The Maurice Greenia Jr. Collections
The Maurice Greenia, Jr. Collections
Maurice Greenia, Jr. is a native Detroit artist whose work grows out of the city; he lives in the artistic center of Detroit -- the Cass Corridor. Thousands of people see his work every year, but many do not know the artist nor the multitude of formats in which he works. This site is aimed at the preservation of his work, some of which cannot be physically preserved, and is viewable only in photographs; the chalk drawings on the old Hudson's Building being a prime example of work preserved only photographically. But to try to define what his artistic production has been and continues to be is almost impossible. Browse through the site and see the range of creativity in medium and expression, ranging from poetry to drawing to sculpture, with many stops along the way, and often involving found objects.
Enjoy the work of a true urban artist, whose surrealist vision has responded to Detroit in both good and bad times with creativity and imagination.
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Black and White Drawings Collection
Since 1976, Maurice Greenia, Jr. has completed thousands of black and white drawings ranging from the figurative to the abstract and experimental.
Color Drawings Collection
Since the mid 1970's, Maurice Greenia, Jr. has executed hundreds of color drawings. Many of these began with an ink drawing that was then colored with color pencils and then re-inked. This strengthens the black of the line which may have changed or been covered by the pencils. Others are colored more subtly.
Index Card Collection
Maurice Greenia, Jr. has made over 6000 drawings on blank index cards. He came to this number by counting how many drawings were in a pile an inch thick, then multiplying this by how many inches of work he had.
Magnet & Pin Collection
Maurice Greenia, Jr. painted several hundred miniatures on magnets and pins. He'd take discarded political buttons or refrigerator magnets, and coat them with white gesso so the paint would stick better and not flake off.
MOCAD Art Gallery Showing
Maurice Greenia, Jr. was a featured artist at the Muesuem Of Contempory Art Detroit - MOCAD http://www.mocadetroit.org/ 4454 Woodward Ave. Detroit Michigan 48201 between May 10 through July 27.
Paintings Collection
Since 1977, Mr. Greenia has created hundreds of paintings, most on stretched canvas. He also uses canvas board, canvas paper, blocks of wood, glass, and mirrors. About two-thirds of his paintings are acrylic, and one-third are oil.
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