I felt elements of familiarity and sincerity in the work; they struck me as compelling and unique compositions, yet tied to
the canon of Classical painting.
Not exact matches
Both Ms. Cox and Ms. Peters exploit
classical techniques, mastery
of craft, and motifs from the
canon to address contemporary concerns in
painting and sculpture.
Exploring the very nature
of painting, both as a form
of a visual language and a vehicle
of mere expression, Howard Hodgkin rejected any
classical and modern art
canons.
Employing found Google images, her own pictures and the
paintings of masters from art's
classical and modernist
canon, Gorczynski has created eight unique, yet related, digital
paintings and an accompanying video piece for Never Forever.
Awad's new body
of work is distinguished by stunning color fields and subtle compositional arrangements that speak to a profound
canon of painting, ranging from
Classical sculpture to Modernist Abstraction.