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Style: Abstract
Medium: Wood
Cyan & Orange Seascape at Sunset by Victor Papkov
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive and colorful seascape by Vasil (Victor) Papkov (20th Century). The vivid cyan blue churning waves mirror the sky above, with a glowing orange sunset splitting the canvas o...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Breakthrough, expressionistic original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Breakthrough by Elaine Ford [2021]
original
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Birch Panel
Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:3.8cm
Frame Si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Birch, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Joseph Barber "Wheatfield" Original Oil Painting c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale mid-century modern painting by listed American artist Joseph Barber (1915-1998)
The painting shows the beautiful stark landscape of an open wheat field under gray skies....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Abstract Calligraphy" Painting 57" x 67" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Painting 57" x 67" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo Universit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
"Structure Relief 254" Abstract Landscape Relief, Earth Tones
Located in Detroit, MI
"Structure Relief 254" is an abstract structural relief painted in earth tones. Throughout his life Barr was interested in engineering, structure, mathematics and nature. Although i...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Butterfly hunting 2001, wood, oil, 50.5x34 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Butterfly hunting
2001, wood, oil, 50.5x34 cm
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"VITUS" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Neutral Painting on Antique Wood Door)
Located in Paris, IDF
VITUS
2022
Paris, France
A bold and graphic painting done with acrylic on a paneled antique door. A beautiful patina and dimensional shape of the door acts as a backdrop. The piece features black and white abstract shapes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Humanity III" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Humanity III" Painting 59" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video art and installation in his artworks. He started since his childhood when he was 12 years old when he used to draw the billboards on cloths and walls in the streets; this increased his passion for the Arabic calligraphy which is been reflected in his work.
Khatab held a couple of solo exhibitions, the first one called (The Box) at Gezira art center 2013, followed by (Selem El-Elizeh) at Art Lounge gallery 2015. He also participated in many group exhibitions in Egypt and abroad; starting with “The youth salon” in its 17th,19th,21st, 22nd, 23rd,25th and 26th events , Bamco biennale 2011 , artist book biennale 2008, Art fair supermarket in Sweden 2015, “What Happens Now” at Gallery Dai in Oman 2014, Arabian youth salon in Doha 2014, Cape Town...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
"Ikea Alang" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in aqua, blue, yellow green
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This cast wax wall panel painting contains blues in aqua and turquoise which blend into a gradient, with warm earth tones emerging amongst violet and yellow green undertones.
21"x3...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
Fluo pink surface - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Genesis - Light from Dark, Original Abstract Resin Painting, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Genesis - Light from Dark, Original Abstract Resin Painting, 2018
Artist Commentary:
My depiction of the verse in Genesis where light and dark wer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Board, Resin
Tulips & Daffodil
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous oil on board by Robin Reynolds. Abstract floral with vibrant colors that create a glorious arrangement.
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Board
"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Painting 59" x 57" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Painting 59" x 57" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
"Abstract Calligraphy" Painting 55" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Painting 55" x 59" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
"Some Spain" (Abstract, Neutral, Graphic, Bold, Black & White painting on Wood)
Located in Paris, IDF
SOME SPAIN
2021
Paris, France
Graphically bold, yet cerebral, this textured, abstract piece offers a rich color palette. Painted using oil, acrylic and plaster, and executed on an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic
A4106
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss born artist Marco Schmidli creates minimalist paintings with a contemporary edge. Placing emphasis on process, he lets the mediums naturally manifest within his artwork. “An im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood
Oval Water 39 X 32
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oval Water 39 X 32 oil on wood
Antonio Ugarte paints water as a reflection of the spirit, a form of meditation. He sees water as “a primordial element” in life and the physical envi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Quickening" Abstract Surrealist Composition 1970 Red, Black & White Large #9891
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Born in 1934, the work of Suzanne Bloomfield represents the life force which binds us all -- a universal symbol for the soul's transformation.
Bloomfield believes that painting is t...
