Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psychologically charged atmospheres for his subjects, who never reveal their faces but nonetheless appear vulnerable while enveloped in bed sheets or immersed in water.
The queer painters taking the stage of contemporary art grew up in a very different world than their predecessors. A generation removed from the AIDS crisis, these artists came of age with relative freedom and security. Now, they are embracing the canon, looking far back into the history of figurative painting and making it their own. We visited the studios of seven of these artists, talking with them about what drives their work and their expansive visions for what it can mean for the world.
“I like to push myself with every painting to make something more interesting or complex or just different than the last painting.”
The queer painters taking the stage of contemporary art grew up in a very different world than their predecessors. A generation removed from the AIDS crisis, these artists came of age with relative freedom and security. Now, they are embracing the canon, looking far back into the history of figurative painting and making it their own. We visited the studios of seven of these artists, talking with them about what drives their work and their expansive visions for what it can mean for the world.
Oil on paper on wood, 26" x 45" 2006
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A look at the wonderful, recent Jonathan Wateridge Enclave paintings shown at Pace Gallery London in conjunction with HENI Publishing.
BORDALO II: Garbage, the new street art aesthetic
Xi Pan Nacido en Wenzhou, en la provincia de Zhejiang China, Xi Pan estudió en la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes en Hangzhou. Un año más tarde se trasladó a la Academia de Bellas Artes de Moscú,…
———————————-current works Anna Gillespie was born in 1964. Having obtained degrees from Oxford University (Philosophy, Politics and…
Heidi Taillefer fuses wild animals, machines, and elements of global mythologies in her surreal oil paintings. The mechanized aspects of these works reference the so-called progress of generations past. The artist herself cites her work as being influenced by “Max Ernst, Giorgio deChirico, and Paul Delvaux, and is an original creative fusion of classical figurative painting, surrealism, contemporary realism, and mythology combined with popular figurative traditions ranging from Victorian romanticism to science fiction.” The artist was last mentioned on HiFructose.com here.
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Peter Schjeldahl on the artist, who vivifies the conditions of life on a faltering planet as dramatically as one can while staying devoted to aesthetic ideals.
Contemporary women artists Realism is coming back! Lost to decades of abstract art, contemporary figurative painting is experiencing a rebirth in a variety of styles. Contemporary figurative artist…
Learn about feminist artists at the forefront of the contemporary art world, and discover the history and influence of feminism in the arts.
The Pakistani American painter was inspired by Renaissance art, but his work took a powerful turn after he began to experiment with images of his friends, Calvin Tomkins writes.
Keith Mallett was born in Pennsylvania, and received his formal art training at the Art Students League, and Hunter College in New York City. He has worked as a freelance artist and for fifteen years was the in-house artist for Frontline Art Publishers. Keith’s work is currently published by Canadian Art Prints, one of the largest fine art publishers in the world.
This painting was stolen from the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Minnesota. If seen, please notify Carol. Thank you! ("Love with a Twist #2" is proudly hanging in Minneapolis home.) 17"x19" Watercolor on Paper PAINTING MY PASSION: AN ARTIST'S JOURNEY WITH THE WOMEN OF THE WEST Click Here to read about or purchase my book. Click HERE to view the entire collection of paintings from this series. View more of my work at http://carolamcintyre.com Click HERE for a virtual tour of Carol's Colorado studio. Click HERE to view a video of the progression of a commissioned painting.
