As with painting, 19th century sculpture stressed the importance
of figurative subjects that usually held some allegorical, religious, or political significance.
Not exact matches
Her fascinatingly deformed and twisted
subjects, half abstract, half
figurative, with their own decadent beauty, parallel the ravages
of age.
Drawing from the art - historical lineage
of cubism, cartoons,
figurative painting and gestural abstraction, and appropriating
subjects from mythology, advertising, print culture and consumerism, Comic Future is as much about the breakdown
of the human condition as it is about the absurdities which define the perils
of human evolution.
Remaining defiantly
figurative despite an art scene that swung increasingly toward abstraction, and choosing as his
subjects those places and homes to which he felt most deeply connected, Porter produced a body
of work
of tremendous personal significance and emotional power.
The
Figurative Arts Residency offers artists interested in representational and figurative subjects a unique opportunity to hone skills and advance techniques of image - and form
Figurative Arts Residency offers artists interested in representational and
figurative subjects a unique opportunity to hone skills and advance techniques of image - and form
figurative subjects a unique opportunity to hone skills and advance techniques
of image - and form - making.
Fauvism depicted objects with intense arbitrary color, while Orphism was characterized by bright patches
of color rather than a
figurative subject.
Through her use
of subtly articulated line and negative space, Ku references East Asian artistic traditions, while her focus on
figurative representation through a predominantly female - centric
subject matter, suggests a more contemporary Western perspective.
By merging formalist color fields with more traditional
subjects, Diebenkorn revived a legacy
of figurative depictions championed by the likes
of Henri Matisse and continued by a new generation
of representative painters.
Sly and obliquely, but also unmistakably, another Hockney show currently available in London, this time at Annely Juda Fine Art, the artist's regular dealer, casts doubt on the proposition the Royal Academy exhibition
of his recent portraits seems determined to put forward, which is that nothing can match a
figurative painting made when directly confronting the
subject, with no technology to modify -LSB-...]
His work was not just about copying and the act
of appropriation: it was also an existential gesture made by a realist artist, speaking through a
figurative language
of his relationship to his
subject matter.
For if there was one
subject that united these early canvases, at once
figurative and abstract, landscape and still - life, it was the crucifixion, the martyrdom
of Christ.
Bearden's relationship with abstract expressionism was an uneasy one, in part because
of his
figurative work, which often took up mythic
subjects, was seen by some as out
of step with the trajectory
of art at the time.
Cleary touched on a number
of subjects again and again in her
figurative work.
Ann Gale is a Seattle - based
figurative painter engaged in an intense observation
of her
subjects.
In this show six artists working in a
figurative mode — including Dana Schutz, Henry Taylor and past NAP cover artist Keith Mayerson — demonstrate how the oldest
of subject matters can, in the right hands, be as relevant as ever.
Artists from Istanbul represented in Double Crescent are Hale Tenger, whose edgy assemblage works, addressing issues
of gender and identity, have been exhibited at the biennials in Saõ Paolo, Johannesburg and Istanbul; Ali Kazma, whose powerful videos
of people at their occupations have been shown at the Istanbul Biennial; Ayşe Erkmen, whose witty architectural interventions have been featured at Art Basel, the Hamburger Bahnhof and the Sharjah Biennial; Gülsün Karamustafa, a multimedia artist whose research - based installations on
subjects such as nomads and refugees have been shown at Documenta, the Salzburger Kunstverein and the Walker Art Center and Nazım Ünal Yılmaz whose large - scale
figurative paintings have been exhibited at the Kunsthaus Stade in Germany and Contemporary Istanbul.
With Abstract Expressionism at the forefront
of American painting, these artists, which included Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Roland Peterson, and Wayne Thiebaud — often referred to as the Bay Area
Figurative artists — explored inventive new ways to depict traditional
subject matter — the figure, landscape, and still life.
Or let us say that light has always been and continues to be her
subject, one that draws her into the border
of region where the abstract and the
figurative meet and sometimes merge.
The exhibition includes over thirty drawings
of different sizes and
subject matter by a selection
of some
of the world's leading
figurative artists.
Drawing from the art - historical lineage
of cubism, graffiti, cartoons,
figurative painting and gestural abstraction, and appropriating
subjects from mythology, advertising, print culture and consumerism, Aaron Curry's eagerly awaited survey exhibition at CAPC musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux next summer is as much about the breakdown
of the human condition as it is the absurdities that define the perils
of human evolution.
Sly and obliquely, but also unmistakably, another Hockney show currently available in London, this time at Annely Juda Fine Art, the artist's regular dealer, casts doubt on the proposition the Royal Academy exhibition
of his recent portraits seems determined to put forward, which is that nothing can match a
figurative painting made when directly confronting the
subject, with no technology to modify or mediate the artist's immediate perception
of what he is looking at.
Unlike traditional
figurative paintings in which models are used as
subjects, in his paintings Klein incorporated his models as an intrinsic part
of the creative process.
The experience
of growing up in New York City, surrounded by an extraordinary human landscape, along with my early background as a dancer, and then as a
figurative painter, laid the foundation for my
subject of choice.
