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More Than I Imagined: bold abstract painting w/ blue, green, black
white lines
By Elyce Abrams
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract acrylic on panel painting with bold, gestural brushwork reminiscent of the style of Gerhardt Richter. Predominant colors are blue, green, and white. It has all hanging hardware attached; no need for additional framing. Works particularly well in a pair or series. Will combine shipping for multiple purchases.
Elyce Abrams...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Bikini Catenary: panel painting w/ multi-colored arc lines on yellow
green
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that meanders, changes color, and seamlessly connects back to itself. This piece combines C...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel
Abstract painting w/ photograph
collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Pearl's World" is a large acrylic painting with a photograph portrait and a number of found objects integrated into the painting, including pearls, metal pins, tickets, and text. Th...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Holding Hands: abstract gestural expressionist painting w/ reds, pinks,
darks
By Elyce Abrams
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract acrylic on panel painting with bold, gestural brushwork reminiscent of the style of Gerhardt Richter. Predominant colors are reds, pinks, and darks. It has all hanging hardware attached; no need for additional framing. Works particularly well in a pair or series. Will combine shipping for multiple purchases.
Elyce Abrams...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Etude 3 - abstract calligraphy ink drawing / painting on paper, black
white
By Nazanin Moghbeli
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. She borrows techniques from Iranian calligraphy to create abstract ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite
Expansion/Contraction #22: geometric abstract Op Art painting, blue green square
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
STOP: abstract painting of urban city street sign w/ graffiti in red, blue, gray
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an original ink painting mounted on panel by artist Mat Tomezsko depicting an abstracted street sign with graffiti. These paintings were made in reaction to direct experience...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Intersecting Inner/Outer Cubes 4: geometric abstract painting; pink, red, orange
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Thank You Mr. Duncan - contemporary abstract oil painting w/ orange pink circles
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, and layers upon layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stacking #3: geometric abstract Op Art painting in range of blues w/ red lines
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cubes Divided Equally into Three #6: abstract geometric painting w/ pink
blue
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Panel, Wood Panel
Inner Space #8: geometric abstract painting; yellow, red, pink, blue
gray
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's latest series, "Inner Space," analyzes a single motif built from repeating parallel lines that is commonly found in his work. In this series of...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Imua: abstract painting w/ blue green yellow orange pink lines on white
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that meanders, changes color, and seamlessly connects back to itself. "Iteration II" combin...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Triple Catenary: canvas painting w/ multi-colored arc lines on pink
green
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that meanders, changes color, and seamlessly connects back to itself. This piece combines C...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Whistle A Happy Tune: shadow box painting
collage w/ figures
found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials and found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated twice, at different orientations.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Found Objects, Acrylic
Expanded Cubes #4: geometric abstract Op Art painting in blue, gray w/ red lines
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Luminescent Polygon XI: geometric abstract painting; green
gold line patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Expansion/Contraction #23: geometric abstract Op Art painting, pink squares
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Interlocking #5: geometric abstract Op Art painting; green squares cubes on gray
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Luminescent Polygon X: geometric abstract painting; red
blue-black patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
The Known Soldier: abstract painting w/ found objects, photographs, Black figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"The Known Soldier" is an acrylic painting with photograph portraits and a number of found objects integrated into the painting including lace, decorative objets, and printed imagery referencing African American history. This painting "collects fragments from the artist's everyday life -- discarded objects found on the streets of Philadelphia that are saved and later repurposed to germinate an idea." Signed by the artist. No need for framing - all hanging hardware included and ready to install on your wall.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Night Watch: abstract painting w/ bird nest in tree at night, dark blues, greens
By Deirdre Murphy
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Deirdre Murphy's Nest Alchemy series explores the connection between neuron dendritic structures and songbird cup nests. The research was done at Lehigh University’s neuroscience dep...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pompom Portal study: abstract landscape painting w/ honeybee trees, green forest
By Deirdre Murphy
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Deirdre Murphy was awarded an artist residency at Penn State University’s Shavers Creek Environmental Center which is the field lab for biology, environmental science and ornithology...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Francesca 9: abstract painting, earth tones w/ natural materials on black paper
By Nancy Agati
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This dramatic work-on-paper is an abstract geometric painting that references colors, shapes, and aesthetics that artist Nancy Agati encountered in Italy. The rich, dark background i...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
Stacking: geometric abstract Op Art painting in light
dark blue w/ red lines
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Centerline #7: geometric abstract Op Art painting w/ red
pink squares
blue
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sommelier: abstract expressionism painting on canvas in "very peri", blue
pink
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a jazz-inspired, contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic on canvas painting , predominantly light blue with shades of light blue, lilac, Pantone's Color-of-the Year "very peri...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aura fields- study #2
- abstract geometric soak stain painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Aura fields- study #2'-- 46"x 54" abstract tantric painting by contemporary artist Elisa Niva
This textural color field painting uses the soak- method created by Helen Frankenthale...
