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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Artist: Carol Bennett
Artist: Mark Acetelli
Achilles-original modern abstract figurative oil painting-contemporary Artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Mark Acetelli's "Achilles" is a captivating original abstract figurative painting that beckons viewers into a realm of emotion and form. With a masterful command of abstract expressi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Muse-original modern abstract figurative oil painting-contemporary Artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Mark Acetelli's "The Muse" beckons viewers into a world of artistic contemplation through this mesmerizing original abstract figurative painting. Executed with a masterful command of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Sky - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Malibu Dawn Patrol, Surfer, Water, Painting, Blue, Orange, Male Figure, Waves
Located in Riverdale, NY
Malibu Dawn Patrol is a figurative artwork featuring a male surfer catching a wave. It is a mixed media painting. Artwork is 31.5 x 31.5. This is part of the latest series by Ha...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Trust and Virtue - Large Oversized Abstract Figurative Blue on Gray Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Slide Right (Paper)" figurative oil painting of swimmer underwater red swimsuit
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

"Orange You Drifting" oil painting of a woman floating in a turquoise pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

The Alchemist- Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"See Water (Bottles) oil painting of a woman swimming underwater with red suit
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Hannah's Back" oil painting of a woman swimming underwater in red suit
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Rachel Shashay" Textured painting of a woman swimming underwater
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. P...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Odysseus - Large Original Minimalist Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s original oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artplex Gallery in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including in London, New York, and Hong Kong. This figurative abstract original oil painting on canvas is 54 inches high by 36 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2022 Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Hong Kong 2022 There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA 2022 LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA 2022 Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2017 Affordable Art Fair London, UK 2017 Art Palm Springs, CA 2017 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY 2016 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2016 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2015 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2013 Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS 2013 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA 2012 San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2012 David Perry Smith Gallery, Memphis, TN 2011 Art Hamptons Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2011 Art Chicago, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2011 Art San Francisco Museum Works Galley Chicago 2011 Gallery 825, GEM Group Show, Los Angeles, CA 2011 Art Aspen, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2011 Art London, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2010 In Art Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2010 MW Galleries, Aspen, CO 2010 Gallery 9, Outside the Abstract, Culver City, CA 2010 The Art of Elysium, Pieces of Heaven, Los Angeles, CA Gallery 825, W. Hollywood, CA 2010 Los Angeles Art Association, GEM, W. Hollywood, CA 2010 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2010 Pipeline for a Cure, San Diego, CA 2009 Left Coast Galleries, Bulls...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Lift and Glide (Paper)" figurative oil of swimmer underwater white bathing suit
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Listening (Paper)" Figurative abstract oil painting of people in the ocean
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. P...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Handmade Paper

Dripping in Diamonds, Swimmer, Water, Work on board, Pastel, Shimmering, Light
Located in Riverdale, NY
Dripping in Diamonds is a water and figurative artwork featuring swimmers in the water. It is a Pastel on archival board. It is the first time in 30 years Bennett has created artwo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Lift, Swimmer, Water, Work on board, Pastel, Blue, Female Figure
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lift is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer through the water. It is a Pastel on archival board. It is the first time in 30 years Bennett has created artwork with pastels. The Artwork is 16" x 20.5". It is framed to 20" x 24.5" with a white frame. This is new 2023 work by Hawaii artist, Carol Bennett. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal within it. Her work is a meditative journey through both the water and through life. She is intrigued by how life continues to flow and change, being both in the moment and timeless. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. Carol's work has been featured in many solo and group exhibits throughout California, New York, Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii including a 2007 solo show at the First Hawaiian Center at the Contemporary Museum of Art (Honolulu) and a 2018 group show "Making Waves" exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her work was seen alongside April Gornik, Agnes Martin, Kiki Smith, and Pat Steir. In 2019, she was also featured in exhibits at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum and a solo exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. She also just completed a 40 piece glass panel commission at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. She has been featured in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Ocean Home...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Light Catcher, Swimmer, Water, Work on board, Pastel, Blue, Female Figure
Located in Riverdale, NY
Light Catcher is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer through the water. It is a Pastel on archival board. It is the first time in 30 years Bennett has created artwork with pastels. The Artwork is 32" x 40". It is framed to 40" x 48" with a white frame. This is new 2023 work by Hawaii artist, Carol Bennett. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal within it. Her work is a meditative journey through both the water and through life. She is intrigued by how life continues to flow and change, being both in the moment and timeless. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. Carol's work has been featured in many solo and group exhibits throughout California, New York, Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii including a 2007 solo show at the First Hawaiian Center at the Contemporary Museum of Art (Honolulu) and a 2018 group show "Making Waves" exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her work was seen alongside April Gornik, Agnes Martin, Kiki Smith, and Pat Steir. In 2019, she was also featured in exhibits at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum and a solo exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. She also just completed a 40 piece glass panel commission at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. She has been featured in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Ocean Home...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

"Suzie Q (Paper)" mixed media painting of feet floating in water with reflection
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

"Summer Traveler" oil painting of a woman in red bikini in turquoise water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Suspense Vertical (Paper)" mixed media painting of woman in red suit in water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

