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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Handmade Paper
Till the Sun comes up, Painting by Krasnyansky
Located in Long Island City, NY
A colorful painting by Russian artist, Anatole Krasnyansky. His Contemporary style uses elements from Constructivism as well as Cubism wi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Acrylic
Figurative/Portrait/Abstract_Ink on Paper_America Martin, Woman Rests on Clover
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman Rests on Clover"
Acrylic on Paper
11.25 x 30 in. 17 x 36 in. Framed
AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in L...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink
Figurative/Portrait/Abstract_Acrylic on Paper_America Martin, Under The Trees
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Under The Trees"
Acrylic on Paper
46 x 43 in. Framed
AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angeles. America is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Inchino- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a horse head
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni
Inchino
65 x 50 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 60 cm
Italian artist Rosanna Gaddon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Charcoal
Original-London St. Pancras-UK Artist-Rare watercolour & ink on collaged paper
Located in London, GB
This Ink and watercolour masterpiece is featured in Bloomsbury's 2011 publication, showcasing the artist's sketchbook (Note 1).
Created en plein air, Shizico Yi painted this piece in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Ink
Agua de Mar - Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind 12-inch square artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses ink and watercolor to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers on an endless journey, from partner to partner—a journey that started in Harlem and found its way across the world.”
As a self-taught artist, Céspedes’ work is an inspiring example of outsider art. Her life is a story of resilience. The artist was orphaned at thirteen and Céspedes was left to contend with life as the eldest of a family of seven in rural Andalucía. Her pursuit of art brought a meditative calm to her life but with no connection to the art world, Céspedes did not show her work as she developed her unique style.
Céspedes decided to infiltrate the artistic circle of Barcelona after years of solo creation. She joined the Agrupacion de Acuarelistas de Catalunya where masters helped her see the liberating power of abstract watercolor, with its ebbs and flows.
Céspedes’ work has been shown in more than 60 solo and collective exhibitions and awarded internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Fluid Histories, Culture and Style", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "The Optics of Vision", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Finalist in the 8th edition of the Premio de Pintura Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Solo exhibition at Casa Usher Llibreters, Barcelona, Spain
Work selected at LV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Fundacion Vila Casas, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Collective exhibition as part of Mini Print Internacional, Cadaqués, Spain
Selected work at 15è Premi BBVA de Pintura Ricard Camí, Terrassa
Selected work at LIV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Vila Casas Barcelona, Spain
Selected work at IV Bienal Internacional de nuevas técnicas en acuarela Caudete, Spain
Finalist work at VIII Premio Fundación Barcelona Olímpica, Barcelona, Spain
RESIDENCIES
Agrupació Aquarel.listes de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Cercle Artistic Sant Lluc, Barcelona, Spain
Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Academy of Art, Barcelona, Spain
Scuola internazionale Di Grafica, Venice, Italy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Ink
Circulo Centro, Aladecer - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Gold Leaf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ordenado - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Gold Leaf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
LET IT COME LET IT GO
By John Giorno
Located in New York, NY
John Giorno
LET IT COME LET IT GO, 2017
Watercolor on handmade paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back of the artwork.
The frame features a die-cut window on the back t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Fiesta - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Black Figures and Gold Leaf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind 12-inch square artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses ink and gold leaf to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers on an endless journey, from partner to partner—a journey that started in Harlem and found its way across the world.”
As a self-taught artist, Céspedes’ work is an inspiring example of outsider art. Her life is a story of resilience. The artist was orphaned at thirteen and Céspedes was left to contend with life as the eldest of a family of seven in rural Andalucía. Her pursuit of art brought a meditative calm to her life but with no connection to the art world, Céspedes did not show her work as she developed her unique style.
Céspedes decided to infiltrate the artistic circle of Barcelona after years of solo creation. She joined the Agrupacion de Acuarelistas de Catalunya where masters helped her see the liberating power of abstract watercolor, with its ebbs and flows.
Céspedes’ work has been shown in more than 60 solo and collective exhibitions and awarded internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Fluid Histories, Culture and Style", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "The Optics of Vision", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Finalist in the 8th edition of the Premio de Pintura Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Solo exhibition at Casa Usher Llibreters, Barcelona, Spain
Work selected at LV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Fundacion Vila Casas, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Collective exhibition as part of Mini Print Internacional, Cadaqués, Spain
Selected work at 15è Premi BBVA de Pintura Ricard Camí, Terrassa
Selected work at LIV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Vila Casas Barcelona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Circulo Grande - Original Ink on Paper Artwork with Black Figures and Gold Leaf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind 12-inch square artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses ink and gold leaf to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers on an endless journey, from partner to partner—a journey that started in Harlem and found its way across the world.”
As a self-taught artist, Céspedes’ work is an inspiring example of outsider art. Her life is a story of resilience. The artist was orphaned at thirteen and Céspedes was left to contend with life as the eldest of a family of seven in rural Andalucía. Her pursuit of art brought a meditative calm to her life but with no connection to the art world, Céspedes did not show her work as she developed her unique style.
