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Clare Rosean

Chicago, Illinois

Artist Statement

My drawings and paintings are visual narratives that illustrate personal and collective anxiety, as well as social tension through characters and archetypal imagery. The characters that populate my drawings are often faced with a dilemma, or in anticipation of some unknown doom. Borrowing from the tradition of comic art and late medieval painting, my work is cartoon like and playful with space and perspective. The setting is often urban, because my work is about people and their estrangement from each other. My drawings are not about process- it is the finished piece that tells the story of human mistrust and intrigue.

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Clare Rosean's Portfolio

Bob Rohrman Year: 2017 Medium: Watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and collage on paper Dimensions: 13 x 20 inches
Badminton Year: 2017 Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper Dimensions: 10 x 12.5 inches
Bob Rohrman Year: 2017 Medium: Watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and collage on paper Dimensions: 13 x 20 inches
Gym Year: 2016 Medium: Watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper Dimensions: 10 x 12.5 inches 05_Title: Girls Year: 2017 Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper Dimensions: 10 x 12 inches
Lay Lady Lay Year: 2017 Medium: Watercolor, graphite, gouache, and colored pencil on paper Dimensions: 10 x 13 inches
High Priestess Year: 2017 Medium: Watercolor, graphite, gouache, collage, and colored pencil on paper Dimensions: 13 x 20 inches
Big Shiny Button Year: 2018 Medium: Graphite, gouache, and colored pencil on paper Dimensions: 15 x 20 inches
Prom Night Murder Year: 2018 Medium: Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on paper Dimensions: 15 x 20 inches
Empire Today Year: 2018 Medium: Watercolor, graphite, gouache, collage, and colored pencil on paper Dimensions: 15 x 20 inches
Black Buddha and the Booty Snatcher Year: 2017 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches 12_Title: Shit Happens, Hot Diggity Dawg Year: 2017 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
Black Buddha and the Booty Snatcher Year: 2017 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
Shit Happens, Hot Diggity Dawg Year: 2017 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
Killer Views Year: 2017 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
Dead Man Talking Year: 2018 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
Dunes Year: 2018 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches

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Artist Biography

Clare Rosean is a Chicago based artist whose drawings are inspired by anxiety and dreamwork. She received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010 and her MFA from the University of Chicago in 2012. She shows at the Zg Gallery and has work at the University of Illinois and various private collections.

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