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Medium: Plaster
INTO THE WILD - Impasto Painting - A.I. Woman in Wooden Frame
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Disappearing back into the shadows, she leans into the nature of a new existence, wild and free but still so alone..
In INTO THE WILD, Matthew Dutton creates a new work out of conte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Ink, Watercolor
FLORAL VEIL - Impasto Painting - A.I. Woman in Wooden Frame
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Hidden away behind a floral veil, a shield so thin that her own breathe can make it falter, yet shielded enough to regain her bountiful confidence."
In F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Ink, Watercolor
CAUL BEARER - Mixed Media Portrait w/. Textured Floral Overlay - Framed in Black
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
A gift yet come to fruition, the boys destined from the start for greatness or infamy. Laid out before him, a life full of visions longing for a chance to be conjured and revealed.
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Ink, Watercolor
Series „Love“ 2 - 3D love, Amour, Amore white and gold textured
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Plaster Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
"Ultrablue Garden 03" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Concrete
Heart in gold - 3D love, Amour, Amore white and gold textured, gilding
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Plaster Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Red Heart on gold - 3D love, Amour, Amore white and gold textured, gilding
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
"Ultrablue Garden 04" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Concrete
Black Nixon for Georges Bataille
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
Text: "Inside the supposedly rational market are id-economies of waste and loss hidden within the spectacles of production and accumulation. The nihilist thinks his nihilism sets him...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Plaster Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster, Wood
Britney Penouilh "Earth Through Time" Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Landscape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement:
"Embracing the dynamism of a changing landscape as viewed through 'geologic time,' EARTH THROUGH TIME references 650 million years of transmutation in the Provid...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
Britney Penouilh "Liquefaction" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Collaged Scientific American articles, plaster, acrylic and graphite on handmade wooden panel
Artist's Statement:
Liquefaction describes the phenomenon whereby a saturated or parti...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic, Graphite, Epoxy Resin
Collage made of Eggshells: 'Skully 3'
Located in New York, NY
I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media, Wood
1990 Seascape Painting on Plaster by Abigail J. Brown
Located in New York, NY
Abigail J. Brown
Untitled, 1990
Mixed media
14 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.
Sight: 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.
Signed lower right: Abigail J. Brown 90
Summa Gallery label verso
Comes with handwr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media
Field of Innocence - Textured Mixed Media Painting by Haleh Mashian
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This 48 inch square textural mixed media painting on canvas is wired and ready to hang. It is hand signed by the artist on the back of the artwork. This piece is brought to life by a...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pinstripe III
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
SKYLAR FEIN x MRSA (collaboration)
SKYLAR FEIN was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Medial Woman at the County Fair
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Experimenting with burlap and plaster on wood with beads was a catalyst inviting in the liminal space between worlds, governed by the Medial Woman. The flavor for the three pieces in...
Category
2010s Folk Art Plaster Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Plaster, Wood, Paint, Mixed Media, Wax, Encaustic, Acrylic, Maga...
Nuances of Depth 1, 2, 3
Located in New York, NY
Albion Vu is an architect, fashion designer and an abstract painter living between NYC and Martha's Vineyard. Born and raised in Eastern Europe, he moved to the USA after graduating ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Paper, Acrylic
Twins
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
SKYLAR FEIN x MRSA (collaboration)
SKYLAR FEIN was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$3,800
Abstract Mixed Media Painting, "Follow Her Lead"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Kathleen Kane Murrell. Its dimensions are 52" x 40" x 2.1". It is acrylic on canvas, marble dust, and plaster...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
Bedfellows
Located in Lincoln, RI
Bedfellows refers to partnerships and celebrates relationships. This piece is subtle and beautiful. The pale, purple paint accentuates the carved texture. The piece is framed in wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Maple, Acrylic
"Astral Perspective" Mixed-Media Blue-Grey and Purple Abstract
Located in Pasadena, CA
This square-framed abstract artwork, textured with blue-grey and purple hues, features an illegible signature and is dated 1985 in the right co...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster, Plywood, Mixed Media
Cannonball
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint is applied to the surface. The pie...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
Blockhead
Located in Lincoln, RI
This low relief sculpture is created by casting hydrocal FGR 95 (a very hard plaster) over a hand sculpted oil clay design. Once the hydrocal is...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Copper
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Gesso scagliola di stile impero con ritratto maschile napoleonico
Located in Florence, IT
Ritratto del fratello minore di Napoleone Bonaparte, Lucien, realizzato con la tecnica della scagliola, una tecnica di intarsio che, dalla fine del Cinquecento ai primi anni del Seic...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster
Hashtag
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint is applied to the surface. The pie...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
$3,400
Fenced
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and brass leaf are applied to the s...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Brass
$1,800
Smoke Tangles
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and gold leaf are applied to the su...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled - Textured Mixed Media Minimalist Abstract Painting, 2021
By Pau Escat
Located in Porto, 13
Untitled is an original work of art by the Catalan artist Pau Escat.
