Francisca Sutil

Fragments of Life #8

1990

HEATHER HUTCHISON DANCE WHEN YOU ARE PERFECTLY FREE, 1996 beeswax, plexiglass, pigment and wood 48 x 55 x 2 in. 121.8 x 139.8 cm. signed, dated and numbered on verso semi-translucent

pigment on Roxy Music album cover signature located on the vinyl album

Pigment and aluminum dust on canvased board. Whimsical image of a dancer with puppet strings.

Pigment and aluminum dust on canvased board. Whimsical painting of a figure in the style of a classical nude.

Pigment and aluminum dust on canvased board. Whimsical painting of a ballerina dancer.

Francisca Sutil is a Chilean painter known for her research of the chromatic surface, the nature of the support and the study of textures and materials that she prepares herself. Born in Santiago de Chile in 1952, she moved to New York where she received an M.F.A. from Pratt Institute in 1981. Since 1992, Sutil has lived and worked in Santiago. Sutil’s work is characterized by its superb construction and unique contemplative qualities. When approaching her paintings, the viewer is immediately captivated by the textures and hues. She proposes a rigorous exercise of painting on support, regardless of its material composition, in search of pictorial depth. It is a mental process from which a neat and pure chromatic production emerges. Intending no specific content in her paintings, she instead asks viewers to respond openly and honestly to her abstractions. She uses her work to provoke emotions and sensations, and in turn, encourages reflection, meditation and lasting thoughts and memories...

Dirk De Bruycker (Dutch/American 1955-2015) abstract painting Bleeding Icon III 1996. One of this artists most dramatic paintings using asphalt, gesso, a...

Artist: Aquil Copier Title: Untitled (Series: Appearance can be deceptive, never be the same) Size: 16 x 16 inches Medium: Chameleon pigments, oil on canv...

"Simulacrum" is a commentary on the intricate interplay between the real and the digital, the tangible and the virtual. It is an invitation to question the authenticity of the experi...

The artwork is handsigned "Emblema 1980" on the back of the canvas by the artist.

The artwork is authenticated by the Emblema heirs and archived - number 2553 - at the Archivio and Museo Emblema (Terzigno - NA), Italy. The artwork is handsigned "Emblema 1969" on t...

The artwork is handsigned "Emblema 67" on the back of the canvas by the artist.