Category
1970s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Encaustic, Oil
Summer Soul Sunset by Kate Seaborne - Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
Beautiful and contemporary 3dimensional woodwork.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - La Couleur Ignorée
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - De Longue Date
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - Aujourd'hui le 11 Juillet 2004
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
Reflections of the Moon After Midnight
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Tabori’s work depicts symmetric transformations of fast moving action, landscapes and intimate portraits, as seen and experienced both directly and through reflections of the subject...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Maple, Oil, Acrylic
Reflections Through The Looking Glass No. 7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood
"New Horizon" Abstract Painting 96" x 48" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"New Horizon" Abstract Painting 96" x 48" inch by Amal Nasr
Acrylic on Wood
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Inner Self", geometric abstraction, wood, acrylic paint
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Inner Self" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on baltic birch panel. Inner Self measures 30" high by 24" wide by 1" deep. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Wood Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Every image is a grain (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Every image is a grain (Abstract Painting)
Mixed media on plywood - Unframed
Michael Cusack is an Irish-born, Australia-based abstract painter. His work is painterly, emotive, dram...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Mixed Media
Grey Skies Change and Chromatic Grey Skies diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Grey Skies Change and Chromatic Grey Skies diptych by Alex McIntyre
Chromatic Grey Skies by Alex McIntyre [2020]
original
ink and gesso on birch panel
Image size: H:100 cm x W:150 c...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Birch, Ink, Panel, Wood Panel
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Abstract Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - Consistances Bleues
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
Grey wave (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Grey wave (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on wood - Unframed.
Ghetti is interested in cross-disciplinary methods and tools. She originates her compositions on the computer, utilizing d...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Inferno" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Inferno" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Amal Nasr
Acrylic on Wood
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure of the fir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Acrylic Paint and Ink on Wood "The Happiest Colors of All" by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic paint, ink and pigments on wood, 2017. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Framed.
It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Dimensions: 34.25 x 24.41 x 1.97 in ( 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic
German Contemporary Art by Ursula Krauss - Untitled 1
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on wood, frame included
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
1970 Large Abstract Surrealist Composition - Red Black & White - Encaustic & Oil
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Untitled” 1970
Abstract Surrealist Composition
Encaustic & oil paint on Masonite
60 x 48 inches
Not framed
Born in 1934, the work of Suzanne Bloomfield represents the life force wh...
Category
1970s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Encaustic, Oil
“Argot of Late” (Large Abstract Painting, Bold, Graphic, Type on Wood-120x80cm)
Located in Paris, IDF
ARGOT OF LATE
2022
Paris, France
Bold, hand-painted, serif typography on raw, charred wood reads: ‘Argot of a Late Empire’ along with ‘glib without a trace of warmth,’ in subtle, r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
“So Plant, So Animal II” (Graphic, Bold, Abstract, Neutral, Framed Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
Bold yet delicately portrayed, "So Plant, So Animal II" is an abstract piece framed to perfection, offering a timeless neutral color palette. The central theme captures the essence o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wood, India Ink, Acrylic
Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
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 Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Tar, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic
Hermann Bachmann, 1952, Abstract Modern Oil Painting. Sunset on the Beach, Port.
Located in Berlin, DE
Abstract modern oil painting. Sunset on the beach, port.
Signed and dated lower right: H. Bachmann `52
Dimensions are with frame.
Frame slightly damaged in places.
Including cer...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Double Wave Black (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Double Wave Black (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on shaped wood - Unframed.
Ghetti is interested in cross-disciplinary methods and tools. She originates her compositions on the comput...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - Le Fond du Pot Rouge
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
My Dream - Oil Painting by Valerio Romagnoli - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
My dream is an original contemporary artwork realized in the 2000s by Valerio Romagnoli.
Mixed colored oil painting and tempera on masonite.
Wooden base.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - Ca me Tenaille
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - 8 10 02 1336
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
"Tucson Sunrise In July" Abstract Composition in Orange & Yellow #9893
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Born in 1934, the work of Suzanne Bloomfield represents the life force which binds us all -- a universal symbol for the soul's transformation.
Bloomfield believes that painting is t...
Category
1970s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Encaustic, Oil
Luminous Aluminum Waves.Organic, modern, Sculpture on aluminium backlit LED
By Cari Cohen
Located in Miami, US
My sculpture, "Luminous Black Waves," is a unique piece that I created using plaster and acrylic and spray paint. I assembled it onto a wood base covered with aluminum, giving it a modern and sleek appearance. To make it even more striking, I backlit the sculpture with an LED light box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Plaster, Wood, LED Light, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Belgian Contemporary Art by Jean-Roch Focant - Chute Vermillon
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigments, sand glue & acrylic on wood
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glue, Acrylic, Pigment
"Ocean Waves #12" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ana Hefco's (US based) "Ocean Waves #12" is an original, hand made mixed media painting that depicts an abstracted color field of blue, teal and beige, that is reminiscent of an aerial/satellite image of a coastal beach where the waves crash on shore.
