Guy Lyman

Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)

2023

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is figurative and symbolic. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism - my favorite contemporary art movement. I tend not to beat collectors over the head with fatuous "meanings" of my work, but this one does have a subtext, a rather personal one. But you are welcome to read whatever you want into it." Comes framed in a professional high-profile float frame. “Lyman’s work evolves restlessly, with the common elements generally being deft and unusual color choices that balance assonance and dissonance, and vestiges of the hand and facture purposely left in the paintings. The negative space is often so meticulously worked that it’s almost as if the objects – usually simple shapes – are there as much to complement the background as vice versa. Despite the often bold colors there is an elegance about his paintings that prevents them from being either loud or decorative. " Artbeit Zeitschrift “His paintings are a refreshing departure from the current abstract art world’s seemingly endless parade of fields of color with scribbles providing form, a style that is easily mimicked and has become a sort of “safe,” accessible go-to. There are confident decisions in these paintings appearing as commitments of strongly delineated forms and unexpected collisions of color that give the work a visceral, confident and playful soul, increasingly missing from contemporary expressionist abstraction. They are the paintings of a real painter rather than a decorative artist.” ArtSeen, 2018 (from a collector): "Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...

Artist's Statement: "This painting originally looked different, and though it had 22 saves on it and looked sure to sell there was just something that bothered me about it. So I rep...

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is figurative and symbolic. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism - my f...

Artist's Statement: "The first in a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the y...

Artist's Statement: "Part a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the years -- ...

Artist's Statement: "Part a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the years -- ...

A playful acrylic and pastel on tar paper by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the ...

"Piero della Francesca meets the Clash." Abstracted figures in classical round medallion composition. This work suggests allegorical narrative with multiple figures suggestive of a ...

Large scale Diptych Oil and charcoal on canvas, signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. He studied...

Gee Gee Collins was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgi...

Jagannath Paul - Togetherness - 48 x 84 inches (unframed size) Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas, 2019 Inclusive of shipment in rolled form. A lovely figurative work in Charcoal and Acrylic in red, blue, Orange, yellow, brown by Contemporary Indian Artist Jagannath Paul. A gorgeous subtle rendition of a bond of love, relationship of man and woman, couplemasterfully executed by the Indian Artist. Style : Jagannath Paul depicts the varied nuances of male and female relationship are manifested into his paintings through the medium of charcoals and colors on paper and canvas. He uses colours to depict relationships in different moods and emotions. His works bring out the drama of black and white by introducing solid blocks of paint, which are restricted to reds, yellows and orange. The contrast sets the mood of the work, highlighting the character that he paints. His skillful rendering of the female form shows an innate understanding and mastery of the subject. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1976 in West Bengal. Education : Jagannath Paul has graduated from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata 2000 with 1st class 1st. Honours and Awards : 2003 - Hindustan Pencil Ltd. Award From the Bombay Art Society, Mumbai 2001 - Governor Awards 2001 - Camlin Award, Mumbai 1999 - College Award From Governemnt College of Arts and Craft, Kolkata 1996 - Academy Award From Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata 1996 - Gopen Roy Award From Indian Society of Oriental Arts...

Gee Gee Collins was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from t...