21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Mickey Mouse Icon V" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2022 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Canvas size: 40" x 32" Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition Notes: Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon...

Part of his Women Who Dance With Wolves inspired series, Berlin offers Wild is the Wind (Kerry O). Every woman has, deep within her psyche, a wild nature. This nature cannot be taugh...

Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...

Red, blue, and black abstract figurative painting by Texas artist Paul Reeves. The work features a central figure with the text "NAM.MIA RA16Q42081" set about an abstract background of red, blue, and black rectangles. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Paul Reeves is the owner of Reeves Antiques...

"Me and My Big Strong Capable Hands (With Tiny Horses)," (2021) by artist Anne-Louise Ewen is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 24" x 20" x 1.5". The painting features pink, oran...

Large Oil painting on canvas, mounted on Stretchers and Framed. Large seated figure of a nude Lady with red background and bright colourful paint application. "Red Nude...

Young Sicilian (Italy) painter, Simone Geraci was born in 1985 in Palermo, where he lives and works. In 2012, he graduated from Accademia di Belle Arti of Palermo with a major in art...

Samir Sarkar - Friendship - 60 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Style : He says, “All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. ...

The interesting three-dimensional effect of the paintings is created when the paint is wet. The artist pulls a layer of paint with a special tool, thus creating thin concave lines. Jakub Żeligowski...

Contemporary figure study of classical Greek sculpture of a male depicted with expressive brushstrokes on a bold, deep red background, by UK-based Filipino artist...

Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...

The painting is being offered with a certificate of the work.

One of a series on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Here they make the treacherous climb out of the underworld: Now thro' the noiseless throng their way they bend, And both with pa...

Acrylic on canvas

Original work of art. Cerj Lalonde moves smoothly from the canvas to the camera, from computers to installations, producing and showcasing an extraordinarily rich and complex body o...

Red, blue and teal pop art abstract painting by Houston, Texas artist Mario Humberto Kazaz. This painting depicts Alexander the Great of Macedon d...

Acrylic on canvas. Unique, 1 of 1 piece. Cerj Lalonde moves smoothly from the canvas to the camera, from computers to installations, producing and showcasing an extraordinarily rich and complex body of work created during the last 30 years. His purpose is to pursue a direct, and, in each case, a different communication with the spectator. It can be said that Lalonde works as a team with himself, not only to develop his artwork, but also to sharpen his personal ideas about contemporary culture, trends... Lalonde is putting a lot of time, energy and thought into his new media and technology productive structure, where he can directly address his issues... His paintings, installations, photographs and web pages, are intended to function each in its own way, as an overt revision and critique of the contemporary art system, as they establish parallel dialogues between the artist, the public, and the curatorial values. "Lalonde, the painter" Cerj Lalonde works his painting with a conceptual approach, as an attempt to restate the validity of painting as a practice per-se. His abstract language ranges from lyric abstractionist pieces to many personal interpretations on art history masterpieces, as specific reflections upon geometric abstract paintings like Malevich´s black square series, or Albers study of color, among others. Lalonde holds many layers as an artist. His years of experience as a painter and thirst for art history and critique have helped him develop into a consciously literate artist. Formally, his domain of techniques ranges from drawing, printing, and primarily acrylic painting by means of a wild contrasting palette. But more than any type of formalism, Lalonde´s work is a strong statement about painting itself and how he approaches abstraction from a conceptual viewpoint. His paintings celebrate the power and meaning of color and texture, the imperative voice of contrast and stridence, and the million of possible solutions for a white canvas. I also see in his artwork a psychoanalytical interpretation of art, and a curiously unintentional approach to oriental philosophy appears throughout his multi sized body of work. In many of his canvas, the presence of the square has been integrated as an element of equilibrium and unity to the soul of the artwork itself. Lalonde is specifically interested in the qualities of painting as a media: “What Painting and only Painting can do”. Of all arts, painting is perhaps the most intimate and personal of art languages. It reaches the viewer at a last phase, in the gallery, or museum, or exhibition space. In the meanwhile, there is a time frame between the moment when the artist finishes his work and it gets shown. This space of time is silence. It can be said that the gap between the act of painting and its way out of the studio has had Lalonde wondering about other strategies of approaching the viewer, the critic, and to challenge the art world as a system. New media's and technology In his body of work related to the Internet, the use of language can be established as the first notable addition where the silent scream that comes from his paintings invades the screen and transforms it into words. We can feel the imperative urge to communicate. Lalonde addresses everyone and no one, and a certain/uncertain dialogue is established between him and the anonymous viewer/Web surfer/browser who reads it. Lalonde has produced multiple web sites. With this media, he has taken over a physical/nonphysical space to express his ideas about the act of seeing, of looking, and getting intoxicated by the gaze, by the sight, by the cognitive look, and the subjective one. Another interesting aspect is the inclusion of his images as an artist in several ways. For example, in SELF PORTRAIT AS A FAMOUS ARTIST he presents himself in all the archetypical attire of the romanticized representation of the artist. Lalonde has reverted all his irony and sarcasm as images that appear as brushstrokes on his Web sites. Another image that frequently appears is the sweet face of a very young woman, who looks at the browser with sweetness and nostalgia. As websites are build through layers, Lalonde has as well, constructed layers of impact, thought, and reflection, by means of the multiplicity of images that appear, ranging from his own paintings, installations, portraits, and text. He is interested in what defines art, who validates artwork, how artist’s success has a strong pull to media and critic dependency. Lalonde points out these issues as loud as a silent scream. Phrases such as the Dominance of Curatorial Ideology, Global Mono Cultural Art Discourse or Hegemony of the Global Curatorial Class are samples of titles that frame parts of his Web visual discourses. In his installations and performances such as THE NO SHOW, and WORKING TO BECOME RICH AND FAMOUS SO YOU CAN LOVE ME FOREVER, Lalonde discusses the notion of the self and identity, the artist as a social figure, and the severe critique of the contemporary art system, and society at large. He questions the validity and the ideology of the curatorial establishment, the marketing methods, and the issues of the self - as he queries the conventional paradigm of the artist. On his Web pages, Lalonde metamorphoses from an anonymous painter in his studio to a more public personae. His gaze looks at the viewer, his open mouth screams and questions the browser constantly, sometimes as an outsider and sometimes from the hypothetical voice of the viewer’s conscience. In SEEING, a photographic installation that can be considered as a milestone in his work, he presents a dark room that has many different sized eyes that are looking at the viewer. An interesting aspect of Lalonde’s digital work is the presence of a perpetual reflection that not only shows the act of seeing itself, but in a more profound way it presents the subconscious mind of the viewer. He inverts his role of an artist and establishes a dialogue with the unconscious of the spectator, both through his installations and digital art work...

