Saikat Maity Art
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor, Paper, Archival Ink
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor, Paper, Archival Ink
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor, Archival Ink, Paper
1970s Realist Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
1930s American Realist Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Ink, Gouache
1890s Romantic Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Oil, Acrylic, Satin Paper
1950s Realist Saikat Maity Art
Illustration Board, Gouache, Ink
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Saikat Maity Art
Watercolor
1930s American Realist Saikat Maity Art
Gouache, Paper
Artist Comments
Artist Jose H. Alvarenga paints a representational composition of a hundred-dollar bill and a lighter. He uses clever symbolism in this charming still life. He paints a fire sticker on top to give the impression that the money has been lit. He adds trails of smoke from the bill to give an illusion that it is burning.
About the Artist
Jose’s soft still life paintings are like visual puns. He creates relationships between objects that evoke both amusement and contemplation in the viewer. By devising a clever dialogue between objects, Jose turns a still life into a story. Jose utilizes a classical realist style with a gentle nod to surrealism through his unique subject selections. He is inspired by everyday objects, particularly those with a quality of nostalgia, memory, or humor. Jose paints out of his Los Angeles area apartment, where he also enjoys playing the keyboard and reading art books.
Words that describe this painting: classical realism, trompe l´oeil, representational, money, lighter, Harnett, still life, vintage, fun, oilpaint, small, still life, vintage, oil painting, brown
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Saikat Maity Art
Oil