Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14

Benji Stiles
"Lick" Contemporary Colorful Pastel Abstract Expressionist Painting

2020

About the Item

Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in pastel blue, orange, red, and black set against a grey background. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting focusing on diverse mark-making and color theory to conceptual sculpture and assemblage using historical and found objects. Since 2019, Stiles has established a successful art practice at Hardy and Nance studios while exhibiting work throughout the region including three solo shows (Hardy & Nance Gallery 2020, Lonestar College 2021, G-Contemporary 2022). Recent group shows include Collect it For the Culture 2021 (curated by Robert Hodge) where he showed work alongside more than 30 artists including – Rick Lowe, Robert Hodge, Ann Johnson, and Jamal Cyrus, the 2021 Big Show at Lawndale, and the 37 juried VAA exhibition where his work was selected by the Smithsonian’s Head of Modern Art, Harry Taylor, as one of the top 3 pieces in the open call. Benji has 2 pieces in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston collection and displayed work in May 2022 through the Contemporary Art Museum Houston’s CAM
  • Creator:
    Benji Stiles
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1.63 in (4.15 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Houston, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CA267.2023.1012.56211stDibs: LU551313286052
More From This SellerView All
  • “My First Jordans” Contemporary Still Life Shoe / Sneaker Painting with Text
    Located in Houston, TX
    Contemporary show painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a painting of an Air Jordan sneaker with the phrase "that boy do...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Latex, Charcoal, Coffee

  • "Untitled 60" Large Red, Black, and Green Abstract Expressionist Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Red, black, and green abstract expressionist painting by Texas artist Gerald Syler. The work features a balanced composition of large, colorful brush stro...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

  • "Untitled 5" Large Black, Orange, and Light Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Orange and black abstract expressionist painting by Texas artist Gerald Syler. The work features a balanced composition of large, colorful orange and blac...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Charcoal, Oil, Canvas

  • "Jerusalem" Contemporary Abstract Pink & Green Concentric Circle Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Pink and green abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The work is a...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • "Nazereth" Contemporary Abstract Orange & Gray Concentric Circle Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Orange and gray abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The work is ...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • "Untitled (Oil)" Contemporary Colorful Pastel Abstract Expressionist Painting
    Located in Houston, TX
    Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in pastel pink, blue, and yellow set against a tan background. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting focusing on diverse mark-making and color theory to conceptual sculpture and assemblage using historical and found objects. Since 2019, Stiles has established a successful art practice at Hardy and Nance studios while exhibiting work throughout the region including three solo shows (Hardy & Nance Gallery 2020, Lonestar College 2021, G-Contemporary 2022). Recent group shows include Collect it For the Culture 2021 (curated by Robert Hodge...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

You May Also Like
  • Parade Street Shroud, white abstraction w green tree graffiti elements windows
    By C. Dimitri
    Located in Brooklyn, NY
    Oil paint and mixed media on canvas. This work is the second painting in a series of trees from Parade St. Park.
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Charcoal, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil, Pastel, Canvas, Gesso

  • Surreal Nude Oil Painting with Wooden Frame "New Man Alone 1"
    By Tay Dall
    Located in Cape Town, ZA
    A unique and vivid oil painting on on board with an integrated wooden frame.
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Surreal Nude Oil Painting with Wooden Frame "New Man Alone 2"
    By Tay Dall
    Located in Cape Town, ZA
    A unique and vivid oil painting on on board with an integrated wooden frame.
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Large Surrealistic Nude Oil Painting "Effigy 2"
    By Tay Dall
    Located in Cape Town, ZA
    A large scale, unique and vivid surreal oil painting on stretched canvas, depicting four nude female figures. Ready to hang. Framing on request
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Enamel

  • Path to Freedom, Original Painting, Landscape, Woods, Trees
    Located in Deddington, GB
    This treescape is full of colour to reflect the happiness I felt when I was walking along this lovely path which leads to the coast and out to freedom! It was winter but the sun was ...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Oil

  • Eve's Frame
    By David A. Dreyer
    Located in Dallas, TX
    David A. Dreyer was born in Dallas in 1958, and earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum and has ...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

Recently Viewed

View All