The Vivid Reminiscence of Ukiyo-e in the Work of Hope Gangloff

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p>Hope Gangloff (b. 1974) is an American painter residing in Brooklyn, NY. Her colorful portraits involving vivid patterns seem to trace back to Van Gogh's paintings and Ukiyo-e engravings. 

Fig. 1. Chie Fueki, 2013 (hope-gangloff.com)

Embedded in a Color-field With the Paint

Gangloff was born in Amityville, New York, in a family of farmers. Being in high school, she started creating large-scale paintings with the attic of an old barn as her studio. Gangloff continued her education at Cooper Union, persisting in drawing her works. As she says, the large scale allowed her to have her own space, to feel that she was embedded "in [a] color-field with the paint" (wikipedia.org). At that time, she used house paint on butcher paper. After graduation in 1997, Gangloff worked as a dishwasher and then moved to Montana to live with her older brother. She worked as a bronze foundry in Bozeman and as a metal chaser in Brooklyn when she moved back to New York City. Later, she began to receive commissions as a painter and was employed by the Built by Wendy accessory line to draw scenes from movies. Today, Hope Gangloff is a successful artist who's had many international exhibitions. The works of the artist are represented in Susan Inglett Gallery. 

Fig. 2. Looking West over Lake George from Hulett's Landing (hope-gangloff.com)

Fig. 3. Birch Stand South of Cheney Cabin, 2019 (hope-gangloff.com)

Fig. 4. A Whole Day in the Apple Orchard, 2021 (hope-gangloff.com)

Fig. 5. Rainy Day in Echo Park, 2019 (hope-gangloff.com)