The optically titillating large - scale paintings are made by
applying layers of acrylic paint to a canvas in a pre-determined order, resulting in heavily - built surfaces that take on illusionistic depth as the tone scale varies.
Deriving from a traditional practice, Wang produces his Coffin paintings by working with his canvas resting flat on the studio floor, systematically
applying layers of acrylic paint in alternating colors — at times monochromatic, at times colorful — resulting in a densely stratified surface.
Beginning with no specific idea in mind, the artist usually
applies layers of acrylic paint to a Masonite surface.
Not exact matches
He creates his Submersion
Paintings, in intense blues and saturated magentas, by staining untreated canvases with rich washes
of acrylic paint before
applying a thick
layer of gesso.
Finally, he
applies as many as 40
layers of acrylic paints to create the final work.
Although she follows a fixed method in her
painting,
applying purely geometrical shapes to a classic 48 x 38 cm portrait format in
layer after
layer of oil and
acrylic paint, her
painting is far removed from serial production.
The process begins with
layers of acrylic paint applied to stretched plastic sheets, which are then peeled off to create a foundation.
Employing the old technique
of «
layer painting», Fomenko
applies the practice in a modernized way and injects bright primary shades
of acrylic paint onto the canvas, before awakening his subjects
of surrealism with oils by using broad brushstrokes.
The British artist, Shaun McDowell, has worked to create distinct series
of paintings using different materials and applications in each body —
acrylic paint applied by hand, oil stick drawn and smudged, oil
paint applied wet on dry to build up
layers of clear independent marks that form a whole.
On display are small animal sculptures made
of bronze on which Merrick
applied a thick
layer of acrylic paint.
The method begins by
applying thick
layers of oil
paint, or carving
acrylic paint, into the canvas.
The British artist, Shaun McDowell, has worked to create distinct series
of paintings using different materials and applications in each body —
acrylic paint applied by hand, oil stick drawn and smudged, oil
paint applied wet on dry to build up
layers of...
In his practice
of creating abstract
paintings Patrick Wilson uses humble tools — he
applies acrylic paint with a drywall knife to drag
layers of translucent and dense coats
of paint across the canvas to progressively build rectilinear spaces
of line, pigment, light, and texture.
He rigorously hand -
paints his works, slowly
applying layers of acrylic to wood panel, canvas or paper.
Takefumi Hori's mixed media
paintings are created using multiple
layers of acrylic paints,
acrylic gels, sometimes an
acrylic or oil crayon for detail along with gold, silver, and copper leaf
applied to canvas.
The artist works on a foundation that consists
of 12 to 15
layers of acrylic paint applied translucently, giving it an oscillating and yet invulnerable quality.
As with that series, the new abstract
paintings are built with
layers of acrylic paint and sand
applied to a canvas primed with resin.
For the
paintings in Winter Diary, each large canvas is primed with a thick
layer of resin, which creates a smooth plastic surface onto which
acrylic paint is
applied.