Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
NEO-EXPRESSIONIST STYLE
A resurgence of interest in Expressionism, Pop art, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and other movements gained steam among artists of the 1970s and ’80s, in part as a reaction to the austerity of the prevailing minimalism and Conceptual art of the era. A decadent, bold and brash art style called Neo-Expressionism saw painters returning to figural representation, creating highly textured works that were imbued with intensely personal narratives.
Neo-Expressionist paintings are sensuous in nature and highly subjective in meaning. Expressive brushwork, highly pigmented colors and layered forms and materials lent sculptural attributes to the work and were used to depict symbolic narratives from history, mythology and the artist’s personal experience.
Prominent figures such as Jean-Michel Basquiat led the Neo-Expressionist movement in the United States with paintings and prints that were raw, emotional and often violent in nature. In Germany, Die Neuen Wilden (the “New Fauves”) was the name given to a group of postwar artists that included the likes of sculptor Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter, a painter and photographer who explored the possibilities of both abstraction and realism, sometimes in a single piece. The work of the New Fauves — labeled as such for its return to Fauvism’s textured brushwork and use of vibrant colors — shares commonalities with Neo-Expressionism, and Baselitz was a pioneer of the movement in Europe. In addition, Willem de Kooning’s pulsating action paintings and Julian Schnabel’s experimentation with the materiality of paintings also took shape during this period.
“I was trying to make paintings different from the paintings that I saw a lot of at the time, which were mostly minimal, and they were highbrow and alienating, and I wanted to make very direct paintings that most people would feel the emotion behind when they saw them,” said Basquiat.
Neo-Expressionism generated some polarizing opinions, with some celebrating the revival of personal subjectivity in art while others criticizing the movement for being too commercially driven and nostalgic. But most experts agree that Neo-Expressionism was a huge commercial success and culturally impactful, paving the way for the postmodern work of artists like Richter and Sigmar Polke.
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Style: Neo-Expressionist
Triptych of cotton and soil, land art, chocolate brown, unique color and texture
Located in Carballo, ES
This series by the multidisciplinary artist TUSET (1997, A Coruña, Spain) titled "Land paintings (or what painting is not)", is a series of paintings that the artist had buried in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Organic Material, Wood, Varnish
"Dog with Pearls" by L. A. Spowart - Abstract Animal Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957)
"Dog with Pearls" 2021
Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
The artist signed the bottom left and back of the painting.
"Dog with Pearls"...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Glisten X" Rainbow Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Glisten X" Rainbow Bunnies
White diamond dust bunnies gestured on a rainbow resin background in a gold contemporary floating frame.
Unframed: 34 x 26 inches
Framed: 36....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Landscape 102 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Amazons & Pionus" Green Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Amazons & Pionus" Green Birds
Green, blue and red parrots on a white background, scored.
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-expre...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Single Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Single Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a red background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 11 x 9 inches
*Painting is framed - Plea...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Violet Spring" Purple and Green Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Violet Spring" Purple and Green Flower
A single violet gestured in purple, yellow and green on a matching background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Scontro tra due personaggi" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Fight between two characters"
Acrylic on wood panel.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Landscape 109 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A work by Julian Schnabel. This large scale, Untitled, abstract, oil, resin, gesso, fabric and leather on seamed dropcloth is executed in a dark palette of rust, gray and black with ...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Gesso, Fabric, Resin, Oil
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists stamp to verso; pictured. Provenance: From the artists estate.
Oscar Murillo (Mexican American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Snake, Large-Scale Visionary Abstract with Mystical Creatures by Barbara Carlson
By Barbara Carlson
Located in Soquel, CA
Snake, Large-Scale Visionary Abstract with Mystical Creatures by Barbara B. Carlson
Large scale abstract with Central America mythological motifs by Barbara B. Carlson an Orinda, Ca...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Laid Paper
"Tre teste" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Three heads"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil
Eclectic Neo-expressionist work by San Francisco area abstract artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-20...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Landscape 112 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Purple Mist" Black Bunny on Purple Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Purple Lavender background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Organic landscape painting, natural pigment with abstract shapes, conceptual art
Located in Carballo, ES
This series by the multidisciplinary artist TUSET (1997, A Coruña, Spain) titled "Land paintings (or what painting is not)", is a series of paintings that the artist had buried in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Organic Material, Wood, Varnish
Ecstasy: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting from the Atlantic studio of Sax Berlin captures the essence of ecstasy. It’s imbued with a special sense of immediacy and fluid movement. The painting draws one in and ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Jackie O Yellow" Single Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Jackie O Yellow" Single Bunny
A black outlined rabbit on a yellow background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 11 x 9 inches
*Painting is framed - Pleas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Profile" Yellow Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Profile" Yellow Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light orange-yellow background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
*Paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Confetti Spirit Brush Strokes, Abstract Expressionist Gestures on Pink, Urban
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Confetti Spirit Brush Strokes" is an abstract painting diptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and uniq...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Rag Paper
Vintage Black & White Minimal Neo-Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive black and white abstract, with scribbled linear patterns in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat, by by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). circa 1977. Oil on canvas. Titled "Baldwin" and dated "Summer 77" on verso. Here he revisits a piece he did early in his carrier of the same title "Baldwin" in 1967. Unframed. Image size: 16"H x 12"W.
