斯科特·卡恩为美国艺术家,以其色彩饱和虚幻风景画作著称。他有时亦将孑然一身的人像、动物或物体投入画中。卡恩由自己的回忆和想象中汲取灵感,描绘自己曾经邂逅的人物和地点,因此他的作品堪称是鲜活的视觉日记。卡恩的具象画作风格令人想起亨利·卢梭(Henri Rousseau)作品中的天真烂漫,也有雷尼·马格利特(René Magritte)作品中的超现实主义特质。
卡恩于1946年生于马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德,在宾夕法尼亚大学修读美术并于1967年取得学士学位。毕业后,卡恩移居纽约。他前往艺术学生联盟(The Arts Student League),师从西奥多罗斯·斯塔莫斯(Theodoros Stamoms),并接触了许多初代抽象表现艺术家,包括马克·罗斯科(Mark Rothko)。但不久后,卡恩便摒弃了抽象创作,转向带有现实主义的具象风格。1970年,他从罗格斯大学取得美术硕士学位。
卡恩早年曾寄居表亲家阁楼,短短数年后便成为如今最受追捧的当代艺术家之一。近年来,他在纽约威彻斯特的家中创作,同时在布鲁克林也有工作室。他将自己的快速成名归功于知名加拿大艺术家王俊杰(Matthew Wong)的支持。二人最初透过Facebook相识,都是自学成才的艺术家,对大自然和魔幻现实主义都充满兴趣。王氏于2018年买下卡恩的画作《死路》(2017年作),并在社交媒体上分享此作,吸引艺术商及艺术爱好者大量好评,令人赞叹不已。
2022年5月,卡恩的画作《大洋彼岸的宅邸》(2012年作)以1,430,000美元的高价在佳士得拍出。画作中可见一条直路和一条弯路,尽头是一座宏伟大宅,座落于诗情画意的田园风光中。此作成交价刷新了卡恩的世界拍卖纪录。
卡恩擅长的另外一种创作形式为肖像画作。他笔下的人物常常谦逊内敛,但内心充满复杂情感。肖像画的背景一般是神秘的风景或房间内部,主角直接与观者的眼神接触,毫不躲闪。
卡恩先后于1986及1995年获得波洛克-克拉斯纳基金会(Pollock Krasner Foundation)奖章,并于1975至1977年间在爱德华·阿尔比基金会(Edward Albee Foundation)完成驻留计划。
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BIG HOUSE, HOMAGE TO AMERICA
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Winter on Wig Hill
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Griswold Pond
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进入森林
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Croquet
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Twilight
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Bird of Paradise
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Pennsylvania New Jersey Border
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Shelley’s House
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New Moon
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Carnations
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Winter Morning
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Full Moon
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Heatwave
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The Daniels' Garden at L’Angle D’Oie
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Berkshire Spring
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Cadman Plaza Summer
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Point House, The End
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April in Old Lyme
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Autumn Moon
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April in Old Lyme
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Landscape with Tile Floor
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Market Square, Eynsham
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On the Patio
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Protected Alcove
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Three Shells
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Self Portrait as a Tree
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Lynda in Italy
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Rock A Nore
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Ascent
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Berkshire Nightscape
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Spring Moon, Grant Street
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Un Chien Mechant