Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez

Saturación, Luminosidad & Destornillador. From The Composition with Tools series

2023

La Línea Roja, 2023 by Jose Ricardo Contreras González From The Composition with Tools series Acrylic and oil on canvas in wooden struc...

Temperatura - Tinción, 2023 by Jose Ricardo Contreras González From The Composition with Tools series Overall size: 26 H x 130 W cm. Individual ...

Jabón Azul, 2022 - 2023 by Jose Ricardo Contreras González From The Composition with Tools series Dimensions: 28 H x 25 x 15 D cm. Base: 3 H x 3...

Ragisména series Brown, 2023 by Rodrigo Zampol From Ragisména Series Plaster and acrylic painting on canvas Dimensions: 20 cm H x 20 cm W Weight: 3 kg ...

Nudo, by Fanny Finkelman Szyller Polished metal, metal knot, metal, and Glass. Dimensions:  49 H x 49 W x 9 D cm. Weight: 5 lbs 2021 ______ Fanny Finkelman...

Assembler Naranja N°4. Wall sculpture Acrylic, Metal, Polystyrene, and found objects on polished aluminum Dimensions:  36 H x 36 W x 5 D cm. Weight: 4 Lbs 2021 ______ Fanny Finkelm...

This is an 3-part painting / construction (assemblage) created from acrylic paint, wood, glass, and found objects. It includes several historic photograph of figures as well as many scenes from Black African American cultural history. Each piece measures 23" x 7.75" x 2.5", and they can be hung close together or far apart, depending on the buyer's preference. All pieces are wired with the appropriate hanging hardware and are ready to install, no additional framing needed. 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 of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...

"The Bigger Picture" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on pine wood and reclaimed picture frame. The Bigger Picture measures...

This is a two-part wall mounted painting / sculpture this integrates found objects and photographs into an acrylic painting on the top, and a wooden shelf with bullet casings and coins below. This is a conceptual, abstract work of art that is a powerful homage to lives lost through calculated gun violence in American cites. signed by the artist. 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...

Acrylic on 3-D stretched canvas with wood armature. Dimensions listed for piece as shown. Dimensions are variable depending on hanging formation. Wall sculpture, black, orange, red a...

Acrylic on 3-D stretched canvas, dimensions listed for piece as shown. Dimensions are variable depending on hanging formation. Wall sculpture, white, red, and gray.

Acrylic on 3-D stretched canvas with wood armature. Dimensions listed for piece as shown. Dimensions are variable depending on hanging formation. Wall sculpture, white, tan, and gray.