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Michele Mikesell
Muddy Fox, Oil on canvas, figurative pop art portrait with yellow background

2022

$4,200
£3,137.20
€3,637.08
CA$5,831.60
A$6,536.47
CHF 3,403.35
MX$79,813.06
NOK 43,210.14
SEK 40,959.32
DKK 27,136.57
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"Muddy Fox" is a fun and beautiful oil painting by Michele Mikesell. Her animal-human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract elements and her signature pristine painting texture and finish. This painting has a bright yellow palette and includes a custom dark brown wood frame. This intriguing artwork showcases a surreal figure with a human body and an animal-like head set against a solid yellow background. The character’s elongated form and mismatched features create a striking visual contrast, capturing the viewer's attention. The head, reminiscent of a fox, with its pointed ears and expressive eyes, suggests themes of transformation and duality. Its humanoid body, cloaked in muted, earth-toned stripes, emphasizes the unique blend of nature and identity. Sparse brushstrokes and minimalist style highlight the creature's isolated presence, evoking both whimsy and introspection. The yellow backdrop amplifies the subject's enigmatic aura, providing an open space that invites contemplation. This piece stands out for its imaginative fusion of form and color, provoking curiosity and deeper inquiry into the nature of identity and perception. "Muddy Fox" Oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches 50 x 50 cm MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesell completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 2004. “Creating individuals is what I find most interesting in the studio. It is my hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. My work consistently travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an iconographical departure from previous work in that literal human features have been introduced. Other aspects of this work directly reference the anthropomorphic petro glyph characters in which I first based my interest in painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes narrate a continued thesis of dichotomy and metaphor - comparing and contrasting human ideas with animal instinct. Irony, contradiction, humor and tragedy, have been continued themes in my work and are illustrated not only within the image, but within the actual paint and surface of the painting. I am influenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. I work with little or no pre-conceived finished piece. My process is a constant acting and reacting from and within the marks subliminally laid into the paint.”
  • Creator:
    Michele Mikesell (1973, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.26 in (54 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU640312606622

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