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Art Subject: Shark
Poolside and Swimmer, Florence, Italy

Poolside and Swimmer, Florence, Italy

Located in Hudson, NY

Oil on Canvas, Made in Florence, Italy Daylight explores a playful world where dreams and reality meld together to create surreal moments. When engaging with Piussi's work, we enter an arena where we are immersed in childlike delight. We experience snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, in a seemingly comic-book style that has echoes of Giotto and Paolo Uccello, and even of medieval illuminations. My work is simple: the subject matter is stripped to basics, so all that is engagement, controversy and links to reality is taken away, and what remains is an icon with an aura of philosophical suspension, and a window into the enigma of existence. Piussi’s work is directly influenced by artists Alex Katz and David Hockney, and his style reflects a comprehensive understanding of the work of Giotto and Paolo Uccello. In "Girl on a Rock with Mask”, the figure represented in this painting conveys a blank mood, such that the viewer is invited to examine their own intimate feelings that arise when observing the image. Piussi creates a universe of more profound truths in his examination of the tranquility of everyday life: he reminds us of our need for reflection, shows us a fearlessness in the face of stillness and the passage of time. The broad repertoire of his paintings, with their naturalistic color and semi-abstract shapes, presents us with Piussi’s views concerning our contemporary lives. Rather than mimic the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, in visions that are devoid of distracting details. Women stand on the shores of quintessentially peaceful seas; they are self-contained, at ease. These women are unwitting replicas of classical goddesses. Or we see a proud diver echoing Neptune, holding his trident. Piussi was born in 1967 in Udine and raised in Florence, where he majored in sculpture at the Institute D’Arte. He completed his artistic education at Milano's Brera Art Academy where he majored in painting. Piussi went on to live in Florence, where he now pursues his passion for painting, bronze, terracotta sculpture and bas-reliefs. Giacomo Piussi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Octopus" Oil painting 33" x 26" inch by Alina Shimova
"Octopus" Oil painting 33" x 26" inch by Alina Shimova

"Octopus" Oil painting 33" x 26" inch by Alina Shimova

By Alina Shimova

Located in Culver City, CA

"Octopus" Oil painting 33" x 26" inch by Alina Shimova PURE SOUL series Shimova cares about the conservation of the fauna. She draws public attention to the problems of animals, e...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Becoming" Oil Painting
"Becoming" Oil Painting

"Becoming" Oil Painting

By Mia Bergeron

Located in Denver, CO

Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Becoming" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blue fish leaping from dark water as a lit candle appears in its mouth. Mia Bergeron's int...

Category

2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mikheil Arbolishvili - Friends

Georgian Contemporary Art by Mikheil Arbolishvili - Friends

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Mikheil Arbolishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Mikheil grew up immersed in the vibrant world of art, being part of a f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Diptych - 21st Century, Dogs, Figurative Painting, Purple, Pink, Blue, Acrylic
Diptych - 21st Century, Dogs, Figurative Painting, Purple, Pink, Blue, Acrylic

Diptych - 21st Century, Dogs, Figurative Painting, Purple, Pink, Blue, Acrylic

By Alexandru Rădvan

Located in Baden-Baden, DE

Diptych, 2014 Acrylic on canvas (Signed) 39.37 H x 55.11 W in. (39.37 H x 27.55 W in. each) 100 H x 140 W cm (100 H x 70 W cm each) Contemporary art uses the past by researching and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Remnant of Virtue, ' Acrylic on Board by Nathan Lee
'Remnant of Virtue, ' Acrylic on Board by Nathan Lee

'Remnant of Virtue, ' Acrylic on Board by Nathan Lee

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

African-American artist Nathan Lee has brought to life an underwater Botero-esque female nude figure swimming with her small hands brough together in a pray...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"Koi Study No. 1" (2025) – Original Oil on Canvas by Elena Lukina
"Koi Study No. 1" (2025) – Original Oil on Canvas by Elena Lukina

"Koi Study No. 1" (2025) – Original Oil on Canvas by Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Koi Study No. 1" (2025) is a masterful articulation of raw, kinetic energy within Elena Lukina’s internationally recognized series, "Vitality in Motion: The Koi Symphony" (2020–2025...

Category

2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Dreaming of the Ocean, Oil Painting
Dreaming of the Ocean, Oil Painting

Dreaming of the Ocean, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A child, adorned only with a cross pendant, bracelet, and earrings, sits on the grass and gazes upward in awe. Above, an orca whale floats mid-air, its massive ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist  Acrylic Painting of a Solitary Boat at Low Tide
French Impressionist  Acrylic Painting of a Solitary Boat at Low Tide

French Impressionist Acrylic Painting of a Solitary Boat at Low Tide

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: French Impressionist Acrylic Painting of a Solitary Boat at Low Tide By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.25 x 7.25 inches (height x width) Acrylic painting on card, unframe...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Two Dolphins - Original Acrylic by Robert Lewis - 1990s
Two Dolphins - Original Acrylic by Robert Lewis - 1990s

Two Dolphins - Original Acrylic by Robert Lewis - 1990s

Located in Roma, IT

Two Dolphins is an original contemporary artworks realized by Robert Lewis (1941) in 1990s Acrylic on Canvas. Hand signed on the lower left margin Includes a contemporary white wo...

