Allen Cox
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Red Hammer
oil and wax on linen, 25 x 35 inches
Aria I
oil and wax on linen, 48 x 37 inches
Palimpset
oil and wax on linen, 36 x 34 inches
Miele d' Oro
oil and wax on linen, 48 x 36 inches
Demeter
oil and wax on linen, 36 x 48 inches
Landslide
oil and wax on linen, 20 x 30 inches
Cathedral
oil and wax on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Helio
oil and wax on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Regatta II
oil and wax on canvas board, 14 x 20 inches
Regatta III
oil and wax on canvas board, 12 x 20 inches
Wintering
oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 48 inches
About the artist...
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Allen Cox is a long-time West Coast contemporary and abstract painter. Cox has been showing his work nationally since 1982 and internationally since 2003. He holds a BS in Anthropology (Archaeology), a BFA in Fine Art and an MFA in Painting, all from the University of Oregon.
Allen’s painting is rooted in 20th century abstraction. Elements of modernism, surrealism, and abstract expressionism along with minimalism and postmodernism all inform his work. Often a painting will include pictorial elements not usually found in pure abstraction. These paintings also reflect Cox's experience as an archaeologist in Oregon. Multi-layered surfaces echo the stratified remnants of past events, textural paint techniques create a worn and weathered patina of age and history. All of these details add to the complexity of his densely constructed images. The result is a unique approach to 21st Century painting.