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Red Grooms
A Life Painted in Motion: The World of Red Grooms Born Charles Rogers Grooms in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1937, the artist known as Red Grooms has spent a lifetime translating the vibrant energy and often chaotic beauty of modern life into a uniquely personal visual language. From his early days absorbing the sights and sounds of mid-century America to his groundbreaking experiments with multimedia installations, Grooms’ work is charac…
21
dated works
1
chapters
1955
first work
2017
last work
Chronological Journey
The Lifeline
Scroll through Red Grooms's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
Drag or scroll to travel through time
Chapters — Career Periods
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Red Grooms's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Thumbnails — Dated Works
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
Colour Band — Movement Drift
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.