Matt Higgins

Earth Balance, Contemporary Abstract Painting

2024

Earth and Stone captures the force and pressure of natural elements into a small abstraction. Inspired by textures and colors from the earth the artist uses painted gestures and scraping techniques to create balance and dynamic space. Continuously inspired by Zen meditation...

Coincidence, by Philadelphia based painter Matt Higgins combines chance and intention into one finished painting. Layers of paint are worked on the surface of the canvas in various s...

Elusive Orange uses bold brushwork and strong dynamic figure-ground relationships to create a balanced and intriguing abstract composition. The evidence of the process can be seen in...

Executed with acrylic on canvas, this painting uses sparse / direct brushwork coupled with highly saturated color to create a distinct interplay of foreground and background elements...

Traveling Solo takes place in a mysterious landscape of floating, energetic geometric and lyrical shapes. The direct application of textured oil paint over thin flashe paint ground c...

This painting came about through process and experimentation with layering and combining geometric shapes. Throughout the process of creation I was listening to electronic / dance mu...

This abstract painting by Sue De Chiara is made with acrylic paint on canvas. It features a light blue-grey palette, with white circular shapes applied in light, loose strokes across...

This contemporary abstract statement painting by Teodora Guererra is made with acrylic and oil paint on canvas. It features a coastal palette, with layers of paint applied in wide, sweeping gestures, layering varying shades of blue over one another. The painting is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas, and is wired and ready to hang. Teodora Guererra’s abstract artistic vision has evolved throughout her years spent painting and teaching in Fairfield County, Connecticut; Tucson, Arizona, and upstate New York. Arizona’s naturally radiant landscape and arid climate led her to experiment with rich under-painting and vivid color; while the shifting seasons of the East Coast inspired Guererra to pursue dripping and staining techniques. Her focus has always been pushing the limits through experimentation with new materials. “As an artist, painting can be tormenting and sublime at the same time," the artist says of her work. "I'm a big risk taker, experimenting with different materials to layer, stain and saturate color on large canvases. My most successful work looks as if it happened all at once. It sometimes takes 7 or more paintings to produce a successful one and then it's a beautiful thing." Guererra received her undergraduate and graduate Art degrees from Southern Connecticut University, The College of Saint Rose and Skidmore College. Guererra’s paintings can be found in public and private collections across the U.S., including the Allmen Health and Wellness Center for Women in New York and SUNY Brockport, NY, William & Sonoma, San Francisco, CA. Her influences are Pat Steir, John McCracken, Helen Frankenthaler, Donald Jud, Bernar Venet, Agnes Martin and Brian Rutenberg...

This large-scale abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a blue and white palette. The artist blends a wash of deep blue tones to create a flowing composition, with ribbons of...

This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm neutral palette, layering imperfect white and sandy beige circular and linear shapes over top of one another to create an abstra...

This abstract painting by Sofie Swann features a warm palette, layering circular shapes in red and orange tones over top of one another to create an abstract composition with depth. ...

This abstract diptych by Teodora Guererra is comprised of two gallery wrapped canvases, 30" x 30" each. They feature a warm grey and white palette, wi...