Paul Colin

Josephine Baker Paris Dance Painting

1980

2902B Abstract geometric figurative painting Set in a vintage gilt wood frame

5-3546 Acrylic on artist board Set in a vintage white frame Image size 14x11"

5-3522 Starry Night Oil on artist board Set in a silvered Frame Image size 12.25x12.25"

3566 Deco style painting Image size 11x11

"Scented Blooms of Roses": Acrylic on Canvas Original Artwork by French Artist Natalya Mougenot This vibrant abstract expressionist painting is part of Natalya Mougenot’s new "Spri...

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...

Reflection on the inner barriers that shape human psyche, imposed stereotypes, and the process of recognizing one's own boundaries. At its core lies Jungian individuation—the integr...

by Iryna Burda: The Depths of the Subconscious Iryna Burda’s work resonates with Jungian archetypes, particularly the fish as a symbol of the subconscious, intuition, and deep psyc...