Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 4

Anastasia Pelias
Remnant

1995

About the Item

Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA and Skopelos, Greece. Blending the vibrant, compassionate nature of a New Orleanian with her weighty Greek heritage, Pelias creates work that is rich with personal depth of emotion, life experience and the spirit of exploration. An abstractionist in the truest form, Pelias’ work reflects a seriousness and dedication to the traditional principles of painting – both the concept and the actuality. Pelias received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane University in 1981 and her MFA from the University of New Orleans in 1996. Her career spans thirty years and multiple reinventions. She has been featured in exhibitions, art fairs and publications nationally, such as the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, American University (Washington D.C.), Proteus Gowanus (Brooklyn, NY), Miami Project 5 Art Fair, Texas Contemporary Art Fair (Houston, TX) and in Hyperallergic and Pelican Bomb. Her works appear in private and public collections world-wide, including: the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Mobile Museum of Art, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital (Commack, NY) and the private collection of Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou (Athens, Greece). statement "I paint large-scale works on canvas that evoke places, moments and consciousness. The paintings are human sized and invite the viewer to be in the painting as opposed to looking at the painting. I am perpetually interested in the experiential moment — how the space of the flat picture plane can have physical depth and also allow for social interaction. Greek rituals and icons, the rich Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans, the shifting landscape of both my immediate environment, Louisiana, and of my familial home, Greece, all equally inform my work. I build each painting intuitively with multiple layers of oil paint, turpentine washes and gestural marks that saturate the canvas. I employ a responsive use of time and gravity to achieve surfaces that are luminous, translucent, and show evidence of the artist’s hand and the process of their own making. The resultant works explore the complexity of color – its elusiveness and response to light – but they also reveal an inherent tension that occurs in the interstitial space between each contrasting layer. My paintings and site-specific pieces also explore the concept of what remains visible from my process, and equally important, what no longer remains."
  • Creator:
    Anastasia Pelias (American)
  • Creation Year:
    1995
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New Orleans, LA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10521484403

More From This Seller

View All
Automatics (sweet surprise)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Linked (rust bar)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Punk Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lone Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Me and you could've been a work of art
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

You were my friend and I loved you
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

You May Also Like

Floral Invention #8 - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle Flor...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunset Jungle By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Colorful jungle at sunset. Plants palms and colorful flowers weave together bursting out of the frame. Sunset Jungle - Landscape Painting - Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman This mas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aqua Village -Landscape Painting -Abstract Geometric Painting By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This large painting depicts a classic town cascading down to a secluded bay; A sleepy little old village lost in time. The artist has spent years visiting and painting in Greece and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Symphony in Soft Green By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Harmony and color simplicity allow for an easy to live with work of art as white flowers dance amongst the palmettos. Symphony in Soft Green - Landscape Painting - Oil on Canvas By ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

47 x 65 in. / 4 x 5.4 ft "Oregon" - Large abstract Oil on Canvas
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a gorgeous piece with multi layering of jewel-like colors and brushwork, creating a large scale atmospheric piece. The artist, Alexis Portilla, shows that his artistic virt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Inside the Machine", Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Mounted on Wood Panel
By Nancy Newman Rice
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nancy Newman Rice was born in New York City and was educated at Cornell University and at Washington University, where she earned a BFA with honors and an MFA. She has received award...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Recently Viewed

View All