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Jack Scott Revisits His Iconic 'Locust' | San Jose News
After forty years, Bay Area artist Jack Scott is resurrecting his monumental 1976-77 charcoal masterpiece “Locust”—a 17-foot-long canvas that redefines minimalist art through stark black-and-white voids. Once celebrated in ’70s California galleries for its floating, immersive scale, Scott’s work faded as his style grew even more austere. Now 73 and reflecting on his roots in Novato and the Sonoma coast, Scott describes seeing “Locust” again as a surreal reunion with his younger self. Created over two months and requiring three people to hang, the piece embodies his lifelong quest to capture…
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