Michael PaukerContemporary Surreal Figurative Self Portrait with Neon Green 2008
2008
About the Item
- Creator:Michael Pauker (1957, American)
- Creation Year:2008
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
- Reference Number:
Michael Pauker
Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and driven by deep curiosity, artist Michael Pauker has created an expansive oeuvre that is inclusive of abstract and figurative paintings, landscapes, sculptures, prints and collages constructed with scraps of aging historical documents, watercolor paints and found objects.
“As an artist, I am not a one-trick pony,” he has said. “Some artists find success doing one thing and stick just with it. But my curiosity is omnivorous. I’m driven by images I’ve never seen before, both abstract and figurative.”
Born in 1957 in New York, Pauker knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned his BFA from the State University of New York (SUNY), then in 1989, completed his MFA at Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University) in Oakland where he was awarded the City of Oakland Fellowship in Painting.
Since 1988, Pauker has lived and worked in the Bay Area, teaching art in various venues such as schools, colleges and institutions including the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, the state’s prison hospital, for several years. When he isn’t teaching, Pauker focuses on creating art — the mediums of which can change by the moment.
While he works in oil on canvas for most of his paintings, Pauker is also known for his “Miniature Collage” series. He has worked on this series for more than a decade. Other works include abstract drawings and figurative watercolors blended with collages of vintage paper, stamps and found objects — his Oesterreich II is an example of the latter.
Pauker has exhibited widely across the United States, Japan and Costa Rica, and his works are held in the public collections of many institutions including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Find authentic Michael Pauker art on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Soquel, CA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Man at Piano Bar, Contemporary Figurative with Primary ColorsBy Michael William EgglestonLocated in Soquel, CAMan at Piano Bar, Contemporary Figurative with Primary Colors Modernist painting of pensive man at bar by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.). Fro...Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Contemporary Figural Abstract Interior, Modernist Living Room SceneBy Michael EgglestonLocated in Soquel, CAContemporary Figural Abstract Interior, Modernist Living Room Scene Contemporary figural abstract interior painting by San Francisco California ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Mid Century Modern Portrait Polka Dot Suit Clown by Joan TidwellLocated in Soquel, CAPortrait of a Man in a Polka Dot Clown Suit - Oil on Canvas Portrait of a man in a white and red polka dot suit by a Joan Tidwell (American, 1930-2005...Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Mid Century Modern Portrait of Woman in Green Dress Original Oil PaintingBy Genevieve RogersLocated in Soquel, CAMid Century Modern Portrait of Woman in Green Dress Original Oil Painting Evocative mid century modern portrait of woman in green dress by California artist Genevieve Rogers (America...Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil, Illustration Board
- Conversation in the Theater - Expressionist Figurative AbstractBy Jane Voitle MellinLocated in Soquel, CABold and expressive large scale figurative abstract painting of two people conversing in a theater, with a silhouette of a third figure in the foreground, by Jane Voitle Mellin (Amer...Category
1970s Expressionist Interior Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Woman with Two Children in Red - Dutch Style Interior Scene in Oil on CanvasBy Joseph TomanekLocated in Soquel, CAWoman with Two Children in Red - Interior Scene in Oil on Canvas Lovely interior scene by notable artist Joseph Tomanek (Cech-American, 1889-1974). A woman sits near a window, holding a small child dressed in bright red in her lap. Another child, somewhat older, stands next to her, looking at the young child. Soft lights spills though the window, illuminating the scene in a warm glow. A plant with red flowers sits on the windowsill, and foliage can be seen outside. Signed "Tomanek" in the lower right corner (note that the shape above the signature is a toy train) Presented in a carved wood frame with a linen liner. Frame size: 30.75"H x 26.75"W Canvas size: 24"H x 20"W Tomanek, the son of a carpenter, was born in Moravia. His family discouraged his art talent and wanted him to be a shoemaker. He studied in his homeland of Czechoslovakia at the School of Design in Prague. He emigrated to America around the turn of the century and arrived in Chicago in 1910 and worked as an interior decorator. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and studied with Antonin Sterba. He also studied with Albert Krehbiel and K.A. Buehr. He was a member of the Bohemian Artist Club, Association of Chicago Painters, and Sculptors, and the Chicago Gallery Association. His work is included in the collection of the Vanderpoel Art Association (Chicago). He exhibited from the 1910s-40s, including exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Georgia Museum of Art. Of the difficulty of posing nudes in Chicago, he said, "In Paris you can rent little gardens studios and pose your models there in privacy. Here, if I work out of doors, I have to pose the girls in bathing suits...Category
1920s Romantic Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - Le BalLocated in Paris, IDFOil on canvas Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of Ar...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Georgian Contemporary Art by Ilia Balavadze - ModelsLocated in Paris, IDFOil on canvas Ilia Balavadze is a Georgian artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1987 to 1993, he studied the painting at t...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Players - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Interior, FamilyBy Malgorzata RozmarynowskaLocated in Warsaw, PLMALGORZATA ROZMARYNOWSKA (born in 1955) She studied in the Public High School of Plastic Arts at the Department of Painting and Graphic and graduated in 1981 in Professor Wladyslaw Jackiewicz atelier. Individual and collective exhibitions in Łódź, Sopot, Stockholm, Helsinki, New York, Brussels, Paris and Gdansk. “... once there was a beautiful world... And it was a world worth of being acquainted with. Every journey to beautiful worlds, every journey back to past or into non-existence is a hard and dangerous travel. From such an expedition one does not want or sometimes cannot come back. A guide is needed. Someone to guide us showing interesting things but also help in need. Malgorzata Rozmarynowska is that kind of helmsman. She sees everything. The world she welcomes us in is a strange, distressing and yet fascinating place. Jewish and non-Jewish towns that are long gone from our landscapes. And if they are, they ache like tooth gap or a soil burned out to the stone. It is a painful memory, which the mourning of clarinet of klezmer’s band...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- A Family. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Warm colors, Polish artistBy Malgorzata RozmarynowskaLocated in Warsaw, PLContemporary figurative oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Malgorzata Rozmarynowska. The artwork shows family of five, parents with three children. They are standing in one line...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Curtain - Contemporary Expressive Atmospheric Indoor Oil PaintingBy Bartosz KolataLocated in Salzburg, ATBartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Train Blue Revisted- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a sparkling InteriorBy Sylvia Van OpstallLocated in Nuenen, Noord BrabantSylvia van Opstall Train Blue Revisted 90 x 90 cm Framing is possible Additional pictures of the painting will be placed soon. The artist Sylvia van Opstall comes from all kinds o...Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas