Larry Kaiser

Larry Kaiser

Indianapolis area, IN, United States

About Larry Kaiser

Links to my websites and blogs www.larrykaiserpoliticalart.com/ http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/larry-kaiser.html https://www.linkedin.com/pub/larry-kaiser/45/6ba/548 www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/larrykaiser/ https://plus.google.com/104450552076846080475/posts/66BBLWdGW69 www.saatchiart.com/lakalaka37 https://www.facebook.com/larry.kaiser.545 http://laka37.blog.com/ http://larrykaiserartblog.blogspot.com/ I paint political/editorial paintings. I contend that almost all contemporary art is political, in that they purport to make some point. Thus I assume wide latitude with content and style in my paintings. I reject the usual political paintings with which the collector is familiar. You know, the ones that are obsessed with screaming AIN'T IT AWFUL in some crude visual whine, as if there is a contest to see which artist can be the most hysterical. Comparatively, I have observed that newspaper political cartoonists are far more advanced in use of metaphor, humor, irony and subtleties of tone. More importantly, political cartoonists have the courage and skill to be explicit and precise of point. I am interested in adopting some of the political cartoonist's idioms into fine art. Especially the practice of naming names, confronting specific issues and making the despot the butt of a raucous joke. My paintings are examples of invoking those concerns into contemporary modern painting. It is rewarding and hilariously fun. I hope other artists follow my lead. When I am inclined to give it a name, I call it the Guernica School.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts with minor in English and Education from the University of Texas at Pan American in 1961. Studied under Stuart and Marie Van Orden in the fine arts painting department.

Graduate of DINFOS (Defense Information School) on David's Island, off the coast of New Rochelle, NY in 1964

Coursework in Masters Degree program in psychology at Oregon State University in 1968

Events:

Although I have painted other genres and sold thousands of paintings for forty years, I am just now unveiling my high fashion seaside images to the public.

Exhibitions:

See my website at:
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/larry-kaiser.html