Martin Benson

Sky Mind

2017

Troy Smith’s "Smashing Pumpkins" is a vivid exploration of movement and energy in contemporary abstract form. The composition features powerful black...

"Blue Dream" is a striking exploration of abstract expressionism that immerses the viewer in a dynamic interplay of colour and texture. The painting, composed on a Baltic Birch panel...

"Home" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on baltic birch panel. Home measures 40" high by 30" wide by 1" deep. Typical of the artist, this minimal geometric abstraction resonates with a rich charge. It's a sculpture and a painting. The lines are elegant. The artist's obsession with geometry and intersecting shapes is a clear gesture here. The eye delights in the formal play of shape and color, while the mind engages the material force of the wood and paint. From Stan Olthuis – "My work has always involved tactility and expressionistic energy. I visualize the story and imagery simultaneously, allowing the work to surprise me and come to life as I work. I am almost careless in how I use color and texture, facing the fear of improvising on-the-fly. I like to leave the obvious raw record of the process visible, but I believe a mystery remains." Stan Olthuis looks for expressive opportunities in found and harvested raw material – wood, stone, metal, rubber – and brings a fabricator's expertise to the work of making minimalist, joyful sculptures. Geometry is key, as are a sense of play and an adept's feel for sacred energies. His work is exhibited and collected internationally, including private and corporate commissions in Canada, United States, France, Japan and Norway. Stan is represented by Gagné Contemporary in Toronto and New York City, and has select works available through the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and Motokawa Gallery in Japan. Stan Olthuis' formal education began in Chicago with Henk Krijger, the celebrated master printmaker, type designer, painter and sculptor. Back in Toronto, Olthuis graduated (with distinction) with a degree in Experimental Arts at Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), studying under artists Fred Hagen, Tom Hodgson...

CATCHING HOLD Size: 32 x 31.5 cm (including frame) Acrylic on birch panel A very appealing and restful contemporary abstract composition, painted in acrylic onto birch panel. The p...

acrylic on birch panel

acrylic on birch panel

acrylic on birch panel

acrylic on birch panel

Andrzej Michael Karwacki EQ Redefined, 1600-10-2 Original Abstract Art Mixed Media – Acrylic Paint and Resin on Board Artwork Size: H 91cm x W 61cm x D 5cm Sold Unframed (Please note...

Breakthrough by Elaine Ford [2021] original Acrylic and Mixed Media on Birch Panel Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x...