Christopher Georgesco

Christopher Georgesco (born 1950 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American sculptor. He is the son of modernist architect Haralamb Georgescu.

He began his career in Venice, California in 1968, where he worked until 1980. His studio was located on Abbot Kenny, formerly West Washington Blvd. His first Show was at Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, where he continues to be represented more than 35 years later.

He now lives on the outskirts of Palm Springs, where he maintains a sculpture garden of colorful 8-to-10-foot-tall (2.4 to 3.0 m) painted steel sculptures resembling magnified leaves or arcs and radii.

His first solo show was deemed an overnight success by William Wilson,^{[citation needed]} critic for The Los Angeles Times, and was picked up by L.A.'s top collectors. Wilson also cited Christopher Georgesco as "pushing the art world's masterpiece button"^{[citation needed]} with his 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) Totemic Concrete & Steel Columns and Tripods. His first solo show was followed by an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum titled L.A.8.

In an article in Art News, Richard Armstrong, the late curator of the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, CA, cited Christopher Georgesco as being one of the most interesting sculptors in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]} Armstrong also claims Christopher Georgesco has few peers among L.A. Sculptors in an article in Art in America.^{[citation needed]} Georgesco has continued to work with the same cocabulary of shapes for the last 35 years. He exhibited in the Netherlands, and The Ludwig Forum Museum in Aachen, Germany.

Books featuring C. Georgesco include Hip Hollywood Homes by Sue Holister. (Page 93) and L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980 by Lyn Kienholz. Page 196)

Public collections

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
• Grand Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
• La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, California
• Laguna Beach Museum of Contemporary Art, California
• University of California Los Angeles, California
• University of Santa Barbara, California
• Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Los Angeles, California
• Pasadena Plaza, City of Pasadena, California
• King World Productions, Los Angeles, California
• Princes Cruise Lines, Installation Italy
• Caribbean Cruise Lines, Installation Norway
• Knapp Communications, Los Angeles, California
• McCrory Corporate, New York, NY
• Raychem Corporation, Los Angeles, California
• Sea Horse Corporation, Manzanillo, Mexico
• Pasadena City College, California
• Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Washington, DC
• City of Palm Springs, California

External links

• Christopher Georgesco: Romanian-American Sculptor

References

• Jorie Parr, "Revisiting Modernism". Palm Springs Life Magazine. March 2009, p 162-164
• Richard Armstrong, "Christopher Georgesco at Newspace Gallery". Art Forum. v18. no. 3, November 1977, p 75-78
• Melinda Wortz, "Psychological Manipulation". Art News, v 76, May 1977, p 104-106
• www.georgescoart.com Christopher Georgesco's Website
• Los Angeles Times 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1999, 2001.
• Art News1981.
• Art In America 1981.
• http://www.georgescoart.com/cgs3/ssartam81.htm
• La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art 1977, Catalog "Four Californians".Four Californians : Christopher Georgesco , Patsy Krebs , Andrew Spence , Robert Therrien. - La Jolla : La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, c1977 . - [ 22] c. : Ill. (some color. ) 18x18 cm. - In USA 2 ( F.M. )

Show held in La Jolla , La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, July 16 to September 6 , 1977.

• Los Angeles County Museum 1976, Catalog "L.A.8"
• http://www.georgescoart.com/cgs3/germcatog.htm. Catalog. Ludwig Forum, Aachen Germany
• "L.A. Rising: SoCal Artists before 1980. by Lyn Kienholz, California/ International Arts Foundation 2010. Page 196
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Name	Georgesco, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description	Modern Sculptor, Contemporary Artist
Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Lincoln, Nebraska
Date of death
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