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Style: Abstract
Medium: Birch
Can't Let You Go (Gestural Abstract, Lush, Green, Pink)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Can't Let You Go (Gestural Abstract, Lush, Green, Pink)
Acrylic on Birch Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 9.5 x 7.75 inches
Framed Size: 16 x 14 inches
Signed and titled
COA prov...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic, Panel
Almost Touching (Gestural Abstract, Whitewash, Pastel, ~43% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Almost Touching (Gestural Abstract, Whitewash, Pastel, Yellow, Pink, Gray)
Acrylic on Birch Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 11.5 x 23.5 inches
Framed Size: 19 x 31 inches
Signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic, Panel
Wait On Me (Gestural Abstract, Black, Green, Red, Gray, ~37% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kelley Carman
Wait On Me (Gestural Abstract, Black, Green, Red, Gray)
Acrylic on Birch Panel
Year: 2024
Size: 17.5 x 11.5 inches
Framed Size: 21 x 15 inches
Signed and titled
COA pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic, Panel
Susan Woldman - Sunburst Blue, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
BLUE Series:
"People look at these paintings and ask "Do you live by the ocean?" No. I live in New York City. I've lived here most of my life and I've also been an artist since I can...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Red Flowers, Painting 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
FLOWERS Series:
"I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are blossoming into flower...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Windmills, Painting 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
For many years I focused mainly as a sculptor, building large three dimensional
wall sculptures and taller than life statues. This is why I paint on wood,
because with wood there e...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Sails, Painting 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Center Yourself, Painting 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Moving, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Susan Woldman - Honeycomb, Painting 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
For many years I focused mainly as a sculptor, building large three dimensional
wall sculptures and taller than life statues. This is why I paint on wood,
because with wood there e...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Layers, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Crack, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - The Other Side, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Triptych, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Susan Woldman received her BA Degree from Sarah Lawrence College. After studying sculpture in Lacoste, France through the Cleveland Institute of Art she went on to get her MFA at the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Horizon 1, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
HORIZON Series:
"This series is inspired by form rather than color. By limiting myself to a mostly black and white
palette I’m able to more freely explore the dynamic of space and h...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Flags At Sea, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Yellow and Pink, Painting 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
FLOWERS Series:
"I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are blossoming into flower...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Big Wave Vortex, Painting 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Cherry Blossoms, Painting 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of
form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are
blossoming into flowers. This is my m...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Splash Blue, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
BLUE Series:
"People look at these paintings and ask "Do you live by the ocean?" No. I live in New York City. I've lived here most of my life and I've also been an artist since I can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Midway Blue, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
BLUE Series:
"People look at these paintings and ask "Do you live by the ocean?" No. I live in New York City. I've lived here most of my life and I've also been an artist since I can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Eleven Posts, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
BLUE Series:
"People look at these paintings and ask "Do you live by the ocean?" No. I live in New York City. I've lived here most of my life and I've also been an artist since I can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Weekend Blue, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
BLUE Series:
"People look at these paintings and ask "Do you live by the ocean?" No. I live in New York City. I've lived here most of my life and I've also been an artist since I can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Spumato, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
DIPTYCH Series:
"The DIPTYCH Collection is my way of building something and going big. Of interest to me is
being able to see it’s a diptych instead of one big canvass. A horizon lin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Spring Web, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
FLOWERS Series:
"I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are blossoming into flower...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Rise, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
DIPTYCH Series:
"The DIPTYCH Collection is my way of building something and going big. Of interest to me is
being able to see it’s a diptych instead of one big canvass. A horizon lin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Light, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
DIPTYCH Series:
"The DIPTYCH Collection is my way of building something and going big. Of interest to me is
being able to see it’s a diptych instead of one big canvass. A horizon lin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Sun Reflects, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
FLOWERS Series:
"I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are blossoming into flower...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Birch, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
DIPTYCH Series:
"The DIPTYCH Collection is my way of building something and going big. Of interest to me is
being able to see it’s a diptych instead of one big canvass. A horizon lin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Yellow Mist, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
FLOWERS Series:
"I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are blossoming into flower...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Horizon 2, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
HORIZON Series:
"This series is inspired by form rather than color. By limiting myself to a mostly black and white
