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THE REBELLIOUS WORKS OF FRED STONEHOUSE

January 27, 2018

A major figure in Wisconsin art, Fred Stonehouse is nationally recognized for his beautifully executed artwork and witty sense of rebellion. His style has a sophistication that reflects his diverse, cross-cultural interests, and outsider and folk art influences.

CURED, Acrylic on Panel, 12 x 8 1/2” framed 16 x 12 1/2”

THE FACE OF YESTERDAY, Flashe on Paper, 12 x 9” framed 17 x 13”

THE BRIEF SEASON, Flashe on Paper, 10 x 8” framed 21 x 17”

YES. NO. MAYBE., Mixed Media on Vellum, 14 x 11” framed 15 x 12”

LIES OF LANGUAGE, Acrylic on Found Paper, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2” framed 15 1/4 x 12 1/4”

UNKEPT SECRETS, Flashe on Paper, 10 x 8” framed 21 x 17”

SILENT SINGER, Acrylic on Panel, 10 x 8"

GUESSING, Acrylic on Panel, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2” framed 19 1/4 x 17 1/4”

GEOMETRY OF SEX, Acrylic on Canvas, 42 x 60"

Often encompassing religious or surreal contexts, his paintings are a materialization of his nostalgia for familiar cartoon figures of the past, blended with the artist's own delicate balance of humor, beauty and derangement. The artist, a Milwaukee native, has enjoyed over fifteen museum exhibitions across the country including a retrospective at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and has been featured in Blab and other magazines.