Céspedes decided to infiltrate the artistic circle of Barcelona after years of solo creation. She joined the Agrupacion de Acuarelistas de Catalunya where masters helped her see the liberating power of abstract watercolor, with its ebbs and flows.
Céspedes’ work has been shown in more than 60 solo and collective exhibitions and awarded internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Fluid Histories, Culture and Style", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "The Optics of Vision", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Finalist in the 8th edition of the Premio de Pintura Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Solo exhibition at Casa Usher Llibreters, Barcelona, Spain
Work selected at LV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Fundacion Vila Casas, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Collective exhibition as part of Mini Print Internacional, Cadaqués, Spain
Selected work at 15è Premi BBVA de Pintura Ricard Camí, Terrassa
Selected work at LIV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Vila Casas Barcelona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Warrior in Raw Umber_America Martin_Ink_Figurative/Native American Portrait
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Warrior in Raw Umber"
Custom Made Paper & Ink
39” x 39” Framed
AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink
Spring Awakening (2022), figurative, woman, nude, figure drawing, pastel sketch
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Spring Awakening" (2022) by Rebecca N. Johnson
Pigment ink, gel ink and pastel on rice paper
Green, pink, yellow, purple, blue color palette
Female figure with orchids, sun, flowers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Rice Paper, Pigment
untitled
Located in Spetses, GR
A color portrait of a young boy on a thick handmade paper.
Alekou is creating a series of figurative artworks on paper, inspired by various real characters. Sometimes in color, usin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Esther's Second Banquet (Haman's Treachery Revealed), Purim Collage #14
By Thelma Appel
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel
Esther's Second Banquet (Haman's Treachery Revealed), Purim Collage #14, ca. 2017
Hand made paper collage on paper
Hand signed on the front; also is accompanying by handwritten text by the artist and a typed narrative
14 × 17 inches
Unique
Unframed; This work is held in a matting which opens up
This handmade paper collage was exhibited in April, 2018 in the show "Thelma Appel: Landscapes, Cityscapes + Biblical Journeys Exhibition at the Edward & Bernice Wenger Center for the Arts in Greenvale, New York". Curated by art advisor and curator, Susan Seelig. It depicts the second banquet of the Jewish Queen Esther, married to the Persian King...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Magazine Paper
Drawings from Mt Gretna XXIX
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
At the Shore
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Prodigal Son (VIII)
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment.
A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
In My Garden (2022), figurative nude woman, glasses, figure drawing, sketch
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"In My Garden" (2022) by Rebecca N. Johnson
Pastel and gel ink on rice paper
Pink, yellow, purple, magenta, yellow, green color palette
Female figure, nude portrait of seated woman ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Rice Paper
Dream
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Drawings from Mt Gretna, III
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment.
A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Four Figures and a Shield
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Drinking Orchids (2022), figurative, woman, nude, figure drawing, rice paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Drinking Orchids" (2022) by Rebecca N. Johnson
Pigment ink, gel ink and pastel on rice paper
Green, pink, yellow color palette
Female figure with orchids, sun, flowers, garden
Nude ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Rice Paper, Pigment
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - The Heavenly Maids Scatter Blossoms
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Metaphysical Confort
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Lotus of Heart
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Flying Apsaras Dance
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Riding Together
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Birds Chirp in The Valley
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Youthful Madness
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Girl With a Cat
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Flying Apsaras Crossing Mountains
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Giraffe Drinking Water
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Girl Named as Lily
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Fairy in the Flying Apsaras
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Happy Double Flying
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Fairy Playing Chinese Lute
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Chinese Contemporary Art by Li Qing-Yan - Animal Love
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Sisters #4 (Contemporary Vertical Indigo Panel of Hands and Botanicals, Waxed)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Sisters #4", 2019 by Valerie Hammond
72 x 35 inches unframed
Pigment, Color Pencil, Wax, Glass Beads, and thread on Japanese Rice Paper Coated with Beeswax
Vertical, indigo panels ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Thread, Wax, Rice Paper, Color Pencil, Pigment
Sisters #2 (Contemporary Vertical Indigo Panel of Hands and Botanicals, Waxed)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Sisters #2", 2019 by Valerie Hammond
73 x 34.5 inches unframed
Pigment, Color Pencil, Wax, Glass Beads, and thread on Japanese Rice Paper Coated with Beeswax
Vertical, indigo panels that are unframed, can be installed with magnets, but framing is recommended.
In Valerie Hammond’s series of wax drawings, protection is two-fold: the artist (previously) encases dried flowers and ferns in a thin layer of wax, preserving their fragile tissues long after they’ve been plucked from the ground. In outlining a pair of hands, she also secures a memory, or rather, “the essence of a gesture and the fleeting moment in which it was made.”