palette I’m able to more freely explore the dynamic of space and h...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - Whale, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
BLUE Series:
"People look at these paintings and ask "Do you live by the ocean?" No. I live in New York City. I've lived here most of my life and I've also been an artist since I can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Susan Woldman - New Daisies, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
FLOWERS Series:
"I have journeyed through black and white, expanding my visual grip of form, light and reflection. Now the seeds I’ve planted along the way are blossoming into flower...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Dye Painting #1
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Interested in communicating ideas of history, place and nature in her painting practice, Jennifer Wolf utilizes natural dyes and minerals to feature a historically significant palett...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Copper
Day Dream No. 7 (Abstract, Atmospheric, Blush, Contemporary, Gestural, Graffiti)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Day Dream No. 7
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel
Year: 2020
Size: 12×12in
Signed: On Verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1939
*on Birch Pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
Get Happy No. 2 (Abstract, Atmospheric, Blue, Blush, Colorful, Contemporary)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Get Happy No. 2
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel
Year: 2018
Size: 24×20in
Signed: On Verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1950
*on Birch Pan...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
Get Happy Diptych (Abstract, Atmospheric, Blue, Blush, Colorful, Contemporary)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Get Happy Diptych
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic and Spray Paint on Birch Panel
Year: 2018
Size: 24×20in (each)
Overall Size: 24x40in (if hung horizontally)
Signed: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
Truth is Bliss- Abstract Wall Sculpture - blue, orange, minimalism, wood, mcm
Located in Marmora, NJ
Truth Is Bliss
9” 17.5” x 2”
Carved wood, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify the work while using...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
The Way We Were- Abstract Wall Sculpture - yellow, purple, minimalism, wood, mcm
Located in Marmora, NJ
The Way We Were
6.5” x 16” x 2.5”
Carved wood panels, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify the work...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
Committed- Abstract Wall Sculpture - violet, orange, pink, minimalism, wood, mcm
Located in Marmora, NJ
Committed
10” 17” x 2.5”
Carved wood, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify the work while using a re...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
All Inclusive- Abstract Wall Sculpture - yellow, blue, orange, minimalism, mcm
Located in Marmora, NJ
All Inclusive (Space Fields)
9” x 25” x 2”
Carved wood panels, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
Double Connections- Abstract Wall Sculpture - blue, purple, gray, pink, yellow
Located in Marmora, NJ
Double Connections
9” x 25.5” x 2.5”
Carved wood panels, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify the w...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
One Way or Another- Abstract Wall Sculpture - blue, purple, orange, minimalism
Located in Marmora, NJ
One Way Or Another
10” x 16” x 2”
Carved wood panels, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify the work...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
A Path Exists- Abstract Wall Sculpture - green, purple, minimalism, wood, mcm
Located in Marmora, NJ
A Path Exists
10” x 10” x 2.5”
Carved wood panel, acrylic, found wood
Terri's painted wall sculptures explore the fluidity of space by having colors coexist to unify the work whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
"Gold Dust Bebop" Painting - Hard edge, color bomb, bold, abstract
Located in Marmora, NJ
"I want the Color Bombs to be beacons of positivity that can radiate across the room or whisper quietly beside you. I love the freedom and openness of color. These works don’t bring ...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Birch, Acrylic
Sky Dance with Acrylic and Acrylic Inks, Painting by Adele Riley
By Adele Riley
Located in Deddington, GB
Sky Dance By Adele Riley [2021]
Sky Dance is an impressionistic, semi-abstract painting of the incredible Murmurations of starlings. Adele has been fascinated with this mesmerising ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch
Sails
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series:
"I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Velours Noir I
Located in Montreal, Quebec
There is rarely any forward planning, materials and choices are made randomly, colors and mediums are selected in accordance with the needs of what transpires at the moment. At times...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Velours Noir II
Located in Montreal, Quebec
There is rarely any forward planning, materials and choices are made randomly, colors and mediums are selected in accordance with the needs of what transpires at the moment. At times...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Graffity
Located in Montreal, Quebec
There is rarely any forward planning, materials and choices are made randomly, colors and mediums are selected in accordance with the needs of what transpires at the moment. At times...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Endless Night By Troy Smith Studio Fine Art Abstract Art
Located in Toronto, CA
Endless Night was painted by Troy Smith in acrylic on a Birch panel. The long arching palette strokes reach from one edge of the painting to the other. Blending only two colours, bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Open Water, Trade Winds: abstract Japanese inspired landscape w/ ocean, in blue
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Michele Kishita's recent body of abstract landscape paintings on wood panel amplify the expanse of space in the sky, placing the viewer in a floating position before the infinite, wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Latex, Wood Panel
Pyre I, charred birch plywood abstract patterns earth tones created with fire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pyre I
2017
charred birch plywood panel
32" x 24" x 1.25"
Pyre I is part of a series of charred panels Watson completed in 2017 at the Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency in Averill Park, NY. The pieces incorporate local materials, rice, and fire to create charred photographic images on plywood that explore themes related to being, substance and imperceptibility. The imagery references the practice of cremation on a funerary pyre in which the corpse is prepared and burned over a construction of combustible materials. Within the work, rather than destroying the body, the fire produces an afterimage that remains indefinitely.
