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Artist Alex K. Gardner seems to have a fixation with water. In his glossy, surreal paintings, the characters themselves seem to erupt into streams. They function more like vessels for the liquid rather than fully-formed individuals. Water sneaks its way into subtle details — even when there is no pool or river present, aquatic animals or even sushi are surely within arm's reach. Garder's drawings carry on this marine theme with clear, precise line work. Take a look at some of Alex K. Gardner's works after the jump.
Michaël Borremans’s The Devil's Dress, and Neo Rauch's Heilstätten grapple with the human figure and landscapes in contemporary painting. Both artists provide inscrutable visions of humanity, but differ in approach and aesthetic. Where Borremans seems to use a scalpel to paint, Rauch uses a shovel. Borreman is Felix to Rauch’s Oscar.
Autor: PAULA REGO - NASC. 1935 Designação: "Shakespeare Room"
Well known for her small-scale portraits of close friends, family, and celebrities in the likes of David Bowie, Kanye West, and more, contemporary artist Elizabeth Peyton’s work is compared to fashion illustrations and the work of Andy Warhol.
“#らっだぁ10周年 即席ですが、これからも応援してます。”
Explore the artists and artworks of our time at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Toyin Ojih Odutola mounts her first New York City museum solo show at the Whitney.
As Toyin Ojih Odutola launches her digital exhibition, Tell Me A Story, I Don’t Care If It’s True, at Jack Shainman Gallery, revisit Zadie Smith’s feature on her art from British Vogue’s June 2018 issue.
View Cathedral, 2013 by Kiki Smith at Pace Gallery in 540 West 25th Street, New York, United States. Discover more artworks by Kiki Smith on Ocula now.
A vida de um grande artista espanhol
Explore Gideon Kiefer’s 74 photos on Flickr!
In their depictions of domination, the artist’s works, full of world-building and philosophy, do more than flip the script, Zadie Smith writes.
Dante segue Matelda risalire il corso del fiume Lete, quando d’un tratto, udendo l'Osanna, scorge sette candelabri blandire i cieli.
Portrait-de-Madame-Tedesko Nu 1922 Portrait de l'artiste, Titre attribu: Autoportrait au chat Mon intrieur Paris ou Nature morte au rveil-matin 1922 Mon intrieur, Paris Titre attribu Nature morte l'accordon 1950, Le quai aux fleurs,…
Hernan Bas' body of work displays a bridge between the staged journalism of consciously stylish pop art developed by artists like Elizabeth Peyton and the hyperrealism of Peter Doig and Neo Rauch. The works are both transportive and illusory. His hand is sometimes graphic yet painterly. The romantic atmosphere surrounds artifacts of the dandified sexuality and kitsch juvenile adolescence of The Hardy Boys. He describes his work in an abstract for Saatchi Gallery: Heavily influenced by The Decadence period of literature, Hernan Bas’s paintings are inspired by well-worn pages of Wilde and Huysmans. “Why does homosexuality seem to make you pre-disposed to liking these things?” Bas questions. “As a result this work is tainted with Saint Sebastian martyr types, dying dandies and peacock feathers, all the materials that dictate a certain queer vocabulary." The current exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum contains works from several series including The Great Barrier Wreath drawing from the spirit of Hieronymus Bosch and Picasso's blue period. It's a recapitulation of pre-Modernist painting from a very postmodern perspective. The artist succeeds in portraying a world filled with danger, young lust, and cultic mystery. The exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum is up currently and ends May 24th.