"Gesture (Paper)" mixed media painting of a figure in orange suit in teal water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Dancer of Light- Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Elegant Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This original oil painting on canvas measures 48 inches high by 36 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2022 Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Hong Kong 2022 There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA 2022 LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA 2022 Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2017 Affordable Art Fair London, UK 2017 Art Palm Springs, CA 2017 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY 2016 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2016 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2015 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2013 Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS 2013 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA 2012 San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2012 David Perry...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hannah's Window, Swimmer, Water, Work on Paper, Red Swimsuit, Female Figure
Located in Riverdale, NY
Hannah's Window is a figurative artwork featuring a female swimmer in a red bathing suit moving through the water. It is a mixed media painting on painted wood grained paper. Artwork is 26 x 20. It is framed to 32 x 26 with a white frame. This is part of the latest series by Hawaii artist, Carol Bennett. Carol Bennett spends all of her time surrounded by water, and a great deal within it. Her work is a meditative journey through both the water and through life. She is intrigued by how life continues to flow and change, being both in the moment and timeless. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. Carol's work has been featured in many solo and group exhibits throughout California, New York, Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii including a 2007 solo show at the First Hawaiian Center at the Contemporary Museum of Art (Honolulu) and a 2018 group show "Making Waves" exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Her work was seen alongside April Gornik, Agnes Martin, Kiki Smith, and Pat Steir. In 2019, she was also featured in exhibits at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum and a solo exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. She has been featured in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Ocean Home Magazine and the New York Times. Carol's artwork has also been featured in Designer Showhouses in Westchester NY and the Hamptons, and is part of public and private collections around the world. Elisa Contemporary Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Yellow There (Paper)" mixed media painting of a woman in gold suit in blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

"Havenhurst (paper)" Abstract painting of a woman in a red swimsuit in blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
Abstract oil painting of a woman in a red swimsuit in a blue pool. "I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The Swimmer s...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Tickled Pink" oil painting of the feet of a woman floating in ocean
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Lorenzo - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This original oil painting on canvas measures 40 inches high by 30 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Aria #1 - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Dancer Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This large original oil painting on canvas is 14 inches high by 11 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable U.S. and international shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2022 Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Hong Kong 2022 There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA 2022 LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA 2022 Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2017 Affordable Art Fair London, UK 2017 Art Palm Springs, CA 2017 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY 2016 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2016 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2015 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2013 Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS 2013 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA 2012 San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2012 David Perry...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Water" Bright red and blue scene of swimmer on water surface on panel.
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Callas #3 - Elevated Figurative Ballerina Dancers Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Aria #3 - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Dancer Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This original oil painting on canvas measures 14 inches high by 11 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable U.S. and international shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2022 Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Hong Kong 2022 There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA 2022 LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA 2022 Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2017 Affordable Art Fair London, UK 2017 Art Palm Springs, CA 2017 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY 2016 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2016 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2015 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2013 Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS 2013 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA 2012 San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2012 David Perry...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White Swan - Elevated Figurative Ballerina Dancer Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Blue Board" Ink and Oil Woman on a surfboard held up by another woman.
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Kissing the Ground" abstract oil painting of woman in red suit under blue water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

De La Saint - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rachael in Red" oil painting on panel of a woman in red suit in turquoise pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Rachael in Red and Aquamarine" Woman in Red swimsuit in crystalline blue water.
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Women Holding Up Women/Baby Blue" Blue and gold mixed media painting of surfer
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"Women Holding Up Women/Indian Summer" mixed media painting of surfer, orange
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

"Women Holding Up Women/Green Flash" mixed media painting, surfer, orange, blue
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Sound of Silence - Elegant Blue Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Postcard From The Other Side- Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dance of the Muse- Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Elegant Ballet Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lovers - Elevated Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

"Flow (paper)" Abstract painting of a woman in a blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
Abstract oil painting of a woman in a blue pool. "I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has follow...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Valentina- Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Elegant Figurative Dancer Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

"See Water (Paper)" oil painting of a woman in a red swimsuit in a blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Still Moving Forward - Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Faith - Original Minimalist Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Solitude I - Large Figurative Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Carmen - Original Minimalist Figurative Ballerina Dancer Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Cicero - Abstract Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Meritage- Original Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Massimo - Abstract Figurative Oil Painting Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

"Summer Sojourn 5" Woman in White Bikini Swimming and Reflection of Water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Summer Sojourn 5" Woman in White Bikini Swimming and Reflection of Water “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and materials: hypothesis, experiment and conclusio...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

"Rose Cartemus" oil painting of a woman in a red swimsuit in a blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Presently I'm working on wood, I'm intrigued by wood grain swirling like water and how that ground moves through the swimmer's form”. Carol graduated from the Art Center College of Design in painting. For some 20 years she split her time between her loft in downtown LA and a beach bungalow in Hawaii- satisfying a passion for culture and the ocean's pull. In LA she painted backdrops...
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Summer Sojourn 1" Woman in Orange Bikini Swimming with Reflections on Water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"Summer Sojourn 1" Woman in Orange Bikini Swimming with Reflections on Water “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and material...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Lotus Action Figure" Abstract oil painting of woman in lotus pose in blue pool
Located in Edgartown, MA
Abstract oil painting of a woman in lotus pose in a blue pool. “I have an open and free-wheeling approach to technique and materials: hypothesis, experiment and conclusion…I am intr...
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Figurative Paintings for Sale

Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.

While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.

Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.

Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.

Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.

Browse an extensive collection of figurative paintings on 1stDibs.

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