Malcolm T. Liepke – Figurative Sexuality & Paint as Elixirs for Melancholy & Want, Part 1 of X
“I’m a channel to express the human condition.” – Malcolm T. Liepke
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When I was in high school, I had an amazing art teacher. I didn’t know it at the time. It was a public high school and he was the only art teacher. I don’t recall anyone ever saying to me, “Oh, you should be a part of the art program, because the teacher is so good.” The art program wasn’t known regionally. The choral and drama departments were more known for their quality.
I liked art for many reasons, so I took some art courses. I wish I would have been told more at the time just how good the art program was. I would have listened and worked harder – like I should have.
I was one of about 5 or so students who were part of an advanced placement art program where we received college credits for our work. So I received a lot of instruction in my junior and senior years. I am grateful for the instruction I received.
My art teacher taught me to see things I would have never seen on my own. He taught me what Frazetta was doing differently from Vallejo. He showed me hundreds of things other artists were doing well that I had not seen right in front of me. And he encouraged the few things in me he saw that I could parrot and coordinate.
In particular, he taught me to appreciate the work of Malcolm T. Liepke. Both he and I loved Liepke’s work at first sight . . .
Artworks by Malcolm T. Liepke:
© All rights reserved by Malcolm T. Liepke.
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I understand that my priorities and the world’s popular priorities are not aligned. I clearly focus way too much on art and sexuality. But it still boggles my mind that I have admired and loved Liepke’s excellent ideas and craftmanship for over 20 years, yet he was not even referenced in Wikipedia until I created an article about him today (I created the link below today on Wikipedia). Something about that is not right. I’ll concede I’m out of the normal sensibilities, but the mainstream has to take some small shared culpability in that overdue omission.
A caveat: With the crazy world that is Wikipedia, by the time you are reading this post, the Malcolm T. Liepke Wikipedia article may be completely deleted (or completely different from what I wrote) for reasons I can’t control. So, if it’s not there, or if it doesn’t make sense, I apologize. It’s possible some power hungry mid-level admin has deleted or changed the article:
Malcolm T. Liepke on Wikipedia
© All rights reserved by Malcolm T. Liepke.
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Most Recent Artworks Index of all the Artists’ Artworks my43things
The article is still there
This is the first I’ve seen of this artist. Thanks for a wonderful discovery…..
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Please can you see my website? I’ve a lot of sexual painting, if I can expose some of my artowoks in this blog, I’m very honorated! See you soon, bye!
Great posting. My wife and I have been collecting Liepke for a couple years, however, I’ve never seen this sensual side of him. The work we are collecting is from late ’99, early ’00 and are the exact opposite of these. The style is identical but they are all about separation, distance and, it seems, lack of communication.
I LOVE these downright smutty ones and will see if I can track them down. If you’re a fan check the Acadia gallery in New York’s Soho.
does anyone know if m. liepke teaches?
Self taught, has a well defined approach, studied an era of true American impressionist quality, prolific, identifiable palette, timeless in topic, and although he is the most copied contemporary artist, success is only true in developing your own “plan”. I could say, he would rather they copy some one else. His style and the art of Milt Kobayashi, have a similar background since they shared the same quest as friends or comrades. Milt does teach, although I’m not sure where he is based. Easy enough to determine. Skip is one of my favorite people,
this is a great and hot picture and i like it
Well over 10 years ago I wandered into an art show in Georgetown DC,and it was his art. I so wanted to buy a piece of a woman on the side of the bed reading a note while a man was asleep beside her. The gallery person and I discussed how it must be a love letter or something private she saved for her alone time. I have loved his art for years!
Beautiful work, I have modeled my works style after Liepke, his color and richness are unmistakable. Thanks you for posting some of my favorite painting!
I was staying in Beach house in Cambria Ca. There is a gallery named The Vault.. and as I walked into there old Bank Vault there I it was, “the sitting Nude”.. the warmth, soft curving lines and colors just drew me to it… It was a, Litho, yet so well transformed… I immediatly purchased it… and descovered its history… it was given personaly and signed to the owner of the Gallery..BY “Skip” and she was selling it to finance her new home.. needless to say I treasure this piece…as you can tell I am an amatuer as my words play… but I know what I like..
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OneMoreOption: Thank you for sharing your story.
I write for http://www.sexualfuturist.com/ and I am an art collector with one Liepke in my collection. I don’t think you think too much about art and sex; I wish more people were giving thought to this subject. I think the world of art is on the cutting edge of the next stage of our social evolution as a species and your work on Liepke is a part of that good influence that is teaching us all to accept more of this normal, most intimate part of our humanity.
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