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Ray Turner

(Stockton, California, 1958 - )

Untitled

From the series "Population"

2011

Oil on glass

12 x 12 x 1/2 in. (30.5 x 30.5 x 1.3 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of the artist

2012.20

More Information

Ray Turner painted 24 Akron residents for the Akron Art Museum’s presentation of ‘Ray Turner: Population’ and nine of these portraits were added to the museum’s collection. Because Turner typically begins a portrait anywhere from a week to a month after meeting and photographing the subject, his initial impression is sometimes magnified, distorted or simply imagined. Above all, Turner paints those aspects of a person that resonate with him, knowing that his portraits are as much his own projection as they are a likeness of the sitter. This collaboration between artist and sitter speaks to the way we relate to the people in our community.

Keywords
Face
Female
Oil painting