Maychack studied art in the San Francisco Bay Area, and absorbed its traditions of assemblage, trompe -
l'oeil illusionism and personal mythology; but also the post-minimalist interest in imbuing emotion and presence into abstract structures; he cites the personal, idiosyncratic work of Jessica Stockholder and Martin Puryear as major influences.
Not exact matches
During the mid-1970s, Abstract
Illusionism — a showy amalgam of The New York School, Pop Art, commercial illustration, and trompe -
l'oeil painting — was, if not the rage, then notable enough to elicit its fair share of adherents and collectors.
«In a 50 - year career, James Havard has painted in many styles, from realism to trompe
l'oeil «abstract
illusionism» to multimedia collage to his current mode, which recalls art brut.