Category
2010s Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Tantra 67: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circles
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
French Neo-Romantic Surrealist Painting "Circus" by Kristians Tonny
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kristians Tonny
(French, born Holland; 1907-1977)
Circus
Oil on prepared board, 16 1/2 x 13 inches
Framed: 22 x 19 inches (approx.)
Inscribed on reverse: (in pencil) "cadre noir/ave...
Category
1920s Surrealist Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Tension: abstract expressionism oil painting w/ texture, red
white stripes
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity in the abstract expressionism style of Hans Hofmann, Willem de Kooning, and Jasper Johns....
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Francesca 8: abstract painting w/ natural materials on black artist
s paper
By Nancy Agati
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This painted work-on-paper is an abstract geometric design that references colors, shapes, and aesthetics that artist Nancy Agati encountered in Italy. The densely layered compositio...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
Price Cycles: large geometric abstract mixed media painting w/ found objects
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please send zip code for best shipping/delivery costs and timeline -- I will work with you to get you the best price.
Mat Tomezko's "Price" series of mixed media paintings are const...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Wood Panel, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, As...
Jazz: contemporary abstract expressionism gestural drip painting in pink
blue
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Jazz" is a heavily textured contemporary abstract expressionism drip painting in the style of Jackson Pollock with predominant colors of pink, violet, & blue. It has all hanging hardware attached and is ready to hang. It is signed and dated on the back.
Dennis Alter...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Prismatic Polygon XVII: geometric abstract painting in green, purple
gold
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker is best known for his large-scale, site-specific installations and collector's pieces created with laser-cut vinyl, colored acrylic sheets, artist-made stencils, tape, and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Prismatic Polygon XVI: geometric abstract painting in blue, yellow, purple ombre
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker is best known for his large-scale, site-specific installations and collector's pieces created with laser-cut vinyl, colored acrylic sheets, artist-made stencils, tape, and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Seven Apples: abstract still life interior painting, red apples on green
gray
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an original sill life interior painting of fruit (apples) with a geometric fractured composition. The artist made the painting one section at a time. When working on one section, the artist would block off the rest of the composition so the objects and background needed to be placed again. By building the composition this way, the background and table appear at different levels and the shapes don't quite align. These imperfections convey a sense of passing time. In each section, the tone of the light changes, and the shadows switch directions. The apples and geometric shapes were chosen as much for metaphorical value as for aesthetics. A seemingly simple arrangement in a familiar painting genre contains a depth of observation, artistic choices, and interpretation.
This painting is signed and dated on the back. Includes all hanging hardware and ready to install; no need for additional framing.
Mat...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Luminescent Polygon XII: geometric abstract painting; red
purple line patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Luminescent Polygon XV: geometric abstract painting; yellow
blue line patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Tantra 48: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circles
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas in a range of red hues, crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Search Party: contemporary abstract expressionism painting; orange, yellow, red
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Search Party" is a contemporary abstract expressionism drip painting in the style of Jackson Pollock with predominant colors of orange, yellow and red. It has all hanging hardware attached and is ready to hang. It is signed and dated on the back.
Dennis Alter...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
02H20: blue
white abstract expressionism painting/drawing on paper, framed
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract framed work on paper with blue and white gestural, expressive lines. The work itself measures 10" x 13" and is framed with white mat and simple, contemporary whit...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Cincuenta 2: sumi ink painting on handmade paper from India w/ circle medallion
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a sumi ink, acrylic, and mixed media painting on paper in gray, black, and white with a central white medallion. It is a highly textured work on heavy, handmade khadi paper from India, hand torn for irregular edges. This painting can be displayed in any orientation - horizontally or vertically. This piece works especially in a series -- six pieces available, each listed separately. I will combine shipping for your savings on multiple purchases within this series.
