Luis Frangella

I Ching, figurative, perspective, book

1988

Oil painting by Russell Sharon done with expressive brush strokes and complimentary colors, of green combined with a dusty blue layer beneath it and a b...

Oil Painting by Luis Frangella done in 1984. This painting is on a 24x34" canvas, of a figure cut off at the knees and a reclining head. Defined with pa...

Figurative work, depicting a torso from the back in slightly 3/4 view and cut off at the knees, defined with painterly brush strokes in an earthy palette of browns, greens, and oranges. Luis Frangella (1944-1990) was a figurative, postmodern painter and sculptor. He earned a masters in architecture at the University of Buenos Aires in 1972 and then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973. In 1976, he moved to New York City where he painted huge “street” murals on construction site wall, abandoned Hudson River piers and in the nightclubs of the East Village and Tribeca. Situated in these nontraditional spaces, he began working with subversive artists like Wojnarowicz. Luis was a sort of father figure to many younger artists, becoming an influential member of the East Village art scene. Known as a good cook, he fostered a sense of community and caring, often serving impromptu meals in his loft after the late-night club scene...

24 x 24" Abstract oil painting by Russell Sharon done in 2003. Bright blue and mostly white painting with expressive painterly brush strokes, this paint...

Hunt Slonem "Untitled (Rabbit Triptych Panel Three)" Bunnies Rabbits rendered in black on a gold, silver, bronze, blue, green, yellow and red background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a w...

Doves in various shades of blue and white create perched lines atop a small black repetitive figure resembling the face of a spider monkey, known throughout Slonem’s oeuvre as "Guard...

A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of black bunnies on a multicolor, gold and silver background with thick ...

A wonderful composition Slonem's Hummingbirds. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Humming Birds on a light Coral Pink background with thick use of paint. It is housed in...