of my memory and my actual experience.” Another one of his jobs was at Mile High and Red Hot, a café known for its stacked ice-cream cones and hot dogs.

Where does Wayne Thiebaud get his inspiration from?

On a leave of absence during 1956–57, he spent time in New York City, where he became friends with Elaine and Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, and was much influenced by these abstractionists as well as by proto-pop artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.

What was Wayne Thiebaud achievement in 1994?

A legacy in California and beyond In 1991, Thiebaud received the Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. Then, in 1994, he received the National Medal of Arts Presidential Award from President Bill Clinton.

What inspired Wayne Thiebaud painting?