#viola frey

[baebeylik]

Untitled (Plate) by Viola Frey. California, America. 2002.

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Viola Frey, Pink Man on a Rooster, 1976, whitewall ceramics (Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa, Iowa City)

[bluecookiedisaster]

This is a painting by Viola Frey (1933-2004) that I photographed yesterday at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA. It was made in 1985. The caption didn’t mention that the figures were of anyone specific, but I noticed a certain uncanny resemblance.

This is a photo of Donald Trump, taken in 1983:

And this is a close up of the male figure in Frey’s artwork:

Hmmm. Also, NOTICE THE PLACEMENT OF THE BLOOD ON HIS HEAD. THIS IS A DIRECT PREDICTION. THIS IS INSANE. I HAVE BEEN FREAKING OUT ALL DAY ABOUT THIS. WHAT THE FUCK. OHHHH MY GOD

[hitku]

Man and His World, by Viola Frey

[abwwia]

Viola Frey (USA, 1933 - 2004)

Untitled, ca. 1995

glazed ceramic

60.3 x 69.9 x 38.1 cm. (29.75 x 27.5 x 15 in.)

private collection © photo Bonhams

[partial-boner]

Coat Full of Figurines

Viola Frey

1975

[charlesreeza]

The World and the Woman, 1992, Viola Frey - Akron Art Museum

Man and World, 2003, Viola Frey - Toledo Museum of Art

[tofuart]

Surprised by Viola Frey

We escaped from San Francisco today up to Napa for a visit to the di Rosa Preserve .  It’s been quite a few years, and I was looking forward to seeing their vast collection of Northern California art.  Until we began the tour, I hadn’t realized that Gallery 2, their largest gallery space, is currently showcasing a large exhibit of the work of Viola Frey.

Before today, I was only familiar with some of Frey’s larger-than-life, ceramic, sculptures seen in places like the Oakland Museum.    Seeing a comprehensive exhibit of her work and discovering she was first a painter was a surprise and unexpected to treat.  Once you see Viola Frey first and foremost as a painter, her ceramic work even feels like paintings rendered in clay and glazes.

About once a year, an art exhibit comes through the Bay Area that is truly a don’t miss, incredible experience for art lovers.  It is rarely the most hyped-up, big museum extravaganzas.  We are only about half way through the year, but the show to see in 2019 is most definitely Viola Frey: Center Stage.