Varnish Paintings

Abstract painting. Geometric style. Acrylic & Satin Varnish on Canvas. About the Artist: Manhattan based mural and studio artist Tony “Rubin” Sjöman has painted all over the world and his works have been shown in galleries throughout the US and Europe. Sjöman’s roots are in Finland and Sweden and he draws inspiration from his Scandinavian heritage for his complex abstract geometrical murals and studio works. Sjöman has become a staple of the art scene of New York City and beyond. His murals can be seen in a wide variety of spots in and around the city: 
on churches, in hotels and high-end boutiques, in luxury high-rises throughout Manhattan and on the 69th floor of WTC 4. Sjöman’s studio works are based on canvases, prints and installations and he is no stranger to painting on metal and wood. Rubin's studio works have been on display at Scope New York, Scope Miami and Art Miami during Art Basel, as well as in galleries throughout New York City, Miami and Los Angeles. Sjöman’s art has been featured in NBC News, New York Post...

Three color screen printed figure & varnish on 300 somerset paper. Hand signed and numbered by Kunstrasen. Form the edition of 125. Frame size approx 26 x 26 inches. Artwor...

Acrylic, oil & varnish on marouflaged paper with wooden panel Sylvia Brotons is a French artist born in 1947 who lives and works who lives and works in Paris, France. Sylvia is self...

Acrylic, oil & varnish on marouflaged paper with wooden panel Sylvia Brotons is a French artist born in 1947 who lives and works who lives and works in Paris, France. Sylvia is self...

Archival pigment ink print on canvas Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fash...

Building on a series of exhibitions titled Panorama of the Anthropocene which examined the ecological impact of human activity through an array of paintings, digital prints and video...

Narrative artist Robert Riggs captures a highly-charged scene of an Indian firewalking ceremony. Firewalking is part of a religious ritual and is associated with the mystical powers...

We are pleased to announce that we are now representing the large scale paintings of David K. Austin. David Austin's art is the modern expression of today's themes: power, movement, enlightenment, excitement, love, and the interaction of humanity with nature. Spanning abstract expressionism and maximalism. The paintings of David K Austin...

David Austin's art is the modern expression of today's themes: power, movement, enlightenment, excitement, love, and the interaction of humanity with nature. Spanning abstract expressionism and maximalism. The paintings of David K Austin...

Abstract painting. Geometric style. Acrylic & Satin Varnish on Canvas. About the Artist: Manhattan based mural and studio artist Tony “Rubin” Sjöman...

Abstract painting. Geometric style. Light wood frame. About the Artist: Manhattan based mural and studio artist Tony “Rubin” Sjöman has painte...

Abstract painting. Geometric style. Light wood frame. About the Artist: Manhattan based mural and studio artist Tony “Rubin” Sjöman has painte...

A portrait of Ted Turner, founder of CNN and by extension a 24-hour news cycle I’ll blame everything wrong with America on Ted Turner. Don’t misread me – h...

A portrait of Kellyanne Conway While the statement for this show indicates that there are no formal teachers of proper lying technique, it doesn’t deny that there are individuals ou...

A red-and-green parrot. For a lie to gain real power, it must continue its existence separate from its creator. If it can be repeated by others, retold in a variety of contexts, it ...

From Johannes Vermeer’s A Girl Asleep, 1656-57 Learning to lie is a bit like learning how to play a game. There are strategies. There’s an opponent. It can be fun because it’s a cha...

From Rembrandt van Rijn’s Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (The Night Watch), 1642 The search for limits is an ongoing endeavor. Circu...

A portrait of news anchor Brian Williams Similar to the regular fall of the Democrats, Brian Williams positioned himself as a figure worthy of our trust nightly. He convinced us tha...

A portrait of Fred Rogers, Mr. Rogers I suppose I like to believe that liars know they’re lying. I like to believe it’s a controlled activity. And if they...

A portrait of Lance Armstrong We tend to exercise differing levels of tolerance for different liars. Some people get called out immediately, while oth...

