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Tony DeLap is an American sculptor and painter who is best known for his minimalist geometric sculptures. He was born on November 4, 1927 in Oakland, California. He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts, where he studied painting and sculpture. After graduating in 1951, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a freelance artist. DeLap's work is characterized by its geometric shapes and bright colors. He often uses materials such as wood, metal, and plastic to create his sculptures. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. DeLap has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career, including the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1975 and the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1981. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of California, Irvine. As of 2021, Tony DeLap's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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Occupation Artist
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 4 November 1927
Birthday 4 November
Birthplace Oakland, California, U.S.
Date of death (2019-05-29)
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Nationality United States

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2019

DeLap's work has been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. Along with numerous solo exhibitions, DeLap was included in several important group exhibitions of the 1960s including; Primary Structures at the Jewish Museum; American Sculpture of the Sixties at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and The Responsive Eye at The Museum of Modern Art, New York City. He died on May 29, 2019 at the age of 91.

1960

Along with artists such as Ellsworth Kelly, DeLap followed a path of Geometric abstraction and Minimal art embracing the principles of limited color, geometry, precise craftsmanship, and intellectual rigor. Since the early 1960s, he was associated with an emerging movement of West Coast minimalism referred to as "finish fetish," along with several other artists including Craig Kauffman, Larry Bell, and DeWain Valentine.

1927

Tony DeLap (November 4, 1927 – May 29, 2019) was a West Coast artist, known for his abstract sculpture utilizing illusionist techniques and meticulous craftsmanship. As a pioneer of West Coast minimalism and Op Art, DeLap's oeuvre is a testament to his willingness to continuously challenge the viewer's perception of reality.

Born in 1927 in Oakland, DeLap grew up in the Bay Area and studied art, illustration, and graphic design at several Bay Area colleges, including the San Francisco Academy of Art, and he also attended the Claremont Colleges in Southern California. He returned to the Bay Area, where he taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts, the San Francisco Art Institute and at UC Davis until he secured a teaching position at the newly founded campus of the University of California, Irvine. Bruce Nauman, James Turrell and John McCracken studied with DeLap.