Eurydice in the Underworld, as Hades and Persephone inform her that Orpheus has bargained for her release.

KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...

Primal Force is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2021. Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. The artwork is a representation of the pri...

A large-scale contemporary figurative interior scene depicting several nude figures, including a man reclining in a bed, in a red room with a tree by Bay...

This is a one of a kind original surrealist figurative drawing by San Diego artist, Charlene Mosley. Its dimensions are 24x72. It is unframed. The a...

This graphite and acrylic painting on canvas is from a series called "Lovers and Assassins." Here you can see Bhatt playing with the idea of seduction, self-sacrifice, persecution, b...

Large scale acrylic painting with gold oil paint elements of female nude lounging in her home office chair. Bold, confident, and bright, this painti...

Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...

Samir Sarkar - Sound-70 - 72 x 36 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Style : He says, “All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. Th...

Capturing the unrehearsed compositions and offhand smiles between family and friends. A visual language that communicates more than the spoken word. Candid and sometimes intimate. Th...

Cyclops, 2011 acrylic on canvas 7 7/8 H x 7 7/8 W in. 20 H x 20 W cm

Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...

Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...

Lynne Naylor is an Emmy Award winning, animator, artist, director, producer, and voice actress. Filmography: SpongeBob SquarePants, Wander Over Yonder, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Fish Hooks, Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse...

A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, and in ...

Contemporary figure study of classical Roman sculpture of Aphrodite of Menaphantos, depicted with expressive brushstrokes on a bold, deep red background, by UK-based Filipino artist...

Ryan Morse's "Red Intensity" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine face curtained by her flowing red hair that cascades around her features and spirals out in...

KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...

Shyamal Mukherjee - Bawa Biwi - 8 x 9 inches (unframed size) Oil Reverse on Acrylic on Acrylic Sheet , 2021 ( Set of 2 ) ( FRAMED AND READY TO HANG DOOR DELIVERED ) About the...

Shyamal Mukherjee - Bawa Biwi - 8 x 9 inches (unframed size) Reverse on Acrylic on Acrylic Sheet , 2021 ( Set of 2 ) ( FRAMED AND READY TO HANG DOOR DELIVERED ) About the Arti...

KEJ is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Paris, France. He is considered to belong to the movement of Figuration Libre & Outsider Art. His works are referenced in the...

This large limited edition figurative, abstract painting titled Dragon Parade is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sublimated onto aluminum...

Karen Shahverdyan „Attack“, 110 X 130cm, oil on canvas

Uruguayan artist Leonardo Aguirre creates visually animated surreal scenes in a theatrical environment. Aguirre rearranges whimsical components into unexpectedly harmonious ways of s...

Graduated from the Prilidiano Pueyrredón National School of Fine Arts. He also studied set design, was a student of Osvaldo Attila and Armando Sapia, among other artists. He held so...

Ryan Morse's "Curiosity" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female models' face curtained by her flowing red hair that cascades around her body and spirals out into...

This is a large, bold red abstract painting with green and dark blue accents. All hanging hardware is attached, and it is ready to install. No need for additional framing. Please sen...

"Prisoner of Love" Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy 2019 ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube. A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine,...

Contemporary figure study of a classical Greek sculpture of a woman with cherub, depicted with expressive brushstrokes on a bold, deep red background...

Two seated figures, 2019, 30x40 inches, oil on canvas, signed lower right. Artist certificate of authentic is included. The distinct quality of Koko’s painti...

Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Magnolia Grandiflora" is an oil painting that depicts a nude figure in the foreground with a bright red backgroun...

Jamel Akib Born in Leigh-on-sea, Essex in 1965 to English and Malaysian parents, Jamel moved to North Borneo at the age of five. At thirteen he returned to England to pursue his edu...

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Paula Cahill pursued an education in the arts after relocating to the Philadelphia area. She studied the figure for many years before transitioning...

Karen Shahverdyan „The fifth element II“ 160 X 190cm, oil on canvas

Vibrant pop art painting by modernist Houston, Texas artist Mario Humberto Kazaz. Bright red painting incorporating five major elements: black and...

Imperator. Canis, 2003 Acrylic on canvas 84.25 H x 156.69 W in. 214 H x 398 W cm Alexandru Rădvan is known for his large works in which he examines ancient myths and mythologies thr...

Bob Dylan Hand worked, Unframed Editioned series Original pop art by contemporary artist Zane Fix addressing modern subjects that are executed in the traditional Japanese woodblock ...

Karen Shahverdyan „Encounter“ 140 X 190cm, oil on canvas

Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...

Inside a justice hall, a man witnesses a trial from a balcony.

Ewa Bathelier’s experience as a costume and set designer in the theater is clearly reflected in her signature acrylic paintings. Having spent her adult life in France, the artist foc...