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby...
Category
1970s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem CER01298 2018
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modern acrylic painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2018. It presents a stylized bunny rabbit, rendered with loose and expres...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape n°95 by Jean Krillé - Oil on masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on masonite sold with frame
Total size with frame 102x102 cm
Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape
The viewer is greeted by rich visual texture in this abstract expressionist painting by Kristin Cohen (American, b.1963). Along the botto...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Deep Cadmium" Orange Single Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Deep Cadmium" Orange Single Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light orange background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 11.5 x 9.5 inches
*Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cambell's Warhol Soup. Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Where once Warhol led the charge Sax Berlin has assumed the mantle and is in the vanguard of the renaissance of Neo-Expressionism. This is a witty take on the famous Campbell Soup sc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
4 Corners, 2018 - Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Porto, 13
"4 Corners", an oil on canvas work created by Hunt Slonem in 2018. This piece measures 152 x 152 cm (60 x 60 inches) and is in excellent, new condition. The artwork features a dense ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
WHITE BIRD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO
The magic flow reality..
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
NO KINGS NO WAR: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin is a caring, compassionate man and his egalitarian outlook is translated into his art. This piece is large and impactful and shows this ascending star of the art world at ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Liberty Now! " Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This piece is stoked with imagery and icons. Immediately recognisable in this painting are the Statue of Liberty, and the Guardian Angels, but there are other, more subtle images thr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Ring" Textured Abstract Geometric Composition in Oil on Cradled Masonite Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
"Ring" Textured Abstract Geometric Composition in Oil on Cradled Masonite Panel
Abstract composition by California artist Devon Brockopp-Hammer (American, b. 1986). This piece is hi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Swoon Song, 2023 - Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Porto, 13
The painting "Swoon Song" by Hunt Slonem, created in 2023, is an oil on canvas piece that measures 152 x 178 cm (60 x 70 inches). The work is in excellent, new condition, and feature...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Uccelli tropicali sotto la pioggia" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 -Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical bird under the rain".
Acrylic on a wooden panel.
The frame is included.
Painting:
44 x 58 cm
With frame:
57x71 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Parrot Tulips" Red & Yellow Tulips on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figures of red and yellow Tulips on a light lavender background with thick use of paint....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Thinking About Cy, Expressionist Shapes, Turquoise, Orange, Black Urban Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Thinking About Cy" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black and orange gestures unfolds across turquoise vertical b...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, India Ink
Untitled
Located in Summit, NJ
Great piece by Peter Keil. The piece is from his family's private collection. It is framed in its original gold wood frame with a linen liner. Background is a beautiful blue with ma...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Collage Painting African American Kids, Bicycle NY
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
Loren Munk (American, b. 1951) Cut paper collage "Home Boys with Chicken & Bike", collage and mixed media on paper, signed "Munk '85", bears artist's stamp, label on back from Gabrielle Bryers Gallery NYC, 15" x 22" sheet, framed 23.5" x 30.5" .African American kids in a park. Done in a manner that recalls Romare Bearden.
The artist Loren Munk (born 1951) is primarily known for his YouTube nickname James Kalm as an uploader of videos about New York exhibitions, amongst others. He presents himself as a maker of contemporary paintings for several decades and of cubist paintings of urban imagery. Munk has received accolades for his drawings and mosaics. He differs from traditional mosaic artists by the manner in which he incorporates glass into his decorative paintings. His unique and innovative use of materials such as mirror, gold-leaf and glass mosaic affirmed him as a founding force of Kitsch Art and a leading member of New York Neo-Expressionism.
Munk's work debuted in SoHo in 1981 with a double show at J. Fields Gallery and Gabrielle Bryers. Since then, he has overseen an international career. In addition to exhibiting in Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, Munk has received national and overseas, public and private commissions. He is well represented in important collections throughout Europe, South and North America and the Middle East.
Most recently, Munk has been producing a series of paintings which tackle the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Munk documents the New York art world in YouTube videos, using the name James Kalm.
Timeline:
1979 Attended Art Students League, New York
1973-75 Attended University of Maryland at Ramstein, Germany while in US Army
1969-72 Attended Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
1951 Born, Salt Lake City, Utah
Select Group Exhibitions
2018 “Under Erasure” curated by Heather and Raphael Rubinstein at Pierogi Gallery New York
2016 "It Was Never Linear: Recent Painting" at the Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln Neb. with: Robert Bordo, Dawn Clements, Lois Dodd, Michelle Grabner, Colin Prahl, Peter Saul, Barbara Takenaga, and Stanley Whitney
2014 "Some Artists" curated by Matthew Deleget at Minus Space. David Diao, Mary Beth Edelson, Alfred Jensen, George Maciunas, Loren Munk, Ward Shelley, John Zinsser
2013 "Coming Together: Surviving Sandy Year 1" curated by Phong Bui for the Dedalus Foundation,
"The Decline and Fall of the Art World: Part I" curated by Nick Lawrence at Freight+Volume, N.Y.
