Kit Porter

NIGHT STUDY II

In this work, space emerges as a living organism, breathing through subtle layers of energy. The central form, immersed in the depth of blue matter, evokes a fragment of an unseen di...

This painting reveals a moment of connection with a field that precedes form, thought, and matter. The silhouette emerges from layered textures, as if arising directly from the first...

Ellen De Meutter Paint 2, 2007 Acrylic, ink and oil on canvas 31.5 x 23.6 in (80.0 x 59.9 cm) Provenance: Secrets Lies show at her American gallery Roberts Tilton, LA in 2007 Ellen De Meutter (1981) teaches painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp. In 2006-2007 she followed the HISK programme in Ghent, in 2013-2014 she did a residency at the Jan Van Eyck Academy in Maastricht. De Meutter is represented by Tim Van Laere Gallery since 2006. (they represent Tal R, Marcel Dzama, Tomasz Kowalski and Franz West) Her work has been shown in various exhibitions in Belgium, the United States, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and Japan. In 2010 she had her first solo museum exhibition in Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens. Ellen De Meutter alters her viewer's reality by presenting a language in which she classifies the figures, shapes and colors from her personal world into a captivating utopia. Contrary to current trends in Flemish art, De Meutter is not simply relaying an anecdote; she composes unique imagery that allows her to experiment with the placement of the subject and unique treatments of her medium. De Meutter's repertoire of vivid, semi-neon colors contrast the muted grays blacks and grays on which they lay. These seemingly energetic colors are at once enhanced by the dark undertones of the canvas below, while simultaneously insinuating a concealed gravity of subject. Belgian art critic and curator, Luk Lambrecht remarks on De Meutter's painting: "she folds back 'her' world onto itself, into a solid mass of color from which, very slowly, vague contours emerge, which safeguard our expectations about looking at an image." De Meutter's scenes are reminiscent of schoolyard games, incorporating a series of text and symbols. By combing figurative imagery with basic abstraction, Ellen De Meutter creates wildly successful compositions that allude to her comprehensive understanding of contemporary painting. She was included in the show, Tomorrow is a long time: Ellen De Meutter, Gelitin, Kati Heck, Anton Henning, Friedrich Kunath, Jonathan Meese, Peter Rogiers, Ed Templeton, Rinus Van de Velde, Aaron van Erp, Henk Visch, Franz West. She was also proposed for the show “For Your Eyes Only” at ‘De Markten’ in the centre of the city of Brussels. Participants included Alona Harpaz (Berlin), Pia Dehne (New York), Kati Heck (Antwerp), Andrea Lehmann (Düsseldorf), Kirsten Lampert (Düsseldorf), Viviane Klagsbrun (Antwerp), Maureen Gallace...

Dialogue with nature #33 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil and ink on cotton canvas and carved wood, dimensi...

Remembrance #34 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil, ink, antique and textile on cotton canvas and wood, dimen...

Acrylic on canvas Christiane Hess alias Chrystal is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art giv...

Acrylic on canvas Christiane Hess alias Chrystal is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abstract art giv...

"Untitled 641" commands attention with its striking use of color and texture, exemplifying a harmonious yet intense juxtaposition. The upper portion is dominated by a deep, atmospher...

Neerja Chandna Peters enjoys navigating harmony through the play of lines with their symmetrical synchrony and rhythmic interplay, manipulating the nuances, their saturation and thei...

Ripple depicts the flow of humanity. Up close, each figure is unique, but from a distance, they merge into a wave of collective movement. The work reflects how individual actions rip...