Tom Cramer is an American artist working in Portland, Oregon noted for his intricately carved and painted wood reliefs and ubiquity throughout the city of Portland.[1] Often called the unofficial Artist Laureate of Portland,[2] Cramer is one of the most visible and successful artists in the city. The influences on his work are both organic and technological. He is widely collected and is in many prominent west coast museum and private collections. He is in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum[3] in Portland Oregon, the Halle Ford Museum[4] in Salem Oregon, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum in Eugene, Oregon, the Boise Art Museum in Idaho.[citation needed]
Cramer made a name for himself in the 1980s and 1990s becoming a bridge between historical Oregon artists like Clifford Gleason and Milton Wilson and the international influx of new artists to the city since the mid-1990s. Tom Cramer grew up in Portland, Oregon in a musical family and played French horn in the Portland Youth Philharmonic in the late 1970s. He first started drawing in 1973 during this period and gradually became more interested in visual art. His first serious art classes in high school were followed by later instruction at the Museum Art School (later called the Pacific NW College of Art) in Portland, Oregon as well as Pratt Institute in New York.[5] Cramer went to the same high school as Gus Van Sant and appeared briefly in his feature film My Own Private Idaho.[6] A Cramer painted VW Van appeared in Van Sant’s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.[7] While in New York - Cramer encountered the likes of many artists including Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mike Bidlo, Kent Floeter. The Primitive/Modern show and High/Low shows had special influence as did the burgeoning East Village art scene.[8] Cramer returned to Portland, Oregon in the mid-1980s and quickly became well known via many shows at the Folkcraft Gallery and later the Jamison Thomas Gallery. There he expanded his show base to Los Angeles and San Francisco - as well as the Jamison Thomas Gallery in New York. He later had one person shows at the Blue Gallery, the Butters Gallery, the Pulliam Gallery as well as the Mark Woolley Gallery. From 2006 - 2013, he was with the Laura Russo Gallery.[9] Currently he is represented by The Augen Gallery in Portland and the Imogen Gallery in Astoria.[10][11] A show of carved wood reliefs and drawings for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art took place in Fall 2019.[12] Tom Cramer has always been heavily influenced by classical as well as modern popular music. He has cited an improvisational approach to his creative process that is not unlike a musical approach. Key musical influences include Bach, Beethoven, Bruckner, Klaus Schulze, Future Sound of London and Miles Davis. He became well known in the 1980s and 1990s for his painted cars as well as large scale colorful murals.[13] He later designed costumes and sets for James Canfield's, "Jungle" with a soundtrack by the Future Sound of London.[14] In the 1980s, he began his painted and carved wood reliefs which became his most noteworthy works. He also does carved/painted furniture and objects, as well as continuing his work in drawing and oil painting. His best known mural, "Machine", from 1989 was demolished in 2017. However, he has recently been doing a series of new murals around Portland, Oregon. Several recent trips to India, Egypt and Europe have expanded his base of influences.
Tom Cramer continues to work in a variety of media - including drawing, painted relief carving, murals and oil on canvas paintings.
