Paul Kos

bio

works

Paul Kos

Penny Bell

1979-Present

Pennies

7 1/4h x 25w x 25d in

Paul Kos

Quid Pro Quo

1970

Printed text on paper

11 x 8 1/2 in., 14 3/4 x 12 in. (fr.)

Paul Kos

e-Volution

1992

Ink and watercolor pencil

14h x 9 3/4w in

Paul Kos

Condensation piece

1970

Paper, magnifying lens, wood

5 1/4h x 6 5/8w x 6 5/8d in

Paul Kos

Crab

2021

Found objects (steel, wood, and leather)

5 1/2h x 19 3/4w x 7 1/4d in

Paul Kos

The Camel's back

2022

Brass, sand and large grass

4h x 132w x 13 1/4d in

Paul Kos

Pawn Attack

1992

Etched glass

20h x 60w in

Paul Kos

Soixante Neuf

2016

Wood and steel

33h x 42w x 23 1/2d in

Paul Kos

Incense Cedar Pawns

1992

Cedar box, book and pawns

7 1/4h x 18w x 7d in

Paul Kos

Stickman/Pawn

1992

Etched glass

16h x 24w x 2 3/8d in

Paul Kos

Who Gets What?

2021

Clothes pins, pyrite, coal, brass, and wood

4h x 9w x 9d in

Paul Kos

Reflection Maquette (after Monet)

1997

Wood

1 3/4h x 11 1/2w x 11 1/2d in

Paul Kos

Core Sample

2019

Coal, canary feathers and glass

23 3/4h x 7w in

Paul Kos

Rat

2020

Steel wool, paper and wood

5 1/2h x 11 3/4w x 11 1/2d in

Paul Kos

Dry Lake

2016

Bronze

1h x 18 1/4w x 18d in

Paul Kos

The Tree, Its Shadow and Me

2018

Isabell Sorell video camera

Paul Kos

Ions

2022

Stone, steel and wood

5h x 24 1/4w x 9 1/4d in

Paul Kos

Pathfinder

2020/2021

Handmade cotton paper

Paul Kos

Man in the Snow

2008

Graphite on paper, yellow pigment, glass mug and coaster

24h x 24w x 10d in

Paul Kos

El Agua

1998

Terra cotta, sound and text in a frame

58h x 23w x 23d in

Paul Kos

Air Accordion

2020/2021

Shirt and hanger

33h x 20w x 3 1/2d in

Paul Kos

Memory Survives Silenced Tongues III

2018

Bronze bell, steel, felt, paper and phosphorescent pigments

8 3/4h x 25w x 22d in

Paul Kos

Asteroid

2019

Parabolic mirror, volcanic stone

82h x 15 1/4w in

Paul Kos

Conscientious Objector (Mate in one)

2021

Chess board, wood, steel and magnets

25 1/2h x 25 1/4w x 22d in

Paul Kos

ACCORD (Fir, Willow & Cedar)

2021

Wood

Paul Kos

Sand Piece

1971

Ink on paper

12h x 15 1/2w in

Paul Kos

Lodgepole R.I.P.

2019

Wood and video projection

33 1/2h x 300w in

Paul Kos

LOVE

2016

Found objects (Japanese ceramic bowl and Blue Front Amazon feather)

3 1/2h x 4 3/4w x 3d in

Paul Kos

Pilot Light/Pilot Butte

1974

3 Photographs

7 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Paul Kos

Gargoyle X (Albania)

1990

mixed media

14' x 18"

Paul Kos

every thing matters

2002

Colored pencil on paper

12” x 15 7/8”, 20 6/8” x 24 1/8” (fr)

Paul Kos

Pilot Butte

2006

monotype, ink on paper

12 3/4” x 24”; 17” x 28” fr

Paul Kos

Montezuma's Revenge I

1998

Graphite on paper

15" x 19.25"

Paul Kos

Emboss I

1995

photograph

80 x 38 x 1 1/2"

Paul Kos

Piss'en Lit

1995

sheet, pillowcases

6 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 14"

Paul Kos

Luge and Luge Run

1995

wood flint, woodblock print, wooden dowel

75” x 216” x 53 1/2"/ Dimensions of print: 51-1/2” x 201”

Paul Kos

Universal Donor, Universal Receiver

1995

Felt, paper, wood frame

17.5" x 17" (each panel)

Paul Kos

Possible Path Taken by "Dog" to Enter the Earth's Atmosphere

1982

Drawing on coated glass

24 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.

