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"King Puma" - Mixed media animal painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
animal, text, skull, skeleton, love, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Feelings - Figurative work on paper with ballerinas and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, dance, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Cereal Killer"- Figurative rabbit animal art painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
platforms.
graffiti, graffiti art, abstract art, figurative art, animal art, text, social commentary
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"I Care" Figurative ballerina urban pop art painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
platforms.
graffiti, graffiti art, abstract art, figurative art, ballerina, dance, dancing, text, social
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
I See You Jockin - Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Fahamu Pecou
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fahamu Pecou overlays social commentary and hip-hop culture onto the world of contemporary art with
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
focuses on social commentary and that often employs satire. He "typically uses dramatic and evocative
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"King Owl" - Bird graffiti art drawing on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Designer (Lovely Aesthetics)" - Urban street art painting with shoe
text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, text, skull, skeleton, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Correct" - Figurative drawing on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Star Girl" - Mixed media figurative female painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, female portrait, woman, coca-cola, fashion, fashion art, humor, social commentary, contemporary art
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Old Money" - Mixed media figurative tennis painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, tennis, sport, humor, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Cool Cat" - Cat drawing on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Beautifully Weird" - Figurative drawing on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Roll" Figurative work on paper with bicycle and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, roll, dice, games, text, humor, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Consider Yourself a Cloud" Figurative floral painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
platforms.
graffiti, graffiti art, abstract art, figurative art, floral, flower, floral art, text, social
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Courage is Key" - Figurative mixed media painting with text and car
Located in East Quogue, NY
, skeleton, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
When Suddenly Everything Stops - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach.
ISBN
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Find Your People" - Mixed media painting with bird
text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, skeleton, love, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Perfection is Not The Goal" - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"It
s A Lot To Unpack" - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, humor, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"King Puma" - Mixed media animal painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
animal, text, skull, skeleton, love, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"How Do You Win" - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, flag, racing, games, text, humor, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Happiness" - Figurative work on paper with dancers and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, feelings, hearts, text, text art, humor, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Designer (Lovely Aesthetics)" - Mixed media painting with shoe
text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, text, skull, skeleton, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Feelings" - Figurative work on paper with dancers and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, feelings, hearts, text, humor, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Is There a Point?" - Mixed media figurative painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, humar, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"What Does It Cost?" - Figurative work on paper with dog and text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract expressionism, art and
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Enamor - Figurative work on paper with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
, humor, fashion, love, social commentary, contemporary art, contemporary painting, street art, abstract
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
You Are Not Alone, You have this artwork for company - Contemporary Art
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
social commentary. The piece features hand-lettered text stating, "YOU ARE NOT ALONE YOU HAVE THIS
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Linocut
Dreamscape (29 Palms, CA) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on ambition
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Under Water (The Girl...) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach.
ISBN
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Enchanted (Dream Scene on Salt Lake), triptych
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
exaggerated alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Romina
s Wedding Day (29 Palms, CA)- including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Because I Am (29 Palms, CA) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on ambition
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Sleeping Beauties II (Till Death) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
exaggerated alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Wonder Valley (Sidewinder) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on ambition
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
For What I’ve Lost (The Girl...) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
and social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Niemand and Soldier Duo
Located in Denver, CO
to Viktor's unique sculptures and a dose of humorous social commentary meets a meditation on the
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyurethane
It
s gonna be ok - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
exaggerated alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
North Star Trail - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
and social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
It Rains on Our Love (Till Death.) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
exaggerated alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Her Eyes, the Color of the Sky - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach.
ISBN
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Jules and Jim (Renée’s Dream) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tussle -The Princess and her Lover - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Lonely Hearts DJ (The Girl...) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
and social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Stevie’s New Dress (Sidewinder) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Reality - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Unconscious Mind (29 Palms, CA) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
exaggerated alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
L(i)ebe - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach.
ISBN
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Freude - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach.
ISBN
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Wonder Valley (29 Palms, CA) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on ambition
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Closer (Sidewinder) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
and social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Runaway (Till Death...) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dreamscene on Salt Lake (29 Palms) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled - Cricket on the Nose... - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
social commentary on ambition, identity, and the eternal pursuit of something just out of reach.
ISBN
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Party Is Over (Oxana’s 30th..) - including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
exaggerated alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Waiting (The Princess and her Lover) including the book
A Half Forgotten Dream
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
alter egos of the actors who play them and the story is, in part, a biography and social commentary on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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