Gary Ruddell

A Reckless Dreamer

2018

ART RAGES has been exhibited at the prominent ART MIAMI, DALLAS ART FAIR and SEATTLE ART FAIR. A glimpse into the past, captured in stunning detail. This painting depicts a stack of newspapers, each letter perfectly rendered, creating a sense of nostalgia and history. It's not just a painting, but a document, preserving a moment in time. The details in this piece are truly breathtaking, and it's hard not to get lost in the intricate lines and shapes. It's a reminder of the importance of preserving the past, and the beauty that can be found in everyday objects. Notice the underlying themes feature three sensational headlines from the art world, that include Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 banana 🍌, Bleeple's 69 million dollar NFT, and the questionable Leonardo da Vinci that brought in almost half a billion dollars. Photorealism is a style of painting and sculpture that aims to recreate the world in hyper-realistic detail. Photorealists often use photographs as reference material to achieve a high level of accuracy in their work. The movement emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, and its popularity has grown over the years. Many photorealist painters and sculptures have achieved high auction prices...

Annette Davidek creates paintings that look like gorgeous biomes full of naturalistic forms, enticing viewers to enter a domain that is as familiar as it is strange. Variously sugges...

Annette Davidek creates paintings that look like gorgeous biomes full of naturalistic forms, enticing viewers to enter a domain that is as familiar as it is strange. Variously sugges...

Annette Davidek creates paintings that look like gorgeous biomes full of naturalistic forms, enticing viewers to enter a domain that is as familiar as it is strange. Variously sugges...

Original oil painting by artist Gary Ruddell.

Annette Davidek creates paintings that look like gorgeous biomes full of naturalistic forms, enticing viewers to enter a domain that is as familiar as it is strange. Variously sugges...

The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the curious animal really reach...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Without Heaviness oil on panel 12h x 9w x 1.50d in 30.48h x 22.86w x 3.81d cm RIS040 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit acts. “It was important to me that I only represent what I know,” explains Sindt, “I identify as a man, and I am attracted to others who identify as men. I don’t believe it is my place to speak on behalf of other members of the queer community whose experiences I am unfamiliar with.” “In creating this work, I spoke with men who told me about how they hid magazines when they were a kid, took out P.O. Boxes in their small hometowns to protect their privacy, and learned how to cover their tracks on the internet. These secretive acts become necessary when the need to understand yourself is great, but your world is bereft of representation." Rick Sindt b. 1990, Hastings, MN, EDUCATION 2013 North Park University, Chicago, IL - BFA Magna Cum Laude SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Two Countries, Rogue Philanthropy, Chicago, IL 2013 Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now, North Park University; Chicago, IL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Are We Not of Interest to Each Other, Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View, Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center, Chicago, IL Collective: Process, Beans and Bagels, Chicago, IL 2015 Collective: for(a)ging, Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN How We Make It, The Arts of Life, Chicago, IL Collective: One, Albany Park...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Did I Steal You Away? oil on panel 18h x 24w x 1.50d in 45.72h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm RIS036 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit...

The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the ...

Bright swaths of blue, red and green abound in this painting by Georgia Hinaris titled "Piggy Back". The thick, textured paint and the use of bold satu...