"Reticulate" at McKenzie Fine Art Inc., N.Y.
"The Pyramids Along the Nile" at English Kills Gallery
2012 "When We Were Ancient" organized by Ethan Petitt at Teddy's Bar, Williamsburg
"Heroes" curated by Julie Torres at Small Black Door, Ridgewood Queens, N.Y.
2011 "ABC123" curated by Janet Goleas at Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y.
"6 Who Paint" curated by Fred Valentine at Big & Small/Casual, Long Island City, N.Y.
"It's All Good: Apocalypse Now" curated by Richard Timperio, Side Show Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
"Paper 2011" at Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn.
"NEW year NEW work NEW faces" by Jason Andrew and Deborah Brown at Storefront Gallery.
"Unfinished Pictures" curated by Kristin Calabrese...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Red Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Red Bunny
A bunny gestured in black on a red background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14 x 12 inches
*Painting is framed - Please note H...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vignerons: Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's Wine Drinkers series painted whilst he stayed at the famous Chateau Lescours in St Emillion, France. This Neo-Expressionist work is vibrant and relatable; a real to...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Westside Watchdawg : The Golden Hearted". Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The New York subway network has seen dark and dangerous times over the last few decades.Now we can ride the subway thoughtlessly, the trains are clean, the stations are brightly lit ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Who is the Loneliest Monk?" Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary figurative abstract on red, evoking the style of Basquiat, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), 2008. A man in a tuxedo sips a martini in the foreground, surrounded by chaotic layers of faces and figures in a surreal, dream-like space.
Signed "Michael Paulker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Seated Man Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Seated Man Figurative
Evocative seated figure highlighted with dynamic brushstrokes in electric blue by San Francisco area artist Daniel David Fuentes (Americ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Hunt Slonem, "Finches Tues", 31x26 Colorful Textured Bird Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Finches Tues" is a 31x 26 colorful white background oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract finches in blue, yellow, green, red, pink, and ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Modern Portrait, "Alida Valli" Black & White
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive and raw large-scale modernist portrait of the timeless film actress Alida Valli (Italian, 1921-2006) by contemporary Barcelona artist Mariona Mi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Morphos & Doves" Birds and Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Morphos & Doves" Birds and Butterflies
Multiple butterflies and birds in white and blue on a red background.
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist kno...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Painted Ceramic Tile Pop Art Painting Italian Neo Figurative Painting
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era.
This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux.
Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints.
Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art.
Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints.
He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend.
Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life.
Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career.
1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship.
1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer.
1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Cry For Freedom, The Promise Of America, Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Delivering beautiful paintings is what Sax Berlin does and this striking piece is both beautiful and has a narrative. Neo-Expressionism and abstract in its construct Berlin delivers ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Abstract Painted Ceramic Tile Pop Art Painting Italian Neo Figurative Painting
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era.
This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux.
Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints.
Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art.
Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints.
He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend.
Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life.
Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career.
1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship.
1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer.
1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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Enamel
German American Neo Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Oil Painting Mixed Media
Located in Surfside, FL
Berndt Haussmann (German / American, b. 1957)
Das Lied von der Erde,
mixed media painting on canvas
signed, titled and numbered on verso
unframed
22 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches.
BERND HAU...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
"Holy Trinity" Painting 90.5" x 83" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Holy Trinity" Painting 90.5" x 83" inch by Vera Kochubey
Medium: Oils and acrylic on canvas
ATTENTION: please contact us if you want this painting to be shipped rolled to lower ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Animal Rights
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
When Muhammad Ali appears in your dreams there's bound to be a message! As a compassionate man Berlin feels strongly about many of the issues that affect our world. Animal Rights...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Echolayer: Royal - Original Neo-Expressionist Abstract Figurative Urban Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
Echolayer: Positronic Brain - Original Neo-Expressionist Abstract Urban Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Plexiglass
Caldentey 9 Blue Golden Very Big original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
On the balcony looking New York.-original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
composition of the artist Español Toni CALDENTEY.
Mixed technique on canvas.
Perfect state.
contemporary...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Save Our World Now ! :Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Climate change, conflict and conflagration are todays global reality and has sparked the creation of this Neo-Expressionist painting from Berlin. Sir David Attenborough, in June 2023...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Hombre Heart" Orange Double Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Hombre Heart" Orange Double Bunny
A pair of rabbits gestured in red and orange on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 14 x 14 inches
Framed...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil, Panel
Le Passeur
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates.
Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
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