Antonio Puri...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tantra 57: minimalist abstract mandala sculpture painting, red circles
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas in a range of red hues, crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Moss Hope - contemporary abstract oil painting in green with yellow
blue
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, and layers upon layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Through the Looking Glass -- contemporary abstract oil painting in yellow
blue
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Dennis Alter's layered and textured oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, and layers upon layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Real Fire: abstract painting w/ spray paint graffiti tag in red
black
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezko's latest series of mixed media paintings uses evocative materials and imagery of fire, flowers, food, newspapers, asphalt, and ash to illuminate the interconnectedness of destructive and creative forces. "Real Fire" depicts flames and fire above a segment of abstract forms in spray paint recalling street art and graffiti tags. This painting is signed and dated on the back. It includes all hanging hardware and is ready to install -- no need for additional framing.
Tomezsko is an artist from Philadelphia who creates abstract paintings, public art installations, and community art projects based around participation and everyday visual language. His approach to composition is informed by mid-century formalism and conceptualism. His work was recognized by the 2017 Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review for outstanding public art. Tomezsko’s work has been exhibited at numerous art spaces regionally and nationally, including the Crane Arts, Woodmere Art Museum, the Center For Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), and Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia; Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL; the Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, DE; and Thomas Hunter Projects in New York, NY. He has created several notable public art projects including "14 Movements: A Symphony in Color and Words," a mile-long temporary mural installed in downtown Philadelphia during the 2016 Democratic National Convention; "Look Long and Look Good," a series of 30 paintings currently installed along Main Street in Manayunk; and "Flowering Axes," a mural in the 5th Street Vehicular Tunnel underneath the Ben Franklin Bridge.
His work is in the collection of The Wharton...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Canvas
Prismatic Polygon V: geometric abstract painting; blue, red, yellow patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's "Prismatic Polygon" paintings on archival artist's paper are signed and dated on the back. Walker's paintings work particularly well in groupings -- see photo gallery f...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Inner Space #12: geometric abstract painting on paper; blue, yellow, red
black
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walkers latest series, "Inner Space," analyzes a single motif built from repeating parallel lines that is commonly found in his work. In this series of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Expanded Cubes #2: geometric abstract Op Art painting w/ blue, green, yellow
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and a...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Battle (of Grunwald) -- geometric abstract mixed media collage painting
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezko's "Price" series of mixed media collage paintings are constructed from periodicals, circulars, acrylic, asphalt, graffiti, and coal on panel. Using mostly found materials...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Wood Panel, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, As...
Ever Wandering Precariousness
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing to move forward in life, at the same time aware of the repercussions
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Centered: abstract painting on canvas, dark earth tones
gold w/ circle mandala
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a mixed media painting with acrylic on canvas and a reflective surface in dark earth tones, such as burgundy, rich brown, and gold. A radiating pattern in a circular madala r...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Expansion/Contraction #21: geometric abstract Op Art painting, blue-green orange
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and a...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NOW III: contemporary abstract mixed media street art painting; graffiti, text
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezsko's "NOW" series of mixed imedia street art paintings are built through an elaborate process of layering, patterning, adding, and subtracting an excessive amount of acryli...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
This is a Real Place! 3: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water
bridge
By Brooke Lanier
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water.
Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject.
Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect.
At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...
Category
2010s Realist Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Ascending/Descending #10: geometric Op Art abstract painting w/ blue
yellow
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and a...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Geometric abstract Op Art Pop Art painting in yellow
red w/ cubes
triangles
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This geometric abstract acrylic on canvas painting mounted on wood panel is part of Weaver's "Cubes Divided into Three" series. Squares, rectangles, triangles, and polygons appear in shades of red, purple, pink and gray on a pale yellow field. It is signed and dated on the back. It includes all hanging hardware and is ready to install; no additional framing is necessary.
Benjamin Weaver...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Two Apples: abstract still life interior painting of red apples on pink
gray
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an original still life interior painting of fruit (apples) with a geometric fractured composition. The artist made the painting one section at a time. When working on one section, the artist would block off the rest of the composition so the objects and background needed to be placed again. By building the composition this way, the background and table appear at different levels and the shapes don't quite align. These imperfections convey a sense of passing time. In each section, the tone of the light changes, and the shadows switch directions. The apples and geometric shapes were chosen as much for metaphorical value as for aesthetics. A seemingly simple arrangement in a familiar painting genre contains a depth of observation, artistic choices, and interpretation.
This painting is signed and dated on the back. Includes all hanging hardware and ready to install; no need for additional framing.
Mat...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Ascension, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting evolved over several months, undergoing numerous changes and iterations throughout its creation. Like many of the artist's oil paintings, it was allowed to rest at vari...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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