Sentences with phrase «figurative realism»

The striking oil paintings on offer in the exhibition serve - up a unique fusion of figurative realism and lively abstraction that brings life movement and intrigue.

I knew that painting in oil with figurative realism was going to be really hard, but I made up my mind to go for it and to give it everything I've got.

Porter remained steadfastly interested in figurative realism throughout his life even when his interest ran counter to the prevailing tide of Abstract Expressionism.

Working in harmony on concept, execution, and cumulative touches, their works highlight each of their painterly strengths — Devin's refined figurative realism and Gosha's mastery of bold color and line.

Remarking on the «Women Painting Women: Our Collective Conscience,» Demato pointed out that the show not only reveals a snapshot of the current state of painters working in contemporary figurative realism today but provides insights into the different muses influencing female painters today.

While her subjects are depicted as casual and relaxed, creating an unusual vibe for figurative realism, there is a seriousness in the work that manifests in the process through the building of the composition and application of paint, she said.

«The Girl Next Door» features paintings by Katie O'Hagan, Rachel Moseley and Jantina Peperkamp as the heart of the show: figurative realism made from a female point of view with subjects that are primarily female.

His diversity ranges from austere photo - based figurative realism of the early 1960's; brightly colored gestural abstractions, squeegee abstractions, bold Colour Charts and the recently completed Strips.

The work of gallery artists is stylistically diverse, featuring figurative realism, surrealist and futurist fantasy, and geometric abstraction, among other offerings.

The exhibition showcased dynamic collaborative works that draw upon an incredibly varied pool of influences; from abstract expressionism, to post pop surrealism and figurative realism creating a fascinating mix of architecture, landscape and abstractions.

Fusing figurative realism with graphic forms, Morgan's impeccably detailed images demonstrate an exceptional technique, while purposefully abstracting the human body — at times reducing it to its fundamental, skeletal structure.

Alex Katz, an artist who has been dedicated to figurative realism since the 1950s, has created sculptures that mirror the flat, clean aesthetic of his paintings.

The last five years of his artistic practice focused on AIDS as a subject matter, drawing on community experience and mixing dreamlike allegory with figurative realism.

In the early 1960s, Leslie's style evolved from pure abstraction to figurative realism, distilling his background in film to be fully realized through painting.

Echoing the popularity her work continues to elicit at the Muskegon Museum of Art, her work drew crowds at MOCA Jacksonville's 2014 «Get Real: New American Paintings» survey of figurative realism.

Since the 1950s, this dedication to figurative realism — informed by the scale and power of Abstract Expressionism and utilizing the graphic language of advertising that anticipated Pop — has marked Katz as one of the most inventive and technically achieved artists of the twentieth and twenty - first century.

I finally decided that figurative realism was completely regional and uncool and no longer possible.

Martin's art is rooted in a mixture of figurative realism, muralism and aerosol art, he derives inspiration from the rich heritage of artists working as social critics and documentarians.

Since the 1950s, this dedication to figurative realism - informed by the scale and power of Abstract Expressionism and utilizing the graphic language of advertising that anticipated Pop - has marked Alex Katz as one of the most inventive and technically achieved artists of the 20th and 21st Century.

• Biography • Early Life • Phase 1: Figurative Realism - Mural Painting • Phase 2: Abstract Impressionism • Phase 3: Return to Figurative Art • Exhibitions • Legacy

One of the most important exponents of figurative realism, Alex Katz has been painting mainly portraits for more than 50 years.

With undeniable synergy, each artist has skilfully mastered the art of figurative realism, and each deploys -LSB-...]

In so doing, he demonstrated that figurative realism could once again be made into a vital art form.

Galleries in Chelsea, Downtown, Uptown and the Bronx will feature approaches ranging from intricate carved wood to flat, clean aesthetics of figurative realism and an installation of a pseudo travel agency.