I'm an Australian painter and was once asked by an academic «where do you fit into
contemporary painting practice».
Others might argue that the Museum of Modern Art is throwing its weight behind a narrow bandwidth of
contemporary painting practice, one that revolves around the artwork as a mediated object referencing institutionally sanctioned styles.
Each artist has made and continues to make a significant contribution to the various, extremely diverse areas of concern in
contemporary painting practice.
A platform for
contemporary painting practice in the UK with «Painter to Painter» interviews, solo and group exhibitions and talks around painting in the 21st Century.
Tarn McLean's research involves the investigation, application and transference of formal elements associated with paintings modernist discourse to locate
contemporary painting practice as a non-static undertaking.
Nusra Qureshi is trained in the art of the Mughal miniature painting tradition and has developed an extraordinary
contemporary painting practice that engages with the rich, visual histories of South Asia.
Drawing on the ideas explored in one of our current exhibitions Painting in the 2.5 th Dimension, the panel of leading artists, writers and curators will discuss
contemporary painting practices that rethink the conventional mediums of the discipline.
The curators discussed issues of material specificity and spatial concerns in
contemporary painting practices, and examined the work of cutting edge artists whose work ignites a dialogue about sculptural and installation forms of painting.
This group exhibition broadens the dialogue of
contemporary painting practices by showcasing the ways in which formal considerations such as color, texture and composition are created with thread, fabric, clothing and sculptural manipulations of canvas.
This group exhibition broadens the dialogue of
contemporary painting practices by showcasing the...
A juried exhibition showcasing a range of student work and highlighting traditional and
contemporary painting practices.
12th International Encaustic Conference In early June, I'll be giving the keynote lecture, «The Persistence of Painting,» at the 12th International Encaustic Conference at The Truro Center for the Arts and teaching a workshop about
contemporary painting practices.
Pat Steir and Gary Stephan staged dramatic confrontations between
contemporary painting practices and art historical precedents.
The Clive Foundation Fellowship supports visiting artists working at the leading edge of
contemporary painting practices.
Not exact matches
The pigment palette used was consistent with that used by Velazquez and his
contemporaries in 17th century Seville, she said, as was the material combination
practices like the use of certain pigments together and the use of
paint to create volume on the
paintings.
«Madder dye extracted from roots was often used to color textiles and leather in ancient Egypt, and we see from the chemical mapping of the portrait that the artist chose to
paint the noblewoman's dress with madder lake pigment, thus imitating
contemporary practices.»
View works by
contemporary Ubudian artists as well as traditional schools of art such as Batuan —
practiced by Brahman artists — and Sanur, which features highly stylized
paintings of sea creatures and other animals.
painttube is connected to an expanding network of Irish and International
painting groups delivering events that explore
painting in
contemporary visual arts
practice.
painttube is a research group of staff and post graduate students at the National College of Art and Design, in Dublin, who are engaged and interested in
painting within
contemporary fine art
practice.
«JACK WHITTEN: Five Decades of
Painting» Museum of
Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, Calif. Sept. 20, 2014 — Jan. 4, 2015 Jack Whitten's approach to abstraction is distinct, defined by his career - long commitment to evolving his
practice.
As Richter explained, «landscapes... show my yearning... But though these pictures are motivated by the dream of classical Order and a pristine world — by nostalgia, in other words — the anachronism in them takes on a subversive and
contemporary quality» (Gerhard Richter, «Notes 1981», The Daily
Practice of
Painting, London, 1995, p. 98).
Sterling Ruby's interdisciplinary
practice incorporates sculptures, collages, ceramics,
paintings and videos, which act as markers and metaphors for the burdens that plague
contemporary existence.
David Ostrowski's
painting practice provides a
contemporary counterpoint.
Because of the mass appeal of Hockney's Royal Academy Exhibition, the iPad
paintings have unfortunately been branded by popular criticism and media as the epitome of
contemporary art
practice, fuelling the delusions of those who unwittingly consider landscape
painting to be one of the few modes of visual art.
Murillo's huge and physically enveloping canvases (seen at Art Basel 20135), echo familiar threads through
contemporary fine art
painting practice — the energetic gestures and scribblings of Cy Twombly, the haptic scruffs and mixing of materials of Antoni Tàpies and Anselm Kiefer, the calling out (in script) of Colin McCahon6 and the drawing, foodstuffs and performances of Joseph Beuys and William Pope.L.7
Its principal focus is the representation of an international group of
contemporary artists whose diverse
practices include
painting, drawing, sculpture, video, photography, and performance.
Whilst taking Neel's work as a point of reference, the exhibition aims to open up possibilities for reading figuration and portraiture in
contemporary painting, to assert the continued relevance of these modes of
practice, and to re-consider Neel's work in relation to artists working today.
