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| The thumb (1959) | Joanne reading (circa 1965) | Boy in chair with cat (1964) |
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ART, SCIENCE and ART |
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The life of Gene Gould in just three words |
First period, 1960s and 70s: ART
| At a fairly young age, Gene Gould became passionate about art, and began his adult life trying very hard to make a living selling his paintings and drawings. Abstract art was popular during that period, but Gene Gould rejected that and searched instead for a personal figurative style that would convey both his feelings and emotions. |
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| The thumb (1959) | Joanne reading (circa 1965) | Boy in chair with cat (1964) |
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Young Gene Gould at the easel |
A poem he wrote during that period: |
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Painting The
exuberance of a life in flight |
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Second period, 1980s to 1990s: mostly SCIENCE, but some art too
| Given the near impossibility to earn enough money from art to raise a family, Gene Gould eventually decided to complete his college education in science, graduating with a Ph.D. in 1980. He then worked for 20 years in fields related to spectrophotometry and computer programming. Nonetheless, during this period, he still managed to find some free time for making paintings, and many of these are quite good. |
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| Blue ocean (1997) | Dancing (1993) | Ocean sunset (1997) |
Third period, from year 2000 on: ART
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After retiring from science, Gene Gould turned back to his initial passion for art, working at it from then on full-time and with renewed dedication and productivity. |
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Gene Gould in 2001
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| Alexander the Great (2002) | Two trees (2001) | |||
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| Pears and pear leaves (circa 2013) | My Temeraire (2002) | |||
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