Duke Windsor: Nada es Imposible
Duke Windsor’s work will be exhibited in a special cross-border collaborative project facilitated by the city of Tijuana and El Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura (IMAC). Windsor’s gold-gilded hamburger paintings will be on display at Galeria Espacio 5 in Tijuana, with a reception for “Nada es Imposible” on June 30th, from 5-6pm. The exhibit will run through September 30, 2023.
Exhibition address:
Antiguo Palacio Municipal, C. Segunda y Avenida Constitución Zona Centro Tijuana, Mexico.
Gobierno de Tijuana IMAC Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura
Nothing’s Impossible
Contemporary Culinary
Today, in the 21st Century, ordinary objects from the kitchen, like condiment bottles in the sunlight, or even very stylized paintings of desserts, as in the works by Wayne Thiebaud, suggest a new approach to depicting our culinary tastes. As the tradition of art flourishes and technology advances, the artist will continue to explore this desire to record our culinary tastes from the artist’s palette to our palate.
An American Food Icon
The hamburger is a simple meal whose exact origin is unknown. In the early 1900s, a cook from a small town in Texas placed a Hamburg steak between two slices of bread, thus creating an instant meal to be carried out by a guest who was in a hurry and could not sit to eat. Although I continue developing gilding techniques, I often refer to these works for inspiration. To complete this icon of American taste, I felt gold leaf was an appropriate tribute to the delicious hamburger.
—Duke Windsor
Mt. Helix, CA
April 27, 2023
Nada es Imposible
Cocina Contemporánea
Actualmente, en el siglo XXI, objetos cotidianos de la cocina, como botellas de condimentos a la luz del sol, o incluso cuadros muy estilizados de postres, como en las obras de Wayne Thiebaud, sugieren un nuevo enfoque para representar nuestros gustos culinarios. A medida que la tradición del arte florezca y la tecnología avance, el artista continuará explorando este deseo de registrar nuestros gustos culinarios desde la paleta del artista hasta nuestro paladar.
Icono de la comida Americana
La hamburguesa es una comida sencilla cuyo origen exacto se desconoce. A principios de 1900, un cocinero de un pequeño pueblo de Texas colocó un filete de hamburguesa entre dos rebanadas de pan, creando así una comida instantánea para un invitado que tenía prisa y no podía sentarse a comer. Aunque sigo desarrollando técnicas de dorado, a menudo me refiero a estos trabajos en busca de inspiración. Para completar este ícono del gusto estadounidense, sentí que la hoja de oro era un tributo apropiado a la deliciosa hamburguesa.
—Duke Windsor
Mt. Helix, CA
27 de Abril, 2023
About Duke Windsor:
Born in Texarkana, Texas, Duke Windsor served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a radio operator, combat illustrator/photographer, and drill instructor. After leaving the service, Windsor was a freelance illustrator and amateur rodeo cowboy competing in the bull-riding, bareback, and steer wrestling events. He subsequently studied classical voice at San Diego State University and later performed professionally with the San Diego Opera Chorus.
His paintings are in many private collections throughout the US and Europe. Windsor is an Associate Artist member of the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, International Acrylic Painters Association, San Diego Watercolor Society, and Foothills Art Association. Windsor is former Education Chair of the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild and has also served as a member of the Public Arts Selection Committee of the San Diego Regional Airport Authority Art Program. With over 15 years of museum exhibit design experience, Windsor has juried many local and regional art exhibitions.
SPANISH
Nacido en Texarkana, Texas, Duke Windsor sirvió en el Cuerpo de Marinos de los Estado Unidos como operador de radio, ilustrador/fotógrafo de combate e instructor de ejercicios. Después de dejar el servicio, Windsor se convierte en un ilustrador independiente y un vaquero de rodeo aficionado compitiendo en eventos de monta de toros, a pelo y lucha libre. Posteriormente estudió canto clásico en la Universidad Estatal de San Diego, para así cantar profesionalmente con el Coro de la Ópera de San Diego.
Sus pinturas se encuentran en colecciones privadas en todo el mundo. Actualmente es artista asociado del California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, International Acrylic Painters Association, San Diego Watercolour Society y Foothills Art Association. Windsor ha sido presidente de Educación del Gremio de Artistas del Museo de Arte de San Diego y se ha desempeñado como miembro del Comité de Selección de Arte Público del Programa de Arte del Aeropuerto Regional de San Diego. Con más de 15 años de experiencia en el diseño de exhibiciones de museos, Windsor ha sido jurado de infinidad de exposiciones locales y regionales.
