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Medium: Tar
Artist: G. Campbell Lyman
"Choir" - Contemporary Abstract Multimedia Painting
"Choir" - Contemporary Abstract Multimedia Painting

"Choir" - Contemporary Abstract Multimedia Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

From the recent series combining tar with oil and acrylic, a painting using a limited palette to powerful effect. Artist's statement: "After a period of making big, colorful acrylic...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Tar

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Part of the current series of paintings using tar and house paint in addition to more conventional artists' media such as oil and acrylic. Artist's Statement: "I have been making t...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Tar

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Part of the current series of paintings using tar and housepaint in addition to more conventional artists' media such as oil and acrylic. Free shipping on this piece: Artist's State...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Tar

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Painted on deep-profile gallery-wrapped canvas, comes ready to hang. Artist's Statement: "A new take on an earlier series of paintings I did called "Aggregate," this time with fewe...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Tar

Materials

Wood, Paper, Tar, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic

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Ark
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H 20 in W 16 in

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Primary Forms #13
Primary Forms #13

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Tar art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Tar art available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add art created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Tom Price, Donald Sultan, G. Campbell Lyman, and Leslie Zelamsky. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Tar art, so small editions measuring 0.01 inches across are also available