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Darius Yektai
Calla Lily on Yellow Glass Table

2021

About the Item

An abstract oil painting, loosely painted en plein air in a field in the Hamptons. Back in his studio, the artist poured a thin layer of epoxy resin on top of the exposed linen and oil sketch and once that hardened into a smooth glossy surface he painted a still life of calla lilies on an impression of a glass table, delineated by bold yellow lines. There is also a thick swath of white paint in the sky of the piece, behind the lilies, possibly representing a low cloud, the paint curling up on the edges casting shadows and creating a sculptural aspect in the painting. Unframed dimensions - 32.5 inches by 36.5 inches Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. He lives and works out of his home and studio in Sag Harbor. He grew up in a cultural home of art and artists, with his Greek-American Mother, and his Father, Manoucher Yektai, an Iranian who emigrated to the US after the Second World War, was a prominent Hamptons AbEx painter. Darius has picked up some traits from his father but pushes even further into what is now completely his-own. Darius' most recent body of work is bright, colorful, with oil and acrylic paints laid on thick. He's creating sculptural paintings that can't be read from left to right, they need to be examined from surface to base, from section to section, and then overall as an encompassing whole. EDUCATION 1998 - 1999 Studio Art, San Diego State University. 1994 - 1996 BA Art History, American University in Paris 1991 - 1994 Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. AWARDS Guild Hall Museum’s annual members show 2010 Best Representational Work - Benjamin Genocchio 2008 Best Sculpture - Linda Jablonsky 2002 Best in Show - Amei Wallach
  • Creator:
    Darius Yektai (1973, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Width: 36.5 in (92.71 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: YEK-0062391stDibs: LU389310451642

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