James Oliver

Heavyweight

2013

"Challenger" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 40in x 60in. James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth century abstraction into a contemporary context. Oliver is a conceptually driven formalist whose work is inspired by his dreams and emotional states, which he abstracts into an undetermined and subjective viewing experience by emphasizing line, color, and form. Even as Oliver turns to a figurative practice in recent series, rendering cultural icons like chopper bikes, Pontiac Firebirds, and his childhood poodle in detailed line drawings, these representations similarly evoke broadly accessible affects abstracted from his mental landscape. Born in Upstate New York, raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, son of an advertising executive, Oliver was exposed from a young age to visual art from its most commercial applications to more visceral exponential lives. "The Challenger is a classic muscle car. Knowing that I have been working on a series of muscle car paintings...

"Harley 45!" is an original painting on canvas by James Oliver measuring 60in x 60in. James Oliver is a painter whose precise visual language pushes the tradition of twentieth centu...

"LINEUP" is an original acrylic work on panel by Jim Houser measuring 10in x 10in. ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currently r...

This still life painting titled "Comparing Onions and Lemons" is an original artwork by Elizabeth Bergeland made of oil on canvas and pine float fr...

This still life painting titled "Your Skin is Paper Thin" is an original artwork by Elizabeth Bergeland made of oil on canvas and pine float frame....

"Past Life" is an original oil on canvas painting by Katherine Fraser measuring 36.75”h x 48.5”w. The piece ships in the pictured custom frame. Katherine Fraser has been exhibited...

"DRAWING INVENTORY (Bottled Snake Oil Salesmen)", 2019, painting in acrylic, charcoal, pencil, oil pastel, silkscreen print on toned cotton rag paper by artist Andrew Cornell Robinson...

Mixed-Media / Oil Painting / Illustration / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Human Figure / Chess / Comic Books / Video Games / Representations of Everyday Objects / Illustration / Interiors / Figurative Art / Outsider Art / Pop Art From Macauley Norman's solo exhibition, CRYPTIC CLUTTER, "Chess with a Comic Collector" is an incredible figurative, pop surrealist piece made with oil and acrylic and a PLA plastic filament drawing affixed to wood panel. The 3D piece features a "a bearded and bespectacled young man, beer bottle close at hand, cut-outs of the Incredible Hulk...

Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebra...

Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebra...

Medium scale oil painting on panel of interior living room scene with bright yellow, peach, pink, orange, and blue with brown line work. A contemporary, figurative, cozy den setting...

Mixed-Media / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Representations of Everyday Objects / Illustration / Human Figure / Interiors / Landscape / Still Life / Technology / Bright and Vivid Colors / Figurative Art / Outsider Art / Pop Art From Macauley Norman's solo exhibition, CRYPTIC CLUTTER, "Spaghetti Western...