Paul Kos

La Petanque: Les Boules de Paul

1993

gelatin-silver print

31" x 39"

Paul Kos

Attack on the Pawn with a Sling Shot at 8 meters

1992

Pencil on sheet-rock with two lead pellets shot with a sling shot from 8 meters

15" x 15" (framed)

Paul Kos

Equilibre I

1992

steel balls on balanced wooden cart

19 1/2 x 52 x 30 1/2”

Paul Kos

Internationale Music Box (French)

1992

mixed media

7 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 3 1/4"

Paul Kos

Fuerte

1992

pepper plant, parabolic mirror, steel stool

43" x 24" x 24"

Paul Kos

Internationale Bed & Breakfast

1992

BlueFrontAmazonParrot,brnz.bells,ladder,rope

144" x 96" x 48"

Paul Kos

Pawn

1991

2,500 magnetic chess pieces, steel, wood

118 x 88 x 11 1/2 in.

Paul Kos

Memory Survives Silenced Tongues

1989

1,000 watt bulb, steel pendulum, etched glass

118" x 88" x 6 1/2"

Paul Kos

I Saw the Light

2007

saw, sheath and light bulb

dimensions variable (saw 10 1/2” x 58”; sheath 54 1/2” x 2” x 3”)

Paul Kos

Pilot Butte

2006

mixed media on paper

12 3/4” x 24 1/4”; 17” x 28” fr

Paul Kos

Sirens

1977

Black-and-white video with sound

6:47 minutes

Paul Kos

Glacier Golf

1982

Photograph

8” x 10”

Paul Kos

Pilot Light/Pilot Butte

1974

Black-and-white video with sound

5:00 minutes

Paul Kos

Sympathetic Vibrations

1986

Color video with sound (installation documentation)

4:10 minutes

Paul Kos

Stag’s Leap

2007

deer horn with graphite on wood

Paul Kos

Gargoyle VIII

1985

Color video with sound (performance documentation)

2:45 minutes

Paul Kos

Emboss I

1995

Black and White Photograph

80” x 38”

Paul Kos

Emboss III

1995

Black and White Photograph

80” x 38”

Paul Kos

Montezuma's Revenge II

1998

Graphite on paper

15" x 19.25"

Paul Kos

Internationale Music Box (Spanish)

1992

mixed media

7 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 3 1/4"

Paul Kos

Abyss

1992

mixed media

Paul Kos

Gargoyle V

1985

Video

1:00 minutes

Paul Kos

Das Geld II

1998

Emboss, aquatint, 22k gold leaf, red felt on paper

5 1/2" x 5" (paper); 20 3/4” x 20 1/8” (frame)

Paul Kos

Memory Survives Silenced Tongues

1990

mixed media

3' x 7' x 28"

Paul Kos

Glacier

1982

photograph

10" x 8"

Paul Kos

Pit and Pendulum

1971

photograph

10" x 8"

Paul Kos

Plan for Kinetic Ice Block

1969

ink on Chrome coat paper

8 1/2" x 10", 16 3/8” x 17 3/8” (fr)

Paul Kos

Pawn Attack II

1990

Etched glass in frame

18" x 58" x 2.25"

Paul Kos

Kinetic Ice Flow

1969

ink on paper

9" x 8 1/2"

Paul Kos

Fly Trap

1975

wood, screen mesh

16 1/4" x 13 1/2" x 7"

Paul Kos

Study for Knock Knock

mixed media construction

27" x 22" x 5"

Paul Kos

Silenced Tongues (B - single glass)

1989

etched glass, metal, light bulb

45" x (c.100") x 132"

Paul Kos

Silenced Tongues (A - double glass)

1989

etched glass, metal, light bulb

107 1/2" x 36" x 132"

Paul Kos

Glacier Golf

1982

Silver gelatin print

Fr. 12 3/4 x 10 3/4

Paul Kos

Not Whole

2001

Wood, video, audio

Dimensions variable (approx. 40” x 27-3/4”)

Paul Kos

Red Salt Blocks on White Salt

1969

Ink on Chrome Coat paper

Paul Kos

Proposal: Red Salt Pillars on Salt Flats Utah

1969

Ink on Chrome Coat paper

Paul Kos

Aerial View of Kinetic Salt/Water Sculpture

1969

Ink on Chrome Coat paper

Paul Kos

Candle Bell

1987

Acrylic on paper

Paul Kos

Ore

1974

Transfer type, tape, tar on paper

Paul Kos

Up, Down, Strange and Charm II

1978

Chalk, crayon and ink on paper

120” x 36”

Paul Kos

Up, Down, Strange and Charm I

1978

Chalk, crayon and ink on paper

120” x 36”

Paul Kos

Up, Down, Strange and Charm III

1978

Chalk, crayon and ink on paper

120” x 36”