Centered on limbs lying flat on Japanese paper, the ongoing series dates back to the 1990s, when Hammond made the first tracing “partly in response to the death of a dear friend, whose beautiful hands I often found myself remembering.” She continued by working with family and friends, mainly women and children, to delineate their wrists, palms, and fingers. Today, the series features dozens of works that are comprised of either hands tethered to the dried botanics, which sprout outward in wispy tendrils, or others over layed with thread and glass beads.
Although the delicate pieces began as a simple trace, Hammond shares that she soon began to overlay the original drawing with pressed florals, creating encaustic assemblages that “echoed the body’s bones, veins, and circulatory systems.” She continued to experiment with the series by introducing various techniques, including printmaking, Xerox transfers, and finally Photoshop inversions, that distorted the original rendering...
Category
2010s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Thread, Wax, Rice Paper, Color Pencil, Pigment
"Angry Chinese Painter Series II" Ink on Xuan paper
By Isaiah Zagar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Isaiah Zagar created this piece during an artist residency in Tianjin, China in the late 1980s where he learned traditional Chinese brush painting techniques. This piece is part of h...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper
La Calavera
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper
The Giving Hand
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper
The Harvest
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues including Smack Mellon Gallery, Neuberger Museum of Art, Bronx Museum of Art, Queens Museum, El Museo Del Barrio, MoMA PS1, Socrates Sculpture Park and White-box Gallery in New York City. Nationally Cortes exhibitions include Cleveland Art Museum, OH, CSU Galleries at Cleveland University, OH, Helen Day Art Center, VT and The Lorenzo Homar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper
"Angry Chinese Painter Series I" Ink on Xuan paper
By Isaiah Zagar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Isaiah Zagar created this piece during an artist residency in Tianjin, China in the late 1980s where he learned traditional Chinese brush painting techniques. This piece is part of ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper
The Gift
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper
The Gift II
Located in New Orleans, LA
ESPERANZA CORTÉS is a Colombian born contemporary multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés has exhibited in the United States in solo and group exhibitions in venues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Glass, Ink, Handmade Paper
"Plow Horses" Double-sided Ink Drawing on Handmade Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Plow Horses" is an original ink drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right. This piece features tw...
Category
1990s Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
"Angry Chinese Painter XII" Ink on Xuan paper
By Isaiah Zagar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Isaiah Zagar created this piece during an artist residency in Tianjin, China in the late 1980s where he learned traditional Chinese brush painting techniques. This piece is part of h...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper
Azul Cobalto III - Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juana Céspedes specializes in original art that draws inspiration from the infectious exuberance of dance. Her captivating artwork features individuals gracefully suspended in ethereal white space, forming mesmerizing semi-abstract compositions of shapes, clusters, and lines. Drawing from her beloved hometown of Barcelona, Céspedes envisions the harmonious mingling of souls as city squares overflow with jubilant dancers rejoicing in the arrival of sun-drenched days. Through the medium of watercolor, the artist skillfully captures the fluidity of human movement, while her meticulously crafted handmade paper adds depth and evokes the essence of the urban landscapes that fuel Céspedes' creativity.
This one-of-a-kind 12-inch square artwork is painted on handmade paper. It is unframed. Céspedes uses ink and watercolor to display the splendor of movement. Convenient local Los Angeles shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Provenance: Artplex Gallery
The artist’s journey spans 21 years during which Céspedes has developed a unique style always revolving around two major themes: urban space and human bodies. “Dance inspires me. I love its contagious joy. I’m often carried away by the image of swing dancers on an endless journey, from partner to partner—a journey that started in Harlem and found its way across the world.”
As a self-taught artist, Céspedes’ work is an inspiring example of outsider art. Her life is a story of resilience. The artist was orphaned at thirteen and Céspedes was left to contend with life as the eldest of a family of seven in rural Andalucía. Her pursuit of art brought a meditative calm to her life but with no connection to the art world, Céspedes did not show her work as she developed her unique style.
Céspedes decided to infiltrate the artistic circle of Barcelona after years of solo creation. She joined the Agrupacion de Acuarelistas de Catalunya where masters helped her see the liberating power of abstract watercolor, with its ebbs and flows.
Céspedes’ work has been shown in more than 60 solo and collective exhibitions and awarded internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Fluid Histories, Culture and Style", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "The Optics of Vision", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Finalist in the 8th edition of the Premio de Pintura Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Solo exhibition at Casa Usher Llibreters, Barcelona, Spain
Work selected at LV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Fundacion Vila Casas, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Collective exhibition as part of Mini Print Internacional, Cadaqués, Spain
Selected work at 15è Premi BBVA de Pintura Ricard Camí, Terrassa
Selected work at LIV edition of the Ynglada-Guillot Prize at Vila Casas Barcelona, Spain
Selected work at IV Bienal Internacional de nuevas técnicas en acuarela Caudete, Spain
Finalist work at VIII Premio Fundación Barcelona Olímpica, Barcelona, Spain
RESIDENCIES
Agrupació Aquarel.listes de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Cercle Artistic Sant Lluc, Barcelona, Spain
Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain
Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Academy of Art, Barcelona, Spain
Scuola internazionale Di Grafica, Venice, Italy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Handmade Paper Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
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