This painting is created by the artist Pau Escat. The artist wants to represent landscape through his feelings a...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Spray Paint, Acrylic
One Thousand, 2015
By Edward Povey
Located in Atlanta, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing.
Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Mixed Media, Oil
Collage made of Eggshells: 'Skully 2'
Located in New York, NY
I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Mixed Media, Wood
Collage made of Eggshells: 'Skully 1'
Located in New York, NY
I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mixed Media
Painting & sculpture on old barn door: 'The Riddle of the Horse'
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Metal
Children II
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
SKYLAR FEIN x MRSA (collaboration)
SKYLAR FEIN was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Shepherd
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
SKYLAR FEIN x MRSA (collaboration)
SKYLAR FEIN was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Children IV
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
SKYLAR FEIN x MRSA (collaboration)
SKYLAR FEIN was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Gatorade
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media piece by Donna Huanca. "Gatorade" is a contemporary plaster and 3D paint on canvas in a palette of white by process-oriented, American artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Paint
$40,000 Sale Price
20% Off
ADROGUE II, 2013-2016
By Edward Povey
Located in Atlanta, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing.
Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales.
1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England
1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies.
1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York.
1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies.
1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Plaster Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Paper, Oil
Alluvial Plain
Located in Boston, MA
Yvonne Love is an American sculptor and installation artist. Her work observes, records, and responds to both the beauty of nature and the anthropogenic issues that have become acute...
Category
Early 2000s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Plaster, Wood Panel, Other Medium
Rah-Rah
Located in Lincoln, RI
Rah-Rah is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. The oil clay is extruded to take on a "noodle form". The composition is laid out on pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Foil
$3,800
Galveston
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrostone on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and gilding are applied to emphasize the texture on the surfac...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gold Coast
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and gold leaf are applied to the su...
Category
2010s Abstract Plaster Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venturi Scott Brown Design for Gianni Versace, architecture, sun, interiors
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Venturi Scott Brown Design for Gianni Versace" (2023) by artist Julia Policastro is a sculptural oil painting on canvas with three dimensional columns in the foreground, set in fron...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Foam Board
Sun by Julia Policastro
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Sun" (2023) by artist Julia Policastro is a sculptural oil painting on canvas with a bright orange sun as its focal point. From the sun's center, the rays radiate outward in an oran...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Foam Board
Price Upon Request
The Great Sun Hall, geometric, architecture, sunshine, yellow rays, arches
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"The Great Sun Hall" (2023) by artist Julia Policastro is a sculptural oil painting on canvas with a central sunburst, shining through the center of a hall of nested architectural ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Foam Board
Mountain Village
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Storefront
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Perspective II
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Subway Platform
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Woods
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Brick Wall III
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Brick Wall II
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Brick Wall I
Located in New York, NY
Heejung Cho is a mixed media artist born in Seoul, Korea, who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and an MFA ...
Category
2010s Plaster Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Wood
Price Upon Request
Connections IV
By Kati Vilim
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Connections IV," by Kati Vilim is a blue and yellow - green scale abstract geometric, non-objective, Venetian plaster and acrylic painting on wood panel. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Price Upon Request
Connections I
By Kati Vilim
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Connections I," by Kati Vilim is a blue and yellow - green scale abstract geometric, non-objective, Venetian plaster and acrylic painting on wood panel. K...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Plaster Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Plaster, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
"Dear, " - Figurative Mixed Media painting
Located in Houston, TX
This precious work that is dedicated to Long’s first wife, Connie, who passed away from cancer, is an acrylic painting on canvas encapsulated in a custom, hand-made, plaster frame - characteristic of many classic Long works...
Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew up the Houston’s historic Fifth Ward and received his formal education from UCLA. Following a career as a successful master chef, Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of Jim Harithas, then Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and artists John Alexander, Salvatore Scarpitta and James Surls. His life spanned an era of radical change in the American social climate, the influence of which can be seen clearly in his work.
Long’s paintings and sculptures incorporate a high level of skill and sophisticated knowledge of art history, along with complex philosophical and social issues. Long describes the philosophy behind his work as "a quest to help people diagnose their inner self," believing his art to be "the vehicle to help facilitate the process."
