Polaroid Figurative Paintings

America Martin "Woman & Table Series II", 2010 Pencil & Ink on Cotton Paper 22.25 x 7.5 in (56.52 x 19.05 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-Amer...

America Martin "Untitled Musicians" Mixed Media on Paper 19.75 x 26.25 in (50.16 x 66.68 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in...

America Martin "Woman With Feet In Water", 2011 Acrylic & Ink on Handmade Blue Paper 37.75 x 25.25 in (95.88 x 64.14 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombi...

Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching Ink on Georgian oil paper Shizico Yi Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026 Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres on immediacy and emoti...

America Martin "Knees Up", 2013 Mixed Media on Paper 20.25 x 13.25 in (51.44 x 33.66 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los...

America Martin "What a Good Swim" Pastel & Ink on Paper 37.75 x 25.25 in Framed 44 x 32 in America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based ...

Noverre - Horse Landscape I, 2003 C-type Hand Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, Museum low glare, UV protective art glass 36.5 x 94 cm / 14....

America Martin "The Bull Fighter Collage I", 2015 Pencil & Ink on Collected Paper 19 x 25.25 in (48.26 x 64.14 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-Americ...

-ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...

America Martin "Woman & Table Series", 2007 Pencil, Ink & Oil on Cotton Paper 22.5 x 15.25 in (57.15 x 38.74 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-A...

Collage describes both the technique and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and affixed onto a supporting surface...

Kate Moss #3 - Melrose Pink and Black acrylic paint, screen print on canvas with diamond dust. Floats in a black frame. Paint created by the artist. About the artist: Born i...