Each day Watson would scavenge the site collecting natural objects, such as sticks, small rocks, and other detritus. He laid these objects on the surface of the plywood with raw rice. The surface was then charred using a propane torch. After the objects and rice were removed an image of them remained, like a photogram. In some panels, He incorporated a homemade black rice ink or various paints to tint the surface before and after burning.
Rice is a recurring theme in Watson’s work. It alludes to an uncontained body in the process of decay, returning to the earth to become a source of sustenance for new life. It also imagines the soul extending beyond its fleshly container. The act of burning attempts to capture the space between life, death, and rebirth— freezing it in a state of transformation. The sticks, stones, and rice become remnants of life and markers of space and time. They are more than mere grains and detritus. They become the body as a trace of what was and a reflection of what will be.
Michael...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Birch, Wood Panel
Grey Skies Change and Chromatic Grey Skies diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Grey Skies Change and Chromatic Grey Skies diptych by Alex McIntyre
Chromatic Grey Skies by Alex McIntyre [2020]
original
ink and gesso on birch panel
Image size: H:100 cm x W:150 c...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Birch, Ink, Panel, Wood Panel
Pyre III, charred birch plywood abstract patterns earth tones created with fire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pyre III
2017
charred birch plywood panel
32" x 24" x 1.25"
Pyre III is part of a series of charred panels Watson completed in 2017 at the Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency in Averill Park, NY. The pieces incorporate local materials, rice, and fire to create charred photographic images on plywood that explore themes related to being, substance and imperceptibility. The imagery references the practice of cremation on a funerary pyre in which the corpse is prepared and burned over a construction of combustible materials. Within the work, rather than destroying the body, the fire produces an afterimage that remains indefinitely.
Each day Watson would scavenge the site collecting natural objects, such as sticks, small rocks, and other detritus. He laid these objects on the surface of the plywood with raw rice. The surface was then charred using a propane torch. After the objects and rice were removed an image of them remained, like a photogram. In some panels, He incorporated a homemade black rice ink or various paints to tint the surface before and after burning.
Rice is a recurring theme in Watson’s work. It alludes to an uncontained body in the process of decay, returning to the earth to become a source of sustenance for new life. It also imagines the soul extending beyond its fleshly container. The act of burning attempts to capture the space between life, death, and rebirth— freezing it in a state of transformation. The sticks, stones, and rice become remnants of life and markers of space and time. They are more than mere grains and detritus. They become the body as a trace of what was and a reflection of what will be.
Michael Watson...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Plywood, Wood Panel
"Home", abstract sculpture, wood, paint, geometry, circle, center, flow
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Acrylic
Breakthrough, expressionistic original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
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 W:50 cm x D:3.8cm
Frame Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pyre XII, stainless steel pieces and charred birch plywood created with fire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pyre XII
2017
stainless steel pieces and charred birch plywood
32" x 24" x 1.25"
Pyre XII is part of a series of charred panels Watson completed in 2017 at the Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency in Averill Park, NY. The pieces incorporate local materials, rice, and fire to create charred photographic images on plywood that explore themes related to being, substance and imperceptibility. The imagery references the practice of cremation on a funerary pyre in which the corpse is prepared and burned over a construction of combustible materials. Within the work, rather than destroying the body, the fire produces an afterimage that remains indefinitely.
Each day Watson would scavenge the site collecting natural objects, such as sticks, small rocks, and other detritus. He laid these objects on the surface of the plywood with raw rice. The surface was then charred using a propane torch. After the objects and rice were removed an image of them remained, like a photogram. In some panels, He incorporated a homemade black rice ink or various paints to tint the surface before and after burning.
Rice is a recurring theme in Watson’s work. It alludes to an uncontained body in the process of decay, returning to the earth to become a source of sustenance for new life. It also imagines the soul extending beyond its fleshly container. The act of burning attempts to capture the space between life, death, and rebirth— freezing it in a state of transformation. The sticks, stones, and rice become remnants of life and markers of space and time. They are more than mere grains and detritus. They become the body as a trace of what was and a reflection of what will be.
Michael Watson...
Category
2010s Abstract Birch Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Birch abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Birch abstract paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, pink and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Susan Woldman, Michael Cutlip, Michele Kishita, and Annette Davidek. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Contemporary, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Birch abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available