“As artists we have the obligation to provide the world with art which communicates as truth. I believe that art has the power to heal our souls of their afflictions. I try to create art which helps to diagnose the prevalent conditions within our societies, hopefully providing an insightfulness which will help us all become brothers and sisters united in equality and compassion”
- Bert L. Long, Jr.
The late Peter Marzio, former Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, said of Bert Long during the major retrospective of Long’s work at the museum:
“Bert Long does not avert his gaze from that which is painful, but as [his artworks] testify, he also brings a spirit of joy and redemption to his art. We can all learn from this great artist.”
Over Long’s 33-year career as a painter, sculptor, and photographer, he had several solo exhibitions at respected museums and was awarded many significant awards including the National Endowment for the Arts Grant in 1987 and the prestigious international Prix de Rome fellowship in 1990. Other notable awards of Long’s include the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts Artist of the Year Award in 2009, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant in 1997, the Houston Art League Texas Artist of the Year in 1990, the NEA Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, 1987 and the Bemis Foundation Residency in 1998. His work can be seen in over 100 private and public collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Instituto de Bachillerato in Spain.
With a recent solo exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture and an exhibition overseas which is pending featuring his work, plus interest from several national museums, Bert L. Long Jr. continues to be recognized as an important African American artist throughout Texas, nationally and internationally.
Bert L. Long, Jr.
"Dear"
1989
Acrylic on Canvas with Painted Plaster Frame...
Category
1980s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
"Madness, " - Figurative Mixed Media painting
Located in Houston, TX
This work features an acrylic painting on canvas suspended between two wooden planks. The treatment of the painting appears visceral and rambunctious - congested with abstract and sy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic, Mirror
Price Upon Request
"Rivers of Blood, " - Figurative Mixed Media painting on Wood
Located in Houston, TX
This work consists of an acrylic painting on canvas laid in a handmade frame of plaster and pine. The imagery of the painting, as implied by the title and crucifix near the center of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mirror, Plaster, Acrylic, Wood
"Passion, " Acrylic Paint, Wood Elements, Icepick and Painted Plaster Heart
Located in Houston, TX
This three-dimensional work incorporates an acrylic painting on canvas laid in a handmade red frame, adorned with scorched wooden planks, a stylized plaster heart, and an ice pick. The painting is a monochromatic depiction of icebergs protruding from the surface of water. While the imagery of the painting speaks to the visible outcome of artistic production, the frame and its adornments implore the viewer to consider the requisite materials necessary for creative actualization.
Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew up the Houston’s historic Fifth Ward and received his formal education from UCLA. Following a career as a successful master chef, Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of Jim Harithas, then Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and artists John Alexander, Salvatore Scarpitta and James Surls. His life spanned an era of radical change in the American social climate, the influence of which can be seen clearly in his work.
Long’s paintings and sculptures incorporate a high level of skill and sophisticated knowledge of art history, along with complex philosophical and social issues. Long describes the philosophy behind his work as "a quest to help people diagnose their inner self," believing his art to be "the vehicle to help facilitate the process."
“As artists we have the obligation to provide the world with art which communicates as truth. I believe that art has the power to heal our souls of their afflictions. I try to create art which helps to diagnose the prevalent conditions within our societies, hopefully providing an insightfulness which will help us all become brothers and sisters united in equality and compassion”
- Bert L. Long, Jr.
The late Peter Marzio, former Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, said of Bert Long during the major retrospective of Long’s work at the museum:
“Bert Long does not avert his gaze from that which is painful, but as [his artworks] testify, he also brings a spirit of joy and redemption to his art. We can all learn from this great artist.”
Over Long’s 33-year career as a painter, sculptor, and photographer, he had several solo exhibitions at respected museums and was awarded many significant awards including the National Endowment for the Arts Grant in 1987 and the prestigious international Prix de Rome fellowship in 1990. Other notable awards of Long’s include the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts Artist of the Year Award in 2009, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant in 1997, the Houston Art League Texas Artist of the Year in 1990, the NEA Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, 1987 and the Bemis Foundation Residency in 1998. His work can be seen in over 100 private and public collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Instituto de Bachillerato in Spain.
With a recent solo exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture and an exhibition overseas which is pending featuring his work, plus interest from several national museums, Bert L. Long Jr. continues to be recognized as an important African American artist throughout Texas, nationally and internationally.
Bert L. Long, Jr.
"Passion"
2012
Acrylic Paint, Wood Elements...
Category
2010s Contemporary Plaster Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic, Wood
Balancing III, 2019, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, black, white
By Kati Vilim
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Balancing III, 2019, Abstract geometry, non-objective, Italian plaster and acrylic on panel. Gray, black and white.
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Plaster Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel
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