Joe Andoe (b. 1955) is an American artist, painter, and author. His works have been featured in exhibits internationally and also numerous museums including the Denver Art Museum, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[2] He is the author of the book Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed (P.S.), which is a memoir about his life.[3][4][5]
Joe Andoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 5, 1955[1] |
| Education | Master's Degree Art |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, Author |
| Website | Official Website of Joe Andoe |
Early life and education
Andoe was born on December 5, 1955 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2] In the 1970's Andoe spent most of his time partying, drinking alcohol and doing drug. He was previously arrested for reckless driving and drug possession. In an interview with National Public Radio, Andoe stated that the friends he knew during that era either died or went to prison.[6]
Although Andoe loved to draw, he never created works when he was younger as he thought that painting was not something that men did and he also needed a steady income that he did not pursue as an artist. Andoe first realized that painting could be his career when he was enrolled in community college studying agricultural business. He was taking an elective class in art history when he learned about artists such as Robert Smithson and Dennis Oppenheim.[6] He soon changed his major an eventually earned a Master's Degree in Art from the University of Oklahoma in 1981.[7]
After college, Andoe began pushing his works on different museums in New York. He later married and moved to New York in 1985. Andoe continued drinking and using drugs and his marriage later fell apart.[6] One of the reasons he left Tulsa was due to the Tulsa Museum refusing to hang any of his art work. However, the museum was alter forced to hang his artwork as it was part of a traveling show from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[8]
After his divorce, Andoe began to receive a following and quit drinking.[8] He continues to paint and currently lives in New York City.[9]
Paintings
Andoe is known for his use of monochromatic earth-colors. He has stated that he wants to "reduce images to their blueprint." He paints subjects such as horns, wreaths, candles, flowers, cornstalks, trees, cattle, buffaloes, lamps, sheep, and horses.[10] Numerous sources state that his art is instantly recognizable. He paints by incising the outlines of what he is painting and the wipes away the paint to reveal the canvas underneath. This is an original reductive technique that contrasts the denseness of the background paint with the rough canvas surface.[9][11]
Andoe has an extensive exhibition record. Paintings of Andoe are represented in permanent collections of the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, the Metropoitan Museaum of Art and MoMA in New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.[9] He is also featured in the hall of fame at the Ford Project in New York.[12]
Select solo exhibitions
- 2012, Ford Project, (New York, NY)[2]
- 2007, Earl McGrath Gallery, (Los Angeles, CA)[13]
- 2005, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, (Longview, TX)
- 2004, Feigen Contemporary, (New York, NY)[14][15]
- 2002, Earl McGrath Gallery, (Los Angeles, CA)[16]
- 2001, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, (Omaha, NB)
- 2000, SOMA Gallery, (La Jolla, CA)
- 2000, University At Buffalo Art Gallery Research Center in Art & Culture, (Buffalo, NY)
- 2000, Gallery Simonne Stern, (New Orleans, LA)
- 1999, Gilcrease Museum, (Tulsa, OK)
- 1999, Blum Helman Gallery, (New York, NY)
- 1999, KOPAC, (Seoul, South Korea)
- 1998, Meredith Long & Company, (Houston, TX)
- 1996, Blum Helman Gallery, (New York, NY)
- 1995, Milliventi Sperone, (Torino, Italy)
- 1993, Gallery Kaj Forsblom, (St. Louis, MO)[17]
- 1991, Yodo Gallery, (Osaka, Japan)[18]
- 1991, Gallery Busche, (Cologne, Germany)[19]
- 1990, Gallery Daniel Templon, (Paris, France)
- 1989, Dart Gallery, (Chicago, IL)
- 1988, Tom Cugliani Gallery, (New York, NY)
- 1986, White Colums White Room, (New York, NY)
Select public collections
- The Detroit Museum Of Art, (Detroit, MI)[20]
- The Herbert and Dorothy Vogel Collection at The National Gallery of Art, (Washington, DC)[21]
- Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth University, (New Hampshire)
- Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, (Norman, OK)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (New York, NY)[22]
- Museum of Modern Art, (New York, NY)
- Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA)
- Saint Louis Art Museum, (St. Louis, MO)
- Museum of Contemporary Art, (San Diego, CA)[20]
- Sheldon Museum of Art, (Lincoln, NE)
- Whitney Museum of American Art, (New York, NY)[18]
Writing career
Andoe began wrting in 2002 and was first published in 2003 by Open City Magazine,[1] a New York City magazine that featured many first time writers.[23] That same year he was published in Bomb and Bald Ego. Andoe had authored a comic book sized group of stories about his life and in 2005, Harper Collins asked him to create a longer version of the stories. These were the inspiration for the book Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed (P.S.) which was published in 2007.[3] The book received numerous reviews including from the New York Times[4] and USA Today.[5]
Personal life
Andoe currently lives in New York. He has two children, one son and one daughter.[7]
References
- ^ a b Harper Collins Publishing. "About The Author". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d Ford Project. "Joe Andoe". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b Amazon.com. "Jubilee City: A Memoir at Full Speed (P.S.)". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b New York Times. "Color Me Bad". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b USA Today. "'Jubilee City': Vivid landscape of an artist's life". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b c National Public Radio. "Joe Andoe: An Artist's Wild Tales". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b Encyclopedia.com. "Andoe, Joe 1955-". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ a b New York Times. "Living and Painting by His Own Rules". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Artnet. "Joe Andoe on Artnet". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Art Brokerage. "Joe Andoe Art For Sale". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Artforum. "Critics Picks". Retrieved 12 August 2012 (Subscription Needed).
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ The Ford Project. "Hall of Fame - Joe Andoe". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Earl McGrath Gallery. "Joe Andoe Paintings". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Frieze Magazine. "Feigen Contemporary - Joe Andoe Review". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ New York Times. "ART IN REVIEW; Joe Andoe". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Okensenhorn, Stewart (February 2002). "Working Man's Art". Aspen Times Weekly. pp. 9–10.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Duffy, Bob (30 September 1993). "Joe Andoe Paintings". St. Louis Post Dispatch.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Mutual Art. "Joe Andoe". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Faust, Woolfgang Max (December 1991). "Neur Formalismus". Art (Germany) (in German). p. 23.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Kinz & Tillou Fine Art. "Joe Andoe". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Leigh, Yawkey (1995). "Woodson Art Museum Catelogue". University of Washing Press. pp. 19–22.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Joe Andoe". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Open City Magazine and Books. "About Us". Retrieved 12 August 2012.