Paul Rhoads (artist)

Paul Rhoads (born 1956) is an American painter, author, and essayist who has lived and worked in France since 1990.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Born in New York, Rhoads grew up in an artistic household. His father, George Rhoads (1926–2021), was a painter and sculptor best recognized for his large-scale, audiokinetic ball machines displayed in public venues globally.[5][6]

Rhoads attended The New York Studio School, The Boston Museum School, The Art Students League of New York, and The New York School of Visual Arts. During this period, he studied under Mercedes Matter, Esteban Vicente, Herbert Katzman and Aaron Kurzen, a disciple of Marcel Duchamp.[7][8]

Career

Painting and writing

Drawing on 18th-century French aesthetics, Rhoads paints in a classical, figurative style. He dedicates most of his canvas work to expansive historical and religious scenes. Expanding his focus to art theory, he published Art in the Age of Anxiety, a book exploring the historical foundations of artistic Modernism and contemporary art.[9][10]

Vance Integral Edition

Beyond his own painting, Rhoads led a literary preservation effort starting in 1999. As the creator and editor-in-chief of the Vance Integral Edition (V.I.E.), he oversaw a project to compile and publish a definitive, 44-volume bibliography of science fiction author Jack Vance. To accompany the text, Rhoads provided original engravings and drawings to illustrate the collection.[11][12][13][14]

Additional work

His creative output extends to music and digital media; he composed the opera La guerre Picrocholine and produces video essays covering art history, philosophy, and drawing techniques.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Rhoads, Paul (2025-06-26). "Letter to Editor: Paul Rhoads III". Decadent Serpent. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Exhibition review – 'Troubled &/ Beyond', by Paul Rhodes. Reviewed by Jasmine Kaur Ahluwalia". JoCAT online. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. ↑ "2 Ways to Become a Painter: Prestige vs Love". 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Participants — SKETCH A SUBCULTURE" (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  5. ↑ Schudel, Matt (2021-08-01). "George Rhoads, creator of whimsical 'ball machine' sculptures, dies at 95". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  6. ↑ "George Rhoads". Ithaca Times. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  7. ↑ "Loudun : Paul Rhoads, artiste peintre passionné et passionnant". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 2025-08-09. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  8. ↑ "The Art of Aaron Kurzen | Blackstone Library". events.blackstonelibrary.org. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Paul Rhoads | Blossom nudes". ArtsHebdoMédias (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  10. ↑ "Brushstrokes of Panic: Dismantling Modern Art in the Age of Anxiety". Mediamatic. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  11. ↑ admin (2024-06-25). "Paul Rhoads' Vancian art". Vancesque (in French). Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  12. ↑ Sherman, Steve (March 2000). "Keeping the Gate" (PDF). COSMOPOLIS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Interview de Jack Vance | Nestiveqnen Éditions" (in French). 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  14. ↑ "Foreverness: The Jack Vance Archive". www.vanderveeke.net. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  15. ↑ "La Guerre picrocholine bientôt en opérette". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
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