Peggy Cyphers

"Swept Away" large scale abstract painting, under waterscape

2018

40"x50" oil and graphite on canvas (signed on reverse). This large scale oil painting by Mark Masyga created with a stunning linear abstract composition. Masyga employs drawing tech...

This is a contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. A cerulean blue form nestles against a vibrant nearly neon orange shape, with linear gestur...

48"x72" oil and acrylic on canvas, signed on reverse by the artist. This is a contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. Inspired by sunset col...

A violet impasto stroke of color is positioned next to a raspberry violet form in this contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. The shapes create a layers of cut-out colors with cool blues, peach orange and yellows. Debra Drexler maintains studios in both New York and Oahu, and her work is informed by her unique bi-coastal experience. In her luminous, large-scale abstract paintings, she brings the transcendent experience of the Hawaiian landscape to a New York audience. Through her New York based studio and curatorial practices, she is also deeply engaged in critical conversation surrounding new abstraction. She states “Abstraction takes us to a state of timelessness that is primal in its humanity, disconnecting us momentarily from the mediated “now” of our electronic devices, and connecting us to a “now” that gives us a glimpse of the infinite. While our insistent digital projections can take us away from both our animal and spiritual nature, abstract painting reminds us again of what it means to be human. The corporality of the paint mirrors the flesh of the body and transports us into the timeless.” Debra Drexler's paintings are informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of abstraction coming out of New York, and by living in the Post Colonial Pacific for close to three decades. In the 21st century, much of our experience is mediated through the screens of our devices. In contrast, the making and viewing of paintings remains a direct, engaging experience in Drexler's paintings. She aims to take us to a state of timelessness that is primal in its humanity, disconnecting us momentarily from the mediated “now” of our electronic devices, and connecting us to a “now” that gives us a glimpse of the infinite. As a colorist, Debra Drexler provokes unexpected color relationships and creates spatial contradictions that come from those interactions. Some of her color choices reference the post digital experience with its highly saturated synthetic color. The luminosity and saturation also mirror the unique quality of light and tropical color interactions in Hawai’i, where Drexler also lives. Her work is driven by an athletic painting...

Frida Willis (Swedish, born 1971) "Victory" 2022 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. In "Victory", Frida Willis distills movem...

Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) 'Surge' 2007 Oil paint, pencil, tape, glue, wax, canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Steven Rehfeld's 'Surge' ...

"Challenge 22," a 36" x 48" mixed media canvas by Masri, captures the essence of contemporary abstract expressionism with its bold, chaotic brushstrokes and a vibrant collision of co...

"Stimulate", a 48" x 36" mixed media on canvas by Masri is a dynamic display of contemporary abstract expressionism, characterized by its vigorous brushwork and a bold, emotive color...