Joseph Stefanelli

The Lost One

2004

Stefanelli depicts two dynamic figures in the act of worshipping. The bright orange background is painted with visible strokes of various density to further amplify the energy of the...

Abstract expressionist work of art by Joseph Hicks. Joseph Hicks’s works are bright and colorful. His canvases are full of energy and dynamism due to the textured brushstrokes and ...

"The Offering Table" projects power and solid presence. The central shape is reminiscent of a monumental ancient sculpture. On top of its head Stefanell...

Stefanelli’s "Seti’s Banquet" is a lush celebration, a decadent feast of a pharaoh. In this period of time many of Stefanelli’s works are focused on interpreting historical narrative...

Stefanelli depicts the gods of the bygone eras, placing their figures on the forefront of the canvas. The artist loosely paints what appears to be a courtyard. The sitting figure on ...

"Reign of Horus" depicts one of the most significant entities of the Egyptian pantheon. Horus was a god of kingship and sky, containing in himself both the Sun and the Moon. Stefanel...

The present work of art titled "Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters)" is part of a series of paintings that the artist composed in the 1980s and 1990s inspired by the observation of the urban reality of those years. The artist take the cue from his walks in Florence, both in the center and in the suburbs, and by the observation of billboards and posters scattered throughout the city. The mass of information, colors, messages and words were carried on the canvas with acrylic colors, ideally reconstructing the tears and overlaps of all the information and advertising contained on these huge sheets of paper that invade our cities. The geometric lines are overlaid with jagged lines, overlaps and color dripping and also the choice in the color palette, with different shades of white, gray, rose, orange red and blue helps in rendering the result of the tears and ripped paper. The result is a beautiful multicolored modern abstract canvas, both aesthetically and ethically, with many rich layers of color, texture and expression in which the artist leaves his own message. The painting is housed in a simple modern white lacquer wood frame. Andrea Spinelli...

Title - Day For Night. Acrylic Painting by Artist Troy Smith. The painting is signed by the artist on the back and comes with a small brass plaque with the artist's name. Comes wit...

Hidden words and symbols hide beneath the bold red exterior of the painting. Solid watercolours were used to sketch shapes below the surface. The red surface treatment reacted with t...

Blue Gaze, 1977, by Robert Natkin (1930-2010) Acrylic on canvas 66 x 66 inches framed 25.98 x 25.98 cm) Signed on bottom right Exhibitions: In 1957, Momentum, Chicago, IL In 1968, Pointdexter Gallery, New York, NY (solo) In 1969, San Francisco Museum of Art (retrospective 1952-1969), San Francisco, CA (solo) In 1974, Within the Decade: Selections from the Guggenheim Museum Permanent Collection, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY In 1980, Masters of American Watercolor, The Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK In 1992, Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, UK (solo) In 2007, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe...

"Limitations 1" is a masterful painting that challenges the boundaries of artistic expression through a restricted palette of red, black, and neutral white. Despite its seemingly co...

“Maine Edge 3” 36 x 36 inches is a one-of-a-kind original, modern, abstract impressionist nature inspired painting by Juanita Bellavance. In this highly expressive painting Juanita a...