Category

1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Nestled in Blue" by Chris Hong, Watercolor Painting of Happy Sleeping Cat
"Nestled in Blue" by Chris Hong, Watercolor Painting of Happy Sleeping Cat

"Nestled in Blue" by Chris Hong, Watercolor Painting of Happy Sleeping Cat

Located in Denver, CO

Chris Hong's "Nestled in Blue" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts a nestled cat with overtones of blue. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Chris Hong i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

White Sand Beach #30
White Sand Beach #30

White Sand Beach #30

Located in Denver, CO

Ana Hefco's "White Sand Beach #30" is an original, hand made resin painting that depicts an abstracted color field of blue, teal and beige, that is reminisce...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood Panel

Stretching
Stretching

Stretching

Located in Zofingen, AG

Ready to hang and free worldwide shipping. My lady in blue is full of energy and vigour and a gymnast of the highest degree, flexible after years of yoga and beautiful, and I’m delig...

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yogilates
Yogilates

Yogilates

Located in Zofingen, AG

Ready to hang and free worldwide shipping. My lady in blue is full of energy and vigour and a gymnast of the highest degree, flexible after years of yoga and beautiful, and I’m delig...

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Themed Realist Painting by James Carter
American Themed Realist Painting by James Carter

American Themed Realist Painting by James Carter

By James Carter

Located in Long Island City, NY

James Carter, American (1948 - ) Date: 1991 Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 25 inches

Category

1990s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Summer Blue

Summer Blue

By Liz Barber

Located in Napa, CA

My paintings are layered bursts of energy inspired by nature’s movement, blending the here and now with memories. Forms and lines fall into a sea of emotion. Shapes and reflections d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

Red coyote

Red coyote

Located in Bozeman, MT

In 1993, a window of opportunity opened as a result of several different situations that were occurring. I was participating in an Artist-in-Residence program in Yellowstone Nationa...

Category

2010s Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Freediver with Lemon Shark
Freediver with Lemon Shark

Freediver with Lemon Shark

By Nansi Bielanski

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Like almost all of us, I grew up fearing sharks and hoping never to meet one. We still see it everywhere, the image of the blood-thirsty man eater, stalking us in the shadows. The ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Woodpecker Conversation

Woodpecker Conversation

Located in Dallas, TX

gouache & graphite on mylar

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Gouache, Graphite

"Thrill Seekers" (Swimming with Humans)
"Thrill Seekers" (Swimming with Humans)

"Thrill Seekers" (Swimming with Humans)

By David C Gallup

Located in Palm Desert, CA

On a recent trip to the Tuamotu Islands (our Honeymoon, incidentally) we signed up for an eco-tour to snorkel with Black-Tip Reef Sharks in the Rangiroa Lagoon. While swimming with ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"udala ⏐ waiting for the fruit to fall" -- Painting on Canvas by REWA

"udala ⏐ waiting for the fruit to fall" -- Painting on Canvas by REWA

By REWA

Located in New Orleans, LA

REWA says of her work… Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Rise To The Top:  Contemporary Oil Painting

Rise To The Top: Contemporary Oil Painting

By Penny Rumble

Located in Brecon, Powys

"Sometimes when I'm creating a seascape something happens to my imagination and I begin to see figures emerging from the ocean. They curve and flow empathetically with the currents a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Acrylic Figurative Painting: "Empires Crumble”
Acrylic Figurative Painting: "Empires Crumble”

Acrylic Figurative Painting: "Empires Crumble”

By Stephen Hall

Located in New York, NY

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began exhibiting his work in the East Village in the early 80’s. Since then his work has been featured in exhib...

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Jiwoo Oh - Dolphins Story 4
Korean Contemporary Art by Jiwoo Oh - Dolphins Story 4

Korean Contemporary Art by Jiwoo Oh - Dolphins Story 4

Located in Paris, IDF

Mixed media on canvas Jiwoo Oh is a Korean artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. He fully devotes his artistic career to depict sea life, especially dolphin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Eagle I
Eagle I

Eagle I

By June Glasson

Located in Bozeman, MT

June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

Beauty In The Sky
Beauty In The Sky

Beauty In The Sky

By Daniel Maltzman

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Daniel Maltzman's "Beauty in the Sky" is a mesmerizing exploration of form, color, and abstraction. At its heart is a hummingbird, its delicate outline defined by Maltzman’s iconic f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Screen