Sotheby's started the evening's other 38 lots with the 2012 painting «Drown,» by the young Nigerian - born
figurative painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby, who earlier this year was the
subject of a one - woman show at the Norton Museum
of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla..
Their
subject matter includes all
of the traditional categories within Western Art:
figurative, landscape, portraiture, indoor and outdoor genre and still life paintings.
During this period, Rothko moved from expressive
figurative and surrealist canvases to more abstract multiform
subjects and finally to his signature abstractions — luminous rectangles
of color suspended in space.
The Firestone gallery show overlaps with a larger retrospective
of Shapiro's work on view at the National Academy Museum and School that begins with some
of the Abstract Expressionist work but goes much further into the
figurative work
of the 1990s, which took as its
subject matter women artists, Jewish identity, dance and her passion for dolls.
Abstract photography emerged during a shift from
figurative subjects in other fields
of art in the early 1900s.
Stella's hard - edged, wall - scale abstractions are honored in the first major retrospective to grace the Whitney's new building, while Katz's stylized
figurative portraits have been the
subject of several major museum exhibitions.
By making a
figurative element the
subject of his drawings, Berthot was challenging «modernistic notions
of what is or what is not acceptable.»
The portrait's theme, which is mostly included under
figurative paintings, is one
of the ancient art
subjects from Greece and Rome.
An example
of modern art paintings with a
figurative subject is The Fear
of Life, oil paint on canvas by Zhana Viel.
There is a painting
of a reclining nude in the show, which
of course is a traditional
subject for
figurative painting, but we nicknamed this work «Billboard,» because the figure seems to command the presence
of demanding a billboard all to herself.
Considered one
of the most important
figurative artists
of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Fischl's work has been the
subject of numerous solo and major group exhibitions and is represented in many museums, as well as prestigious private and corporate collections.
Matisse's transformative impact on their works is revealed not only by their adaptations
of his palette and pictorial structures but also through their choice and appropriation
of his
subject matter — still lifes, landscapes,
figurative works, studio interiors, and portraits.
Robinson, 66, is known for his
figurative, melodramatic scenes
of desire inspired by covers
of 1940s pulp paperbacks, as well as his ongoing over-sized still - life
subjects of food, pharmaceutical products and stacks
of cash.
It includes
figurative paintings, such as landscapes, still lifes and portraits, many
of which are based on photographs, such as the series S. and Child, a personal and intimate variation on the traditional
subject of the Madonna and Child.
At a time during the Civil Rights movement when African American artists were expected by many to create
figurative work explicitly addressing racial
subject matter, Gilliam persisted in pursuing the development
of a new formal language that celebrated the cultivation and expression
of the individual voice and the power
of non-objective art to transcend cultural and political boundaries.
«Offers a great insight into sources
of [Sasnal's] inspirations and fields
of interest: painting about painting,
figurative painting and portraits, the history
of Poland and travel shots... The book itself is a journey full
of facts and intriguing perspectives on materiality and
subject matter
of Sasnal's paintings and his way
of deconstructing the different symptoms
of current times... Jam - packed with fascinating personal stories and facts from the artist's life.
Depending on a
subject, he works with very different methods and techniques, from geometric abstraction to the academic
figurative, or collage and the use
of contemporary tools.
Jenny Saville's
figurative painting is an extraordinary one, characterized by high - caliber brush strokes and a rich use
of color that accurately transmits her
subject's physical, but also mental state.
While Eisenman's
figurative style references a range
of academic traditions — from WPA murals to surrealism — her razor - sharp wit and intimate
subject matter reveal a language that is completely her own.
With artists young and old tackling
subject matter ranging from
figurative landscapes to digital glitches to the eternity
of the circle, it is clear that the world
of abstraction is thriving in contemporary Chinese art.
Part
of a generation
of artists that reacted against the dominant action - oriented, gestural style
of Abstract Expressionism, Wesselmann took interest in quotidian,
figurative, and popular
subject matter, as well as the representational and graphic qualities afforded by collage.
Humorously composed themes
of Barbara's Fast Food and it's Consumption are the main
subjects of her
figurative paintings.
Translated through the disciplinary
of painting, South Korean artist Hyunju Kim investigates
subjects that concern the subconscious, memory, and feeling, which are painted onto canvases that are aesthetically surreal and
figurative.
He studied at the New York Academy
of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts — both bastions
of traditional
figurative painting and sculpture — and he paints with his
subjects arranged in frontal poses, as if for a photograph (which, since these look like paintings from photos, they probably were).
have been the
subject of significant exhibitions or publications, but this is the first major volume to focus on the broader impact
of figurative art to connect artists and collectives from different generations and regions
of the country.»
After his last truly Futurist works — a series
of paintings on war themes — Severini painted in a Synthetic Cubist mode, and by 1920 he was applying theories
of classical balance based on the Golden Section to
figurative subjects from the traditional commedia dell» arte.
In the wide range
of art the gallery offers,
subjects range from water and beach scenes, boats, landscape, flower arrangements, graphic paintings
of musicians, fifties photographic paintings, birds, fish, traditional still life, figure painting, portraits and trees, covering every major contemporary
figurative category and genre.