255 Third Street
SOMA
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These three paintings are on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors near the elevators of the Moscone Center Garage. Painted by Dan Rice in 1982 they convey the artist’s impression of motorized existence and depict the frenzy and banality of the daily commute.
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Autoscape #3, Twin Spin, Driving Me Up a Wall by Dan Rice
Dan Rice who received his MFA from UC San Diego said this about the paintings in 1982: ” “My paintings reflect my perceptions of the contemporary american way of life,’ Rice said. ‘They deal with symbols abstracted from our economy, transportation, national defense, technology, religion and government.”
Rice’s paintings, with their luminous color, have been compared to works by Monet, Matisse and Bonnard.
He came out of the American Expressionist school but was sometimes called an abstract impressionist. He was hard to classify and didn’t fit into trends, and therefore didn’t receive the acclaim he deserved. Nevertheless, his paintings are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Princeton University Art Museum.
Rice now lives in Montana
I wonder how many people even notice them as they scurry by. They are wonderful and it is good to see they are protected from vandals.
I remember seeing these artwork whenever I parked there. It’s nice to see colorful art in an otherwise drabby garage setting. If you can’t remember which floor you parked on, maybe you can at least remember the painting. 🙂
I love this……abstract impressionism rocks!
The details are pretty cool!