A portrait of Charles Ponzi When we combine the power of lies to persuade with their ability to establish a false hierarchy, we end up with Charles Ponzi – the eponym of the Ponzi S...

From John William Waterhouse’s A Mermaid, 1900 We have a wonderful capacity to impose fictions on others in order to make them desirable. We o...

Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, 1484-86 We desire attention, but no one likes a show-off. So, we’ve sharpened our ability to practice false modesty. We pretend to cover ours...

A portrait of Mark McGwire If we are caught lying, it is the suddenly being singled-out that proves most unsettling. We are temporarily relieved of our ability to define our own pub...

From Rembrandt van Rijn’s Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (The Night Watch), 1642 Forgive and forget. That’s what we’re taught to do ...

A portrait of Baron Munchausen from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Columbia Pictures, 1988 The concept of Munchausen Syndrome offers another per...

From Thomas Eakins’ Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), 1875 Knowing what we do about insufficient consequences, we will always test the limits of acceptable lying. ...

From Nicholas Poussin’s The Death of Sapphira, circa 1652 As we invariably test the waters of lying, we quickly learn to recognize the more forgiving...

A portrait of Abraham Lincoln We’ve assigned a great deal of responsibility to our shared cultural figures when it comes to teaching lessons about truth, fiction, and morality. We u...

From Albrecht Dürer’s Adam and Eve, 1507 Akin to the historical narratives we’re fed in an attempt to steer us away from a life of lies, the narrative of Adam, Eve, and the serpent ...

A mannequin For some reason, mannequins seemed to be everywhere when I was growing up. Maybe it was growing up during the heyday of malls in America. Nevertheless, with their clearl...

A portrait of Pinocchio from Pinocchio, Disney, 1940 Are there any more recognizable stories about the difficulties that can accompany lying than that of Pinocchio? For the puppet-...

From Nicholas Poussin’s The Death of Sapphira, circa 1652 Sooner or later, we get caught lying. For most of us, it’s incredibly early in life, and the falsehood detected is innocuou...

This striking fine art painting captures the stillness of an empty public pool at twilight, its vibrant blue water contrasting with the muted tones of the surrounding concrete deck a...

An outstanding large Original painting on canvas by Canadian artist Fahri Aldin. This One of a Kind Masterpiece measures an impressive 66 x 76 inches or 168 x 193 centimetres. It is...

Building on a series of exhibitions titled Panorama of the Anthropocene which examined the ecological impact of human activity through an array of paintings, digital prints and video...

Abstract painting. Geometric style. Acrylic & Satin Varnish on Canvas. About the Artist: Manhattan based mural and studio artist Tony “Rubin” Sjöman has painted all over the world and his works have been shown in galleries throughout the US and Europe. Sjöman’s roots are in Finland and Sweden and he draws inspiration from his Scandinavian heritage for his complex abstract geometrical murals and studio works. Sjöman has become a staple of the art scene of New York City and beyond. His murals can be seen in a wide variety of spots in and around the city: 
on churches, in hotels and high-end boutiques, in luxury high-rises throughout Manhattan and on the 69th floor of WTC 4. Sjöman’s studio works are based on canvases, prints and installations and he is no stranger to painting on metal and wood. Rubin's studio works have been on display at Scope New York, Scope Miami and Art Miami during Art Basel, as well as in galleries throughout New York City, Miami and Los Angeles. Sjöman’s art has been featured in NBC News, New York Post...

Contemporary bright green toned abstract painting by Houston based artist Joseph Cohen. The work features a solid green field that ends in drips off of the bottom edge of the piece. ...

oil painting on stretched canvas Leigh Wen’s works reflect her personal and cultural histories. Having grown up on the island of Taiwan, she has a deep affi...

abstract watercolor and ink painting of intertwined tubular forms on archival paper, varnished.

abstract watercolor painting of intertwined tubular forms on a wood panel, varnished.