Rodney Ripps
RODNEY RIPPS (American, b. 1950) Ascent, 1978, oil and wax on cloth. Signed, dated and titled. 17 1/2" x 17 1/2" x 5 1/2"
RODNEY RIPPS B.1950 ADAM & EVE Mixed media, in two parts 250 by 125 by 34 cm.; 253 by 85 by 50 cm. Executed circa 1981.
From Wikipedia
Rodney Ripps (born December 6, 1950) is an American artist, painter, and sculptor. Ripps is most known for textural density, heavy layering of materials, and heightened canvases in his work, often produced with high volumes of oil paint and incorporation of artificial leaves and metals, among other materials.
Ripps was born in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Sol Michael and Anne Ripps (née Jacobie). Ripps' father owned and operated a dry cleaning service in Manhattan, New York. Ripps graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights, Queens, New York. He is an alumnus of both Hunter College and York College
Ripps rose to prominence in the 1970s. In 1977, Ripps participated in his first group exhibition, "Painting 75/76/77" at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center. Ripps was an affiliate of Andy Warhol's, posing for a series of Polaroid photographs shot by the latter. Ripps was also mentioned in Warhol's journals and appeared as a guest on the talk show Andy Warhol's TV Early in his career, Ripps worked in construction as a source of supplemental income. Ripps' illustration, "Rosette", was present in the Whitney Museum's 1979 Biennial event.
In 1979, Ripps married designer and academic, Helene Verin in the latter's hometown of Chicago, Illinois. He is the father of conceptual artist, Ryder Ripps.