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Medium: Tar
Artist: G. Campbell Lyman
Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Painted on deep-profile gallery-wrapped canvas, comes ready to hang. Artist's Statement: "A new take on an earlier series of paintings I did called "Aggregate," this time with fewe...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Tar, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic

"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Part of the current series of paintings using tar and housepaint in addition to more conventional artists' media such as oil and acrylic. Free shipping on this piece: Artist's State...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

Rosetta #15 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Rosetta #15 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Rosetta #15 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple float frame. Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic, Watercolor, Polyurethane

"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Part of the current series of paintings using tar and house paint in addition to more conventional artists' media such as oil and acrylic. Artist's Statement: "I have been making t...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

"Choir" - Contemporary Abstract Multimedia Painting
"Choir" - Contemporary Abstract Multimedia Painting

"Choir" - Contemporary Abstract Multimedia Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

From the recent series combining tar with oil and acrylic, a painting using a limited palette to powerful effect. Artist's statement: "After a period of making big, colorful acrylic...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

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Tar paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Tar paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include G. Campbell Lyman, Leslie Zelamsky, Giancarlo Impiglia, and Donald Sultan. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Tar paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available