Art by Medium: Polystyrene

The act of painting becomes a form of meditation. Marino explains that the time and process of creating work are at the core of what the painting wants to mean, declaring: that is ho...

ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. These Form Studi...

Acrylic paint on polystyrene. An unusual choice of material that gives the piece depth. Vibrant colours swirl through the painting and draw the eye into the intricate patterns that c...

"Maybe" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on polystyrene mounted in a painted wood frame. Maybe measures 26" high by 30" wide by 2.5" deep. Typical of the artist, this minimal geometric abstraction resonates with a rich charge. It's a sculpture and a painting. The circles, the discs, almost touch but not quite. The artist's obsession with geometry and shapes in proximity is a clear gesture here. The eye delights in the formal play of shape and color, while the mind engages the material force of the wood and paint. From Stan Olthuis – "My work has always involved tactility and expressionistic energy. I visualize the story and imagery simultaneously, allowing the work to surprise me and come to life as I work. I am almost careless in how I use color and texture, facing the fear of improvising on-the-fly. I like to leave the obvious raw record of the process visible, but I believe a mystery remains." Stan Olthuis looks for expressive opportunities in found and harvested raw material – wood, stone, metal, rubber – and brings a fabricator's expertise to the work of making minimalist, joyful sculptures. Geometry is key, as are a sense of play and an adept's feel for sacred energies. His work is exhibited and collected internationally, including private and corporate commissions in Canada, United States, France, Japan and Norway. Stan is represented by Gagné Contemporary in Toronto and New York City, and has select works available through the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and Motokawa Gallery in Japan. Stan Olthuis' formal education began in Chicago with Henk Krijger, the celebrated master printmaker, type designer, painter and sculptor. Back in Toronto, Olthuis graduated (with distinction) with a degree in Experimental Arts at Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), studying under artists Fred Hagen, Tom Hodgson...

Flux # 202301 (Abstract photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas, backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments Backed with Dibond ...

Unique. Paul Snell is an Australian artist who blurs the boundaries between photography and painting, creating contemplative works that replace constant image saturation with moment...

Edition: 1/3 Paul Snell is an Australian artist who blurs the boundaries between photography and painting, creating contemplative works that replace constant image saturation with m...

Flux # 202301 (Abstract photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas, backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments. Edition: 1/3. Snel...

ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. These Form Studi...

Flux # 202307 (Abstract photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas, backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments. Edition: 1/3. Snel...

ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. These Form Studi...

Flux # 202301 (Abstract photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas, backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments. Edition: 1/3. Snel...

ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. These Form Studi...

Plinto, mixed media sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen. Keywords: representational, architecture, street scenes, figure, pants, legs, shoes, ...

Black Cloud is hand cut polystyrene with acrylic by Clifford Singer.

Knight, mixed media sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen. Artist Commentary: The knight in the chsess game is either black or white. The zebra...

Clifford Singer's Geometrical Clouds Series has evolved since 1974.

Clifford Singer's Geometrical Clouds Series has evolved since 1974.

An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene. This piece is very consist of a solid black figure in the center, that is complimented by shades blue and purple. The borders on this ...

An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene. This pie consist of various shades of orange, pink, blue, and green that begin dark around the edges and are very light in the center....

An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene. This piece is very consist of many shades of orange and blue, contrasting against each other. Rick Lazes is a three dimensional arti...

An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene. This piece is very consist of bright yellow and blue, contrasting against each other. Rick Lazes is a three dimensional artist who w...

An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene. This piece is very has very vibrant colors such as pink, yellow, red, blue, white, and green. Rick Lazes is a three dimensional arti...

An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene. This piece is very has very vibrant colors such as pink, gold, red, blue, and green. Rick Lazes is a three dimensional artist who wo...

Staffa is a luxury, museum quality piece handmade out of 837 hand cut pieces of rigid insulating board glued on a plywood base, covered with epoxy resin and gilded with caplain gold leafs, a composite of palladium and 24k gold. This modern abstract work is named after and inspired by an island in Scotland where the coastline is build up out of hexagonal basalt columns, JOHN BREED...