Nick SavidesFeels Like, Oil Painting2022
2022
About the Item
Artist Comments
A realistic cityscape in the early morning unfolds in artist Nick Savides' work. He pictures Lafayette Street, just north of East Houston, in NoHo without the usual droves of pedestrians. In Hopperesque fashion, a street sweeper brushes the gutters while another man walks opposite his direction. Giant billboards dominate the scene, from the front and back, with repeated motifs of red.
About the Artist
Nick learned to paint from his mother when he was a child, but it wasn’t until college that he decided to be a career artist. His realist images of New York City are inspired by the drama of the city–the changing light, the spontaneous magic. Nick begins his process with reference photographs from his daily life, often shooting the same scene at multiple times of the day. He brings the images back to his Brooklyn studio where he composes a scene in Photoshop, adding and subtracting elements from multiple photographs to achieve the perfect composition before beginning to paint. “As my artwork is realistic, one might be tempted to think they are copies from nature,†says the artist. “Really, they are composed–every detail is considered. It is a balance between what is seen, what is true to nature, and what can make a good painting.â€
Words that describe this painting: NYC, New York, The Village, billboard, Hopper, Hopperesque, realism, cityscape, urban, NOHO, text, street, road, architecture, building, facade, pedestrian, people, oilpaint, window, travel, architecture, travel, realism, oil painting, blue
Feels Like
Nick Savides
Oil painting on stretched linen
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
18 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.25 in. d
3 lbs. 5 oz.
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- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Condition:Feels Like. Nick Savides. Oil painting on stretched linen. Finished white edges. Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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