Lisa Lightman

Red Door, abstract collage on board, red and green, with letters

2018

This diptych painting of black and pink is slightly recessed within a black frame. The left side depicts simple marks using graphite pencil. The image on the right conveys a circul...

This is a collaged work on a handmade board and frame designed by a local carpenter. There is plaster applied to the surface which is painted over by acrylic paint. The fabric was found in a Paris...

This black and white abstract piece on mylar is a study in shapes and contrast. The image floats within the black frame. The mylar is slightly slanted on the edges to add to the shapes contained within the image. Lisa Lightman...

This triptych combines three 12 by 12 inch boards that are floated within a black frame. (The larger black boarder at the top and bottom is not part of the painting). The abstract ...

This abstract painting of blues and reds on paper has an oceanic feel. An image of a fish is revealed on the left side of the painting. The circles convey the cycle of the seasons....

The background of gray and white amidst an abstracted figure tells a story that is open to viewer interpretation. The black that borders the image is not a black frame but rather the background chosen by the photographer. This painting has cradled sides painted dark gray. Lisa Lightman...

OLD SEED 2017 New York, New York A geometric diamond pattern is scratched over phrases such as “old seed” and “you are a ground level house fire,” among others which are illegible. ...

I LOVE - I LOVE SCULPTURE 2013 Collage on cardboard CM 70x50 With hand and with fire, on metal. With hand and thought on paper. Drawing is inseparable from sculpture and cannot b...

Anyway 2012 Collage on cardboard CM 70x50 Artwork featured in the "Drawings" section of the monograph on Alex Corno published by Silvia publishing. With hand and with fire, on me...

WORLD 2011 Collage on cardboard CM 70x50 With hand and with fire, on metal. With hand and thought on paper. Drawing is inseparable from sculpture and cannot be less important. Al...

Imposing and very large scale mixed media 'assemblage' by French artist Armand Avril. The work includes the French tricolour flag colours, his symbolic cat sculptures and a highly colourful geometric image of the artist's mother sitting in a chair. The work is signed and dated to the reverse and comes with a certificate of authenticity from the gallery. This montage fully demonstrates Avril's geometric period whilst also expressing the humour and joy that he puts into all his work. A very strong sculptural image and a feast for the eyes in searching for and recognising the everyday objects used in making this piece come alive. This montage is made from wood pieces, plywood, oil paint, acrylic, bottle top and nails . The more sculpted areas of the piece stand out up to 3cm from the frame. Armand Avril was born in 1926 in Lyon. His father, Marcel Avril was a painter and collector of African art. At 16 Armand became an apprentice shepherd in Provence. Avril could always be seen equipped with a sketchbook and a book on the history of art whilst tending his flock. It was not until the age of 30, in 1956, that Armand embarked on painting as an autodidact, influenced by Raoul Dufy, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse and the Lyonnaise School of Painting. He exhibited for the first time in 1957. In 1960, he left for a one-year trip to Africa. There he met the painter Jean Arène who introduced him to the village of Cotignac in the Var and to Louis Pons...

Gaugin inspired 'montage' titled 'Manau Tupapau' (spirit of the dead watching) by French artist, Armand Avril. Signed and dated 2004 to the bottom right and mou...