Diane FlickThe Human Condition, Original Painting2023
2023
About the Item
Artist Comments
This piece blends collaged pages from an old novel with translucent oil glazes as a background. The subjects—a primate, a tennis ball, and a shoe—are rendered in opaque and calm tones. The piece delves into the human condition, depicting the quest for balance and harmony, the celebration of eccentricity, and the experience of love.
About the Artist
Artist Diane Flick depicts surrealist scenes that explore human experiences through inanimate objects. She shows sentience to non-sentient beings through the lenses of playfulness, emotional warmth, and dramatic childlike imagination. "Each piece makes me feel really happy," shares Diane. "First in concept, then in execution, then in the flow of sending it out for someone else to enjoy." She relishes animating her subjects in her works, bringing newness and segues into disparate themes from the same intention and philosophy. She pursued her MA at California State University to sharpen her craft. She then worked as a graphic designer, moved to San Francisco, and answered an ad to teach art. Today, she lets her imagination run free at her home studio, built by her husband, with her help. The wonderful sunshine and fresh air offer the perfect environment for her to paint with ease. Diane continues to teach at an after-school art program, sharing her knowledge while keeping her inspired. Relaxing and unwinding mean she gets to spend her spare time with her husband and two sons. Diane enjoys traveling the world with her family and looks forward to making it a habit.
Words that describe this painting: monkey, tennis ball, shoe, collage, ball, profile, animals, still life, surrealism, mixed media artwork, blue
The Human Condition
Diane Flick
Oil paint and paper collage on cradled wood panel
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
10 in. h x 10 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 4 oz.
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- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:The Human Condition. Diane Flick. Oil paint and paper collage on cradled wood panel. Painting wraps around edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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Diane Flick
Diane Flick is a Bay Area artist who paints quirky portraits of robots with a playful color palette and masterful realism. Diane Flick majored in art during college and went on to graduate school, receiving her MA in humanities with a creative study emphasis in 2001. Each of Diane’s robots expresses its own humanlike and idiosyncratic personality. From an early age, she had a fascination with inanimate objects and often imagined what they would be like with human characteristics. Her portfolio explores the human experience through non-human subjects.
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