This is James Rosequist in his Aripeka studio. I first heard him speak at an event for the Tampa Museum of art. He is an affable man with a generous spirit. He always seems to have time to help out in the local Gulf Coast area to support the arts. This is one section of his studio, there is a much larger section that is the size of two football fields to hang his massive canvases as he works on them. He travels between his New York studios and the Tampa Bay area. I read once he chose the area for the clear sunlight for his painting. A fire destroyed one of his studio's and a large portion of work several years ago.I believe he has since rebuilt. Another article written about him references Rosenquist as the "King of Pop".
Some of his canvases are massive tracing back to his experience as a sign painter in his earlier years, not unlike, Jackson Pollack.
Florida has been fortunate in having some really wonderful artist reside here....I especially love the two R's...Rauschenberg, and Rosenquist!
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