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[[Image:'Little Wave', wood, epoxy resin, aniline dye, metal and oil-based lithography ink work by John Cederquist (American born 1946), 1990-1991, Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|right|400px| 'Little Wave', wood, epoxy resin, aniline dye, metal and oil-based lithography ink work by John Cederquist, 1990-1991, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] |
[[Image:'Little Wave', wood, epoxy resin, aniline dye, metal and oil-based lithography ink work by John Cederquist (American born 1946), 1990-1991, Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|right|400px| 'Little Wave', wood, epoxy resin, aniline dye, metal and oil-based lithography ink work by John Cederquist, 1990-1991, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] |
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'''John Cederquist''' is an American sculptor in wood and builder of studio furniture who was born in Altadena, California |
'''John Cederquist''' (born 1946) is an American sculptor in wood and builder of studio furniture who was born in [[Altadena, California]]. He graduated from [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach State College]] with a BA in 1969 and an MA in 1971. |
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Cederquist is best known for his playful, ''[[trompe-l'œil]]'' wood assemblages―often in the form of pieces of furniture―that blur the distinctions between reality and illusion. He often employs cartoon-like drawings and skewed perspectives. Since 1976, he has taught at [[Saddleback College]] in Mission Viejo, California. |
Cederquist is best known for his playful, ''[[trompe-l'œil]]'' wood assemblages―often in the form of pieces of furniture―that blur the distinctions between reality and illusion. He often employs cartoon-like drawings and skewed perspectives. Since 1976, he has taught at [[Saddleback College]] in Mission Viejo, California. |
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John Cederquist (born 1946) is an American sculptor in wood and builder of studio furniture who was born in Altadena, California. He graduated from Long Beach State College with a BA in 1969 and an MA in 1971.
Cederquist is best known for his playful, trompe-l'œil wood assemblages―often in the form of pieces of furniture―that blur the distinctions between reality and illusion. He often employs cartoon-like drawings and skewed perspectives. Since 1976, he has taught at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.
References
- Cooke, Edward S., Gerald W.R. Ward and Kelly H. L'Ecuyer, The Maker's Hand, American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Publications, 2003.
- Danto, Arthur Coleman, The Art of John Cederquist: Reality of Illusion, Oakland, California, Oakland Museum of California, 1997.