Like ballroom dancing,
painting continues alongside more
contemporary practices, and within the (in) discipline of
painting representation and abstraction co-exist.
Yve - Alain Bois's book
Painting as Model was written twenty - odd years ago and continues to be an important text, providing conceptual fodder for many
contemporary art
practices.
The exhibition comprises a broad range of works across a variety of mediums — including
painting, performance, photography, sculpture, video, and web - based projects — that all investigate the extensive effects of the internet on artistic
practice and
contemporary culture.
His interdisciplinary
practice combines
painting, sculpture, and performance, and merges disparate fields and influences, from interior and stage design to film and comics, exploring desire, memory, and estrangement in
contemporary domestic and commercial culture.
The major group exhibition Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits takes as its departure point the art of forgotten Victorian - era Spiritualist Georgiana Houghton (1814 - 1884), and features
contemporary and historical
painting, sculpture, video and photography that both explore and adopt Spiritualist
practices and methodologies.
The fidelity of these
paintings can therefore be best understood, perhaps, as a product of a particular situation, when a significant body of
contemporary artistic
practice was orientated to accurate observation, as opposed to the ideal.
The contrast between the reclaimed «artistic» waste and the richness of the
paint highlights a dynamic tension between Ruby's
contemporary practice and the early - modern belief in the supremacy of «pure artistic feeling» over the visual depiction of objects.
As the
contemporary practice of
painting continues to expand exponentially, with many artists becoming less concerned with the physical medium of
paint itself, Cain's
practice — a combination of control, happenstance, and environmental information — is made unique through its reliance on space and the structural conditions of the locations in which her work is exhibited.
«Kerry James Marshall:
Painting and Other Stuff,» the first comprehensive survey of his
practice, is on view in Antwerp, Madrid, Copenhagen and Barcelona (and includes a catalog); «Look See,» his first exhibition with David Zwirner Gallery, his representative in London, opens; and he receives the Wolfgang Hahn Prize for
contemporary art from the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany.
A departure from Wiley's
practice of
painting anonymous sitters, these portraits include a select group of extraordinary
contemporary artists ---- Derrick Adams, Sanford Biggers, Nick Cave, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Wangechi Mutu, Yinka Shonibare, Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Carrie Mae Weems, and Lynette Yiadom - Boakye.
The first solo show in an Italian museum of Chinese artist Ding Yi will propose a journey of about forty
paintings and drawings, a sculpture and an installation that requires the interaction of visitors, which aims to bring the public closer to the man considered to be the most important abstract painter in
contemporary China, by presenting his complex artistic
practice and evolution from the nineties to the present day to the public.
One of the most original voices in
contemporary Brazilian art, Adriana Varejão's diverse
practice comprises
painting, sculpture and installation.
Recent publications include «I'd Rather Be Here and Now: The Performative Verb of
Painting — An Interview with Anoka Faroqee» in X-TRA
Contemporary Art Quarterly, and «Farm Fresh Art: Food, Art, Politics, and the Blossoming of Social
Practice» in Art Practical.
Characteristic of his
practice, Il Lee continues to find new ways to expand the boundaries of
contemporary drawing and
painting.
Similar to the
practice of formal sculpture, Otero makes work that have a presence within the long - standing dialogue extracted regarding
contemporary painting, while communicating with the past.
Through
paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations and documentation, the exhibition will trace the development of Ibrahim's
practice and its enduring influence on
contemporary art in the UAE.
Its principal focus is on the representation of
contemporary artists whose diverse
practices include
painting, drawing, sculpture, video, and photography.
One of the most original voices in
contemporary Brazilian art, Varejão's diverse
practice comprises
painting,...
Their artistic
practice spans diverse media including film, photography,
painting, performance, and site - specific projects.Vătămanu and Tudor's broad - reaching
practice has positioned them among the most compelling and literate interpreters of our
contemporary post-communist condition, which extends far beyond their native Romania.
Pratt Institute's M.F.A.
Painting and Drawing Curriculum offers students a broad but rigorous studio
practice, highlighting students» individual development and focusing on an understanding of the significant concerns that constitute
contemporary art today.
Metz, a Brooklyn - based
contemporary artist, echoes and reinvents the
practice established by Louis, which is defined by saturated
paint and amorphous shapes.
The works presented here instead reveal the deliberate structures embedded in abstraction, illustrating how
contemporary practices emerge not just from formal conventions exclusive to
painting, but also from the artists» particular material, psychological, and sociopolitical concerns.
Albert Oehlen (Commencement Speaker) is an acclaimed
contemporary German artist whose
practice is in the vanguard of postmodern
painting.