Max Gimblett: Art as Spiritual Practice

Originally published on The Medicine Path Podcast with Brian James
Max Gimblett was born in 1935 in New Zealand and moved to New York City in the 1970s where he’s maintained a studio ever since. He is one of New Zealand’s most recognized painters and continues to exhibit regularly in the US and throughout New Zealand.
He is well represented in major collections around the world, most significantly in the permanent collection of the Guggenheim and Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Galleries in Washington D.C. and Melbourne Australia, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington Te Papa Tongarewa, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.
Max is known for his vibrant gestural style, influenced by zen calligraphy and painters like William De Kooning and for his unconventional canvases, particularly his signature quatrefoil shape which has eastern and western spiritual significance. A longtime buddhist practitioner, Max took his vows as a Rinzai Zen priest in 2006.
Max’s website: maxgimblett.com

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I love this guy such a powerful interview wow

[@cjdevries]

Great interview. Thank you. Max's work is so genuine and made with such finesse and detail.

[@howlinthewilderness]

Thank you...Max is a gem. Glad it connected with you. Brian

[@J0hnC0ltrane]

Great interview. Max Gimblett is much more than a painter. Thanks to youtube also for bringing me these wonderful people.

[@howlinthewilderness]

Thanks @J0hnC0ltrane ... I'm blessed to have had the opportunity to visit Max and chat with him. He's maintained contact with me over the years since that meeting and been very encouraging, sending me books and commenting on my paintings. A wonderful guy.

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BOWING TO MOTHER SOUL, GRATEFUL FOR THIS . GIFT...QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT TO.THE GENIAL ARTIST... *Sorry caps, old fingers.

[@johngingrich173]

Quatrefoils. A true, pure shape. Love those pure shapes. Thank you.

[@paintpaper9]

]Thank you for this lovely introduction to Max Gimblett. ♡

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What a gift.

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Thank you

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Great year

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Studied Elsine de K, love this painting

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Mighty gift is wonderful friends

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His description of the 4th & 5th dimensions simply represent the 3rd dimension.

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Could the fifth dimension be the impact?

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Genre spatial

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Calligraphic gest

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