Paul Maxwell
b. 1925, Frost Prairie, Arkansas
An important modern American artist, Paul Maxwell first studied art techniques at Principia College in St. Louis (graduated, 1950). He then continued his studies at the Claremont Graduate School, California, in Lousanne, Switzerland, and at the University of Houston, where he also served as an art instructor. Maxwell also founded the Contemporary Arts Foundation in Oklahoma City. Today examples of his art will be found in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Oklahoma Art Center, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, University of Texas Museum of Fine Arts and DeCordova Museum, Massachusetts.
A fine painter, muralist and sculptor, Paul Maxwell has created large commissions for the Security Life Building, Denver, and Will Rogers International Airport, Oklahoma City. His most famous works of art, however, are found in the medium of original printmaking. In 1960 Maxwell created his first serigraph. Shortly after he began working in lithography and experimented with stencil printing techniques. In 1975 Maxwell invented and patented his new print-making medium which he entitled, ‘stencil casting’. Briefly, the process employs a type of acrylic paste-like material which permits art of high relief and depth akin to sculpture on either paper or canvas or other materials. Most usually, an extremely heavy, rag paper is used. Editions for these unique works of art range from 10 to 75 impressions. Maxwell rarely titles his original works of art. Most, however, contain a number which the artist has written on the verso.
Paul Maxwell's Official Website
Link to Paul Maxwell printmaking
"Remembering Euclid"
wall sculpture, n.d.
"Homecoming"
painting
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