Tom Bennett

Out of the Past, dramatic, narrative, black and white, night, noir

2020

Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...

Richly painted work on archival paper - abstracted nudes

Monotype on paper

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstr...

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennet...

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Title : Sylvester Admiring His Knockers Materials : stamps, ink, crayon,marker,pen Date : 2017 Dimensions : 8.5x11"

Artist: Richard Bosman, American (1944 - ) Title: Forced Entry Year: 1983 Medium: Sugar Lift Etching, signed, numbered, and titled in pencil Edition: 10/20 Image Size: 10 x 7 inches...

Title: "Portrait of Ebodio" Ebodio was a peasant who worked in the fields while abstract expressionist artist, Alex Lazard lived in Acapulco, México. Lazard was amazed at the number...

A delicate, translucent iteration of David Salle's kaleidescopic layers which are usually painted in large scale. Eyes etched in a liquid ocean of blue and orange aquatint form the ground for a nude woman...

The piece shows a human figure in a cubist-inspired style. What looks like a mouth reaches towards the white side of the pictorial space. One arm and eye connecting to it seem to str...

Signed lower right, "Louis La Barbera" and tilted lower left, "Mother and Child". Louis La Barbera first studied at San Jose State University, receiving his Master’s Degree in Fine ...