Benji Stiles

"Untitled (Oil)" Contemporary Colorful Pastel Abstract Expressionist Painting

2021

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...

Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features a book page surrounded by gestural marks in pastel blue and orange set against a pink 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...

Black and white abstract contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features an excerpt written in black sans-serif letters all over the white canvas. T...

Colorful dark humor painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features naturalistically depicted fox head on the end of a worm...

Colorful surrealist painting by Memphis-based contemporary artist Alex Paulus. The work features a central, homunculus-like creature with many eyes and mouths set against a red and w...

Gray and white 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...

Half Web in Yellow, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Yellow, green, blue, spider, abstract. Custom framed in a white wooden float frame. Gorgeous composition and palette, including charcoal gray, black, white, sky blue, turquoise blue, navy blue, sage green, lime green, forest green, pale yellow, marigold yellow, orange, peach, pale pink, coral pink, lavender, lilac purple and burgundy. The woven yarn over the painting is exquisite, giving the painting the most luxurious three dimensional quality. This is such a unique piece by Macauley Norman...

Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Pink, green, blue, abstract. Custom framed in a white wooden float frame. Gorgeous medium to large scale abstract painting with beautiful composition and palette of lilac pink, lilac purple, light peach, pale yellow, light pink, bright pink, fuchsia, mauve, light violet, periwinkle, sky blue, aqua, pale blue...

Things We See Towards the End, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Spider web. Blue, yellow, red, black, white, pink abstract. Custom framed in a...

Yin Yang, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread and yarn on canvas. Yellow, black, white, pink abstract. Custom framed in a white floating frame.

Just A Mess, 2018, acrylic, oil and pastel on wood panel, green, pink, abstract, custom framed in a white floating frame.

The Sorcerer, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread and yarn on canvas. Green, blue, pink, abstract. Custom framed in a white floating frame.