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“Cold Day,” 2020. Acrylic on canvas.
Most of us know Bob Dylan for his iconic tunes. The lyrics to music like Blowin’ in the Wind, Like a Rolling Stone, and Knocking on Heaven’s Doorway examine like poetry. But a new exhibition at Florida International University’s Frost Art Museum demonstrates a new facet of his artistry. Bob Dylan: Retrospectum is a deep dive into Bob Dylan as a visual artist, with nearly 200 paintings, drawings, and ironwork sculptures on show.
The exhibition debuted in Shanghai in 2019 and is, according to FIU, “the most expansive and in-depth exhibition of Bob Dylan’s artwork viewed on U.S. soil.” The American opening of the exhibition also functions something exclusive. Among the artwork on screen is Dylan’s new series of paintings, Deep Target. On view for the first time, these paintings see the artist picking scenes from films and transforming them into pieces of art.
The series is sprinkled between his vast-reaching portfolio of do the job, which spans a long time. For Dylan, looking at his do the job laid out together offers him a new perspective on his artwork. “Seeing quite a few of my performs yrs just after I accomplished them is a interesting expertise,” he shares. “I don’t seriously associate them with any certain time or place or state of brain, but watch them as section of a extensive arc a continuing of the way we go forth in the globe and the way our perceptions are shaped and altered by daily life. 1 can be as profoundly influenced by situations in Morretes, Brazil as they can be by the gentleman who sells El País in Madrid.”
Dylan’s operate exhibits that his genius extends very well beyond tunes. His acrylics are rendered in loaded detail with viewpoint that makes an incredible depth of room. His fascination in the urban landscape is clear, as towns are a dominant actor in his parts. Dylan’s drawings exhibit a guaranteed hand, with decisive strokes utilized to provide figures to daily life. And, in some instances, he brings alongside one another his visual art and songs. For instance, his drawing Like a Rolling Stone is accompanied by handwritten lyrics to the traditional song, which tends to make it all the a lot more meaningful.
Also on exhibit are a series of ironwork sculptures forged from welded horseshoes and aged resources. These sculptures demonstrate yet an additional aspect of Dylan’s creativity and are a visible feast for the eyes. The ironworks are the consequence of a childhood escalating up in an area acknowledged as “Iron Selection.” Surrounded by equipment and supplies in his youth, these reminiscences have manifested into ironworks that come to be gates, wall hangings, and screens.
Bob Dylan: Retrospectum is on perspective in Miami at the Frost Art Museum, Florida Worldwide University, till April 17, 2022. It is accompanied by a full-color gallery guide that is also available for viewing on-line.
Frost Art Museum in Miami is internet hosting the U.S.’s most detailed exhibit of Bob Dylan’s visible art.

“Churchgoers,” 2012. Oil on canvas.

“Emmet Street,” 2020. Acrylic on canvas.
Practically 200 paintings, drawings, and ironwork sculptures are on show.

“Elevated Train,” (triptych), 2020. Acrylic on canvas.

“Like A Rolling Stone,” 2018. Drawing in graphite on paper.

“Like a Rolling Stone,” 2018.

“Untitled,” 1973. Combined media on paper.
The exhibition gives a full photograph of Dylan’s artistic sensibilities outside of tunes.

“Ironwork Wall Hanging (Yellow Plow Leading),” 2015. Iron and vintage objects.

“Man on a Bridge,” 2009. Acrylic on canvas.

“Voter Registration Keep, Poughkeepsie,” 2015-16. Watercolor on paper.
Bob Dylan: Retrospectum is on perspective till April 17, 2022.

“Abandoned Generate-In, Yucca Valley,” 2017. Acrylic on canvas.