The Machineedit
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Cramer's best-known mural, “Machine” was painted in 1989. In February 2016, the building on which "Machine" was painted changed ownership, and “Machine” became endangered. This sparked a community response to save the mural at a time when new developments were threatening sites throughout a city noted for its artistic personality.[15] "Machine" was demolished in 2017 and a new mural by Cramer now resides on the new building in its place, a bridge between so called "Old Portland" and "New Portland".[16]
^"Journey to the Third Dimension: Tom Cramer Drawings and Paintings 1977-2019 | Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art". jsma.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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This article is about the American artist For the U S congressional candidate see United States House of Representatives elections in Washington 2010 Tom Cramer is an American artist working in Portland Oregon noted for his intricately carved and painted wood reliefs and ubiquity throughout the city of Portland 1 Often called the unofficial Artist Laureate of Portland 2 Cramer is one of the most visible and successful artists in the city The influences on his work are both organic and technological He is widely collected and is in many prominent west coast museum and private collections He is in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum 3 in Portland Oregon the Halle Ford Museum 4 in Salem Oregon the Jordan Schnitzer Museum in Eugene Oregon the Boise Art Museum in Idaho citation needed Tom CramerBorn 1960 02 09 February 9 1960 age 63 Portland Oregon U S NationalityAmericanAlma materPacific Northwest College of Art Pratt InstituteKnown forPaintingCramer made a name for himself in the 1980s and 1990s becoming a bridge between historical Oregon artists like Clifford Gleason and Milton Wilson and the international influx of new artists to the city since the mid 1990s Tom Cramer grew up in Portland Oregon in a musical family and played French horn in the Portland Youth Philharmonic in the late 1970s He first started drawing in 1973 during this period and gradually became more interested in visual art His first serious art classes in high school were followed by later instruction at the Museum Art School later called the Pacific NW College of Art in Portland Oregon as well as Pratt Institute in New York 5 Cramer went to the same high school as Gus Van Sant and appeared briefly in his feature film My Own Private Idaho 6 A Cramer painted VW Van appeared in Van Sant s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 7 While in New York Cramer encountered the likes of many artists including Keith Haring Jean Michel Basquiat Mike Bidlo Kent Floeter The Primitive Modern show and High Low shows had special influence as did the burgeoning East Village art scene 8 Cramer returned to Portland Oregon in the mid 1980s and quickly became well known via many shows at the Folkcraft Gallery and later the Jamison Thomas Gallery There he expanded his show base to Los Angeles and San Francisco as well as the Jamison Thomas Gallery in New York He later had one person shows at the Blue Gallery the Butters Gallery the Pulliam Gallery as well as the Mark Woolley Gallery From 2006 2013 he was with the Laura Russo Gallery 9 Currently he is represented by The Augen Gallery in Portland and the Imogen Gallery in Astoria 10 11 A show of carved wood reliefs and drawings for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art took place in Fall 2019 12 Tom Cramer has always been heavily influenced by classical as well as modern popular music He has cited an improvisational approach to his creative process that is not unlike a musical approach Key musical influences include Bach Beethoven Bruckner Klaus Schulze Future Sound of London and Miles Davis He became well known in the 1980s and 1990s for his painted cars as well as large scale colorful murals 13 He later designed costumes and sets for James Canfield s Jungle with a soundtrack by the Future Sound of London 14 In the 1980s he began his painted and carved wood reliefs which became his most noteworthy works He also does carved painted furniture and objects as well as continuing his work in drawing and oil painting His best known mural Machine from 1989 was demolished in 2017 However he has recently been doing a series of new murals around Portland Oregon Several recent trips to India Egypt and Europe have expanded his base of influences Tom Cramer continues to work in a variety of media including drawing painted relief carving murals and oil on canvas paintings The Machine edit nbsp Tom Cramer 1977 320i art car and machine muralCramer s best known mural Machine was painted in 1989 In February 2016 the building on which Machine was painted changed ownership and Machine became endangered This sparked a community response to save the mural at a time when new developments were threatening sites throughout a city noted for its artistic personality 15 Machine was demolished in 2017 and a new mural by Cramer now resides on the new building in its place a bridge between so called Old Portland and New Portland 16 References edit Oregon Art Beat OPB PORT Portland art news reviews verification needed Cramer works Portland Art Museum archives Willamette University Bell Ifanyi Artist Tom Cramer Explores Variety of Styles www opb org Retrieved 2018 11 21 My Own Private Idaho 1991 retrieved 2018 11 21 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1993 retrieved 2018 11 21 ltd art 2009 05 01 tom cramer art ltd magazine art ltd magazine Retrieved 2018 11 21 Review Tom Cramer at Laura Russo Gallery OregonLive com Retrieved 2018 11 21 CRAMER Augen Gallery www augengallery com Retrieved 2018 11 21 Imogen Gallery www imogengallery com Retrieved 2018 11 21 Journey to the Third Dimension Tom Cramer Drawings and Paintings 1977 2019 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art jsma uoregon edu Retrieved 2018 11 21 Art Car Brad Carlile Photo Blog 2007 08 21 Retrieved 2018 11 21 5 other James Canfield works Oregon Ballet Theatre needs to bring back OregonLive com Retrieved 2018 11 20 Landmark 28 Year Old Machine Mural on Williams Will be Demolished After Settlement Reached Willamette Week Retrieved 2018 11 20 Tom Cramer exhibit shows there s plenty new under the sun review External links editTom Cramer Website One Tom Cramer Website Two Tom Cramer at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Cramer amp oldid 1159650162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