Paul Kos

Deposit

1973

steel, 24 carat gold leaf

3” x 16” x 16”

Paul Kos

Scything

2005

horse hoof, plastic figure

Paul Kos

Sierra Nevada

1994

Paint, wood, glass, light

57.5" x 33" x 108" (installed)

Paul Kos

La Petanque

1994

photos, balls, rack

84 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Paul Kos

Zizi Va

1994

bottle, petanque balls

@14" x 8"

Paul Kos

Soot

1995

coal, copper pot, steel, water

52 1/2 x 72 x 80"

Paul Kos

Das Geld

1998

Copper, steel bells, 22k gold leaf

33" x 24" x 8"

Paul Kos

Joseph's Coat of Many Colors(Ghost Image)

1998

Monotype (Frontier Press)

32.25" x 20.5"

Paul Kos

Montezuma's Gift

1998

Emboss, 22k gold leaf, Frontier Press

16 5/16" x 17 7/16"

Paul Kos

Das Geld IV

1998

Emboss, aquatint, 22k gold leaf, Frontier Press

11 9/16 x 11 3/4 in.

Paul Kos

Brushstrokes (After Monet II)

1998

Red fir installed on wood floor

10.5" x 153" x 29"

Paul Kos

Everything Matters

2003

digital print

Paul Kos

Paint Pawn

1992

Poured enamel paint on glass and wood

36 x 30 x 30 in.

Paul Kos

Reflection

1998

Color video with sound, Chalk on paper

1:45 minutes

Paul Kos

Emboss II

1995

Black and White Photograph

80” x 38”

Paul Kos

International Bed and Breakfast

1992

Color video (installation documentation)

1:45 minutes

Paul Kos

Jack Frost

1978

Color photographs

18” x 24”

Paul Kos

Ramp

1980

Color video with sound (installation document)

2:00 minutes

Paul Kos

Yuba Red Rock

2007

video projection on paint, canvas, wood

55 1/2” x 73”

CV

Education

1965-67

MFA San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California

1962-65

BFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California

1961-62

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Select Solo Exhibitions

2022

Art Genève, Solo booth D24 Genève, Switzerland – Galerie Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France

Turning the Fork, Anglim/Trimble, San Francisco, CA

2018

Frieze with Anglim Gilbert Gallery, New York, NY

Kinetic Landscapes, Galerie Vallois, Paris, France

2016

Equilibrium: A Paul Kos Survey, di Rosa, Napa, CA

Symmetry, Anglim Gilbert Gallery, San Francisco, CA

RR, Ever Gold Projects, San Francisco, CA

2012

Allegories and Metaphors (1968-2012), Vallois Galerie, Paris, France

Paul Kos Allegories & Metaphors, Nyehaus, New York, NY

Select Group Exhibitions

2022

O, Anglim/Trimble, San Francisco, CA

2021

The Paradox of Stillness, Object and Performance, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes From the di Rosa Collection, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA

A Spirit of Disruption, San Francisco Art Institute 150th Anniversary Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2020

Donner Pass, Art Kiosk, Lance Fung Collaboratives, Redwood City, CA

2019

Mother Nature: Elements and Archetypes, Fused Space, San Francisco,CA

As If, 1599fdt., San Francisco, CA

Potts Gallery, Alhambra, CA

2018

Collecting on the Edge, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT

10 Year Anniversary Show, Evergold Projects, San Francisco, CA

2017

Ways of Seeing, Foundation Boghossian, Villa Empain, Brussels

Illegal, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Unsettled, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

Feedback, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, NY

Air, Wind and Fire, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

Bitter Creek Sweet Water, Jules Maeght Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016

Mind Over Matter, BAMPFA, Berkeley, CA

Zero, c/o FuturDome, Milan, Italy

2015

Against Automatism, Fused Space, Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Retrospective, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA

2014

Landscape: the virtual, the actual, the possible?, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Karla’s Living Room, The Battery, San Francisco, CA

Summer in Black and White, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA

2013

California Landscape Into Abstraction, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA

All Good Things, SOMARTS, San Francisco, CA

Solid Concept VI, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA

The Long Conversation, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

Mono No Aware, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St. Kilda, Australia

The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, MA

EISKELLER UND HIMMELSLÖ: Ortsbezogene Interventionen, Rekonstruktionen und Erkundungen in Schleswig-Holstein 2012 – 2013,” SchleswigHolstein, Germany

Select Collections

Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY

Kadish Foundation, Paris, France

Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

Long Beach Art Museum, Long Beach, CA

Museum of Conceptual Art, San Francisco, CA

Wallraff-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany

Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA

de Saisset Art Gallery and Museum, Santa Clara, CA

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California

Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Holland

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT

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