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Mr. Imagination
Gregory Warmack, better known as Mr. Imagination (March 30, 1948 in Maywood, Illinois – May 30, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American outsider artist. He worked in a variety of forms and his work often made use of sandstone and bottlecaps.
==Biography==
The third child in a family of nine, Warmack grew up in the Chicago area and had no formal training as an artist, though he began making art objects in his childhood.〔(Artist Gregory Warmack, 'Mr. Imagination,' left his mark on Bethlehem ). ''The Morning Call'', May 31, 2012.〕 In the 1970s he made and sold art at street fairs.〔(Mr. Imagination' discovers life inside outsider art ). ''Chicago Daily Herald'', March 10, 2000.〕 While in Chicago in 1978, he was shot in the stomach during a mugging and lapsed into a coma.〔(Gregory Warmack, 64: Called ‘Mr. Imagination' for his creativity in art ). ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', May 31, 2012.〕〔(Folk artist Gregory Warmack, aka Mr. Imagination, saw art in any object ). ''Chicago Tribune'', May 31, 2012.〕 During his hospitalization, he had a spiritual vision which he described as "very peaceful, almost as if I was traveling through history and looking at ancient civilizations."〔 The incident spurred Warmack to renew his focus on art and broaden his scope, and shortly after he began using the name Mr. Imagination.〔
In the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Imagination worked extensively in sculptures carved from industrial sandstone and incorporating thousands of bottlecaps fastened to surfaces of the sculpted objects.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=We Couldn't Find That File / American Art )〕 He used paint, wood, nails, putty, and cement, and also incorporated found objects into his work, including vintage commercial items and discarded objects such as tools, household instruments, and mirrors.〔〔〔(Remembering the Greatest Bottle Cap Artist Ever ). ''The Pour Curator'', June 3, 2012.〕 Many of his works were thematically influenced by African and Egyptian masks and dress.
Mr. Imagination's first solo exhibition was assembled in 1983 at the Carl Hammer Galleries in Chicago.〔(Artist creates a magical world with playful yet serious sculptures ). ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', November 14, 2002.〕 He lived and worked in Chicago until 2001, when he relocated to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. There he contributed pieces to Lehigh University's campus and the Zoellner Arts Center, worked with the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission, and hosted workshops for children.〔 In January 2008 his home was destroyed in a fire, and shortly thereafter he moved to Atlanta, Georgia.〔 He continued working and exhibiting in Atlanta until his death from a blood infection in 2012 at age 64.〔
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