Natvar Bhavsar

1971 New York Indian Abstract Expressionist Color Field Painting Natvar Bhavsar

1971

Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue is a series of larger paintings on 8 ply museum board and large sheets of rag paper that have been created since the winter of 2016. Using domestic construction materials from her garage, extras from home improvement projects or the garden, have been captured, much like a photogram, but with paint, not silver. By blending photography and painting, Fagan finds that the patterns created with industrial, mass-produced objects around the house and garage, speak to her interest in producing paintings that link to sound. These works are portraits of the artist’s home, its history, and the materials used to build that maintain her home. Ellen Hackl Fagan builds connections between color and sound using installations, interactive games, and collaborative projects that combine color-and-texture saturated paintings with music...

“Rift Valley, Sonde 7” is a striking mixed-media composition that harmonizes Color-field staining, impasto-relief techniques, and gestural painting to create an immersive, multilayer...

“Rift Valley, Sonde IV” is a richly textured mixed-media composition that captures the interplay between natural and abstract forms, evoking the raw beauty of nature while offering a...

“Rift Valley, Sonde III” is a richly textured mixed-media composition that captures the interplay between natural and abstract forms, evoking the raw beauty of nature while offering ...

“Rift Valley, Sonde III” is a richly textured mixed-media composition that captures the interplay between organic and abstract forms, evoking the raw beauty of nature. The earthy pa...

“Rift Valley, Sonde IV” is an evocative mixed-media composition that captures the raw essence of nature through its textured, multilayered surface. The earthy palette—browns, ochres,...

“Rift Valley, Sonde 8” is a striking mixed-media composition that harmonizes Color-field staining, impasto-relief techniques, and gestural painting to create an immersive, multilayer...

"At Sea between Fossils and Satellites 7" is a textural and elemental abstract painting on canvas. It explores the hybridization of chance-derived color-fields with art deco aestheti...

"At Sea between Fossils and Satellites 7" is a textural and elemental abstract painting on canvas. It explores the hybridization of chance-derived color-fields with art deco aestheti...

Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue is a series of larger paintings on 8 ply museum board and large sheets of rag paper and clayboard panels that have been created since the winter of 2...