Tra' Slaughter

“Soul Traffic” Contemporary Black and White Longitudinal Painting with Texts

2022

Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in pastel pink, blue, and yellow set against a tan background. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting focusing on diverse mark-making and color theory to conceptual sculpture and assemblage using historical and found objects. Since 2019, Stiles has established a successful art practice at Hardy and Nance studios while exhibiting work throughout the region including three solo shows (Hardy & Nance Gallery 2020, Lonestar College 2021, G-Contemporary 2022). Recent group shows include Collect it For the Culture 2021 (curated by Robert Hodge...

Colorful surrealist painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features a central, homunculus-like creature with many eyes and mouths set against a red and w...

Colorful dark humor painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features naturalistically depicted fox head on the end of a worm...

Contemporary show painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a painting of an Air Jordan sneaker with the phrase "that boy do...

Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features a book page surrounded by gestural marks in pastel blue and orange set against a pink background. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting focusing on diverse mark-making and color theory to conceptual sculpture and assemblage using historical and found objects. Since 2019, Stiles has established a successful art practice at Hardy and Nance studios while exhibiting work throughout the region including three solo shows (Hardy & Nance Gallery 2020, Lonestar College 2021, G-Contemporary 2022). Recent group shows include Collect it For the Culture 2021 (curated by Robert Hodge...

Contemporary red acrylic painting in a unique lace textured landscape by Houston artist Mark Flood. Originally a background element in Flood's pieces, lace eventually evolved into a ...

A large figurative abstract, acrylic and oil on canvas over panel painting execute in purples, blacks, reds, oranges and greens by Annie Lapin. Signed verso, "Annie Lapin".

This large original painting by Ceravolo measures 66x80". it is painted with oil and acrylic on canvas with spray painted lettering and a rusted metal grid installed approx 1 inch i...

Darius Yektai's "White Tulips" is a large-scale, layered, oil on resin, on canvas painting. White Tulips is archetypal in all but scale. Yektai’s stateme...

Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, incorporates gestural swatches of color over a controlled pastel striped ground. The bold text reads: "I AM COM...