Gideon Bok

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Meghan Brady as a Young Grace Hartigan

$6,500
Gideon Bok
Meghan Brady as a Young Grace Hartigan
oil on linen, 23x22"

Unforgettable Fire

$10,000
Gideon Bok
Unforgettable Fire
oil on linen, 32x41

The Cave #2

$10,000
Gideon Bok
The Cave #2
oil on linen, 32x41

Uncle Charlie 2

$2,000
Gideon Bok
Uncle Charlie 2
oil on linen, 12x12"

Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Talking Heads, True Stories

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Talking Heads, True Stories
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Kate Bush, The Dreaming

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Kate Bush, The Dreaming
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

AC/DC, Highway to Hell

$1,800
Gideon Bok
AC/DC, Highway to Hell
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Bruce Springsteen, The River

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Bruce Springsteen, The River
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Dr. Dre, The Chronic

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Dr. Dre, The Chronic
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Sparklehorse, It's a Wonderful Life

$1,800
Gideon Bok
Sparklehorse, It's a Wonderful Life
oil on panel, 12.5x12.5"

Bio

Gideon Bok (b. 1966) received his BFA from Hampshire College and his MFA from the Yale University School of Art.

He has had solo exhibitions in numerous galleries, as well as the University of Maine, Gorham, the College of Charleston, SC, and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. His work is included in the collections of the Boston Athenaeum, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Farnsworth Art Museum, and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. He received a 2004 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and the Hassam, Speicher, Betts, and Symons Fund Purchase Award through The American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2005. Bok’s work has been written up in The New York Times, Time Out New York, ARTnews, Art New England, and The Boston Globe.

Bok is committed to painting the passage of time within a confined space, his own studio, he depicts it over and over in various states of array with objects such as draped clothes, musical instruments, and artist supplies. His intent is to make the room seem alive, showing it shortly after it has been occupied. Through his slow process, Bok has a unique ability to capture the viewer's attention by making his space feel familiar. His honest depiction of the changes that naturally occur over time opens up the opportunity to take a longer pause to notice the visual gifts that tell the story of his studio.

Bok lives and works in Camden, Maine.