Farida Hughes

Connected Conversations 2

2020

Artist Commentary: For ten years I lived in Minnesota and had a studio in Northeast Minneapolis, which I loved. When I moved to the city, I began to paint compositions of abstracted crowds of people as imagined from above. Can you envision this painting as a large crowd of people? You can hang this either horizontally or vertically. A little impressionistic in expression, this painting also reminds me of a garden of happy flowers. Keywords: color, abstract, movement, motion, circles, yellow, bubbles, gray, orange, colorful, texture, busy Details about the piece: - This is a hand painted, original painting - Created in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Artist now lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Professional grade oil paints and ArtResin on wood panel - Other materials include professional grade watercolor and oil pastel - Wood Panel with Birchwood face and 1.5" Poplar wood cradle - Ready to hang with wires and D ring - Signed on the back - Certificate of authenticity and care sheet included with original Artist Biography: Farida Hughes’ lively and intriguing abstract paintings take their inspiration from the gathering and dispersing of crowds, group relationships, and shared histories and stories of people. She developed her abstract mixed media style, and methods of mixing oil paint with resin, after many years of painting with oil paint and experimenting with oil painting mediums. Hughes studied Studio Art and English at Fordham University in New York and received an MFA in Painting from the University of Chicago. Her work is exhibited widely in galleries and art centers and collected nationally. She is currently represented by Walker Fine Art...

Talk To Me, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting Original abstract painting​ 48 x 48 x 1.5 inches Oil on canvas Original artwork signed by the artist Artwork is unframed, images containing frames are sample imagery only In the artist's words: ​New technologies have transformed the way in which we communicate. It is exciting and motivating to see how they disseminate information, educate and empower the exchange. Art is not isolated from the social and cultural context. Participate, is part of that and transforms it. By intertwining concepts, feelings and ideas, we can communicate at different levels and in different ways. This is how working on wooden boards or canvases, I blend different materials, such as oil paintings, wires and sand. Creating allegorical landscapes, I represent how we connect with each other through communication, be it physical, mental or spiritual. Chilean- American artist, Michele Krauss...

Artist Commentary: Get lost inthe movement with these large shapes that are fun and soothing to look at. I conceived of the duo of "Letting Go" panels righ...

Artist Commentary: These large shapes are soothing to look at. A social media follower said they "enjoy getting lost in the movement." I conceived of the duo of "Letting Go...

Connection is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 24 inches and a height of 24 inches with a depth of 1.5 inches (24x24x1.5)...

acrylic & graphite on canvas. Sides are white. Wired, signed & dated on back of canvas. Ready to hang. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of aut...

Oil on canvas

A colorful abstract composition of oranges, blues and greens. Black and grey brushstrokes come forward and recede, separating areas of saturated and unsaturated color. Many interesti...