SOPHIE DUMONT

In octavo, Abstract, Minimalism, Textured, Expressionism, Oil, Books, Library

2016

In this abstract and geometric composition, the artist immerses us in a red library where warm and cool tones blend in a captivating chromatic dance. This ...

In this captivating composition, Sophie Dumont explores the nuances of still life with bottles, employing an abstract treatment through the medium of oil and knife. The carefully chosen palette, dominated by shades of blue and white, invites interpretation rather than dictation. Sophie Dumont's masterful use of the palette knife creates a dynamic interplay of texture, adding depth to the canvas. The blue tones, rich and varied, find a perfect counterbalance in the warmth of orange, creating a harmonious visual dialogue that animates the entire composition. This artwork, left unframed, emphasizes the raw essence of the piece. However, the edges of the painting are meticulously painted, offering a polished completeness to the piece even without additional framing. The decision to leave it unframed speaks to a deliberate choice, allowing the viewer to engage directly with the artwork. On the back, a hook is thoughtfully placed, facilitating ease of display for the collector. The artist's signature in the lower right corner adds a personal touch, marking it as an authentic creation by Sophie Dumont. Furthermore, a certificate of authenticity accompanies the artwork, assuring the provenance and originality of this abstract symphony in blue...

red and black abstract composition worked in oil and knife. The viewer is invited to let his imagination work to eventually find a representation. Why the name fantasia? The meeting ...

Still life with bottles treated abstractly with oil and knife. The palette, often in muted tones, suggests more than it imposes a similar construction. The blue tones are counterbala...

Yektai composes a still life of flowers and one of his own canvases in front of his studio window. One of Yektai's more personal paintings, he gives us a look into his point of view ...

Robert Dunt, Dian, 2016, oil on canvas, 142.5 x 142.5cm, original painting for sale. "For me these paintings are dealing with colour and space. I’m endeavouring to push simple colour combinations to their absolute limit. For example with this painting the colours pink and black. I wanted to make the colours resonate in our eyes as much as possible. To a degree I was working within the same sphere of investigation as the pointillists, like Paul Signac." Robert Dunt paintings are available to buy online with Wychwood Art. Robert Dunt is an abstract/pop art artist who graduated from City & Guilds of London Art School (2004) with First Class honours. Robert Dunt paintings, prints and installations are inspired by music and explore the use of colour in a contemporary context. His practice has a rebel ethic that distorts art traditions in order to create surprising and original works: “Like putting Botticelli’s Venus through a Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face distortion pedal.” Rebert Dunt has exhibited nationally and internationally. He has had several solo shows - Madonnas and Housemasters, Charterhouse School (2015), Break on Through, Waterloo Gallery (2004) and I Wanna Trip You Up, Covent Garden (2004). Selected group exhibitions include Alien Beauty, Vyner Street; Fun House, The Empire Bethnal Green...

Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United States in 1922 where he spent most of his adult life. A classically trained portrait and landscape artist, Carton also worked as a drafter, newspaper illustrator, muralist, theater set designer, photographer, and fabric designer and spent most of his mature life as an art educator. Carton showed in and continues to be shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world. Norman Carton was born in the Dnieper Ukraine territory of the Russian Empire in 1908. Escaping the turbulence of civil war massacres, he settled in Philadelphia in 1922 after years of constant flight. While attending the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Carton worked as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Record from 1928 to 1930 in the company of other illustrator/artists who had founded the Ashcan School, the beginnings of modern American art. From 1930 to 1935, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Henry McCarter, who was a pupil of Toulouse-Lautrec, Puvis de Chavanne, and Thomas Eakins. Arthur Carles, especially with his sense of color, and the architect John Harbison also provided tutelage and inspiration. Following his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1935 to 1936 where he was influenced by an intellectual climate led by visiting lecturers John Dewey and Bertrand Russell as well as daily access to Albert C. Barnes and his art collection. Carton was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1934 which allowed him to travel through Europe and study in Paris. There he expanded his artistic horizons with influences stemming from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine, and Wassily Kandinsky. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the Thouron Composition Prize. He received numerous commissions as a portrait artist, social realist, sculptor, and theatrical stage designer as well as academic scholarships. During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist. He collaborated with architect George Howe. The WPA commissioned Carton to paint major murals at the Helen Fleischer Vocational School for Girls in Philadelphia, the Officers’ Club at Camp Meade Army Base in Maryland, and in the city of Hidalgo, Mexico. Throughout the 1940s, Carton exhibited and won prizes for his semi-abstract Expressionist and Surrealist paintings. He socialized with and was inspired by Émile Gauguin and Fernand Leger. During World War II, Carton was a naval structural designer and draftsman at the Cramps...

A painting from the popular "black table" series by Darius Yektai.