Five Artists Who Changed California Art (Best of OLLI)
In this course, you'll study five artists who came together in the early 1960s and changed the perception of art in California. You'll encounter Wayne Thiebaud, the painter of sumptuous cakes and pies, Robert Arneson, the humorous ceramicist, William T. Wiley, the idiosyncratic draftsman, Roy De Forest, creator of richly colorful paintings, and Manuel Neri, a sculptor of rough, expressive sculpture. Adverse to pretension, these artists generated newfound energy and enthusiasm in California art.
Faculty Bio
Drucie Saal Belman has given talks on a range of contemporary artists from Gerhard Richter to Mark Bradford, Joan Mitchell and Team Lab. She has worked as an art consultant in Hong Kong and Paris, and guided groups through SFMOMA exhibits. She graduated from Wellesley College with a major in Art History and continued her studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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Member Praise for Drucie Belman
Drucie obviously loves her subject and her enthusiasm made the course extremely enjoyable.
She was fantastic! Such a delightful presence in the classroom and clearly in love with art.
Faculty Q&A
- Read an interview with Drucie Belman from our archive.