Artist Bio and Statement:
Born and raised in Bucharest Romania, I am a self-taught dreamer and artist. To dream is my path and to paint is my dream.
Lack of control is not my strong suit, but in the painting process things are different. The resin (also known as liquid glass) has a mind of its own and I learn to mindfully let go every time I paint. I allow those liquid color induced emotions I feel to drive me and take lead of my hands and at the end of the process, it’s just music and bliss. My inspiration is always nature's force, balance, perfection in purpose and beauty. It can be a place I travelled or sailed to or just a feeling floating on our boat docked in a Turkish marina or just on anchor nearby a Greek taverna on a remote tiny island in the Mediterranean or Aegean Sea. It can be this artist as a little girl reading...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media
Abstracted Neutral Portrait Painting by Peter Keil - Black & Tan
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Peter Keil original painting. Keil's signature style is shown in these Picasso inspired portraits. These portraits are characteristic of Keil's work in the 1980s when the...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
Golden Texture 2021 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Moonlit Acacia by Gabrielle Pool. Ink on Paper with Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Modern Mixed Media Green and White Geometric Tubular Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern mixed media green and white geometric abstract painting by the artist Tim Heathman. The work features a swirling composition of rounded, tubul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Assemblage #3 (Stamps, Glass Slide, and Gold Paint)
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against a gold background, the artist has attached several objects, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Wood Paintings
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Wood, Paper, Oil
“So Plant, So Animal” (Graphic, Bold, Abstract, Neutral, Framed, Linen Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
Bold yet delicately portrayed, "So Plant, So Animal I" is an abstract piece framed to perfection, offering a timeless neutral color palette. The central theme captures the essence of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen, Wood, India Ink
"Maybe", abstract sculpture, wood, paint, geometry, circle, kiss, gravity, flow
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Maybe" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on polystyrene mounted in a painted wood frame. Maybe measures 26" high by 30" wide by 2.5" deep. Typical of the artist, this minimal geometric abstraction resonates with a rich charge. It's a sculpture and a painting. The circles, the discs, almost touch but not quite. The artist's obsession with geometry and shapes in proximity is a clear gesture here. The eye delights in the formal play of shape and color, while the mind engages the material force of the wood and paint.
From Stan Olthuis – "My work has always involved tactility and expressionistic energy. I visualize the story and imagery simultaneously, allowing the work to surprise me and come to life as I work. I am almost careless in how I use color and texture, facing the fear of improvising on-the-fly. I like to leave the obvious raw record of the process visible, but I believe a mystery remains."
Stan Olthuis looks for expressive opportunities in found and harvested raw material – wood, stone, metal, rubber – and brings a fabricator's expertise to the work of making minimalist, joyful sculptures. Geometry is key, as are a sense of play and an adept's feel for sacred energies.
His work is exhibited and collected internationally, including private and corporate commissions in Canada, United States, France, Japan and Norway. Stan is represented by Gagné Contemporary in Toronto and New York City, and has select works available through the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and Motokawa Gallery in Japan.
Stan Olthuis' formal education began in Chicago with Henk Krijger, the celebrated master printmaker, type designer, painter and sculptor. Back in Toronto, Olthuis graduated (with distinction) with a degree in Experimental Arts at Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), studying under artists Fred Hagen, Tom Hodgson...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Polystyrene
Pyre I, charred birch plywood abstract patterns earth tones created with fire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pyre I
2017
charred birch plywood panel
32" x 24" x 1.25"
Pyre I is part of a series of charred panels Watson completed in 2017 at the Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency in Averill Park, NY. The pieces incorporate local materials, rice, and fire to create charred photographic images on plywood that explore themes related to being, substance and imperceptibility. The imagery references the practice of cremation on a funerary pyre in which the corpse is prepared and burned over a construction of combustible materials. Within the work, rather than destroying the body, the fire produces an afterimage that remains indefinitely.
Each day Watson would scavenge the site collecting natural objects, such as sticks, small rocks, and other detritus. He laid these objects on the surface of the plywood with raw rice. The surface was then charred using a propane torch. After the objects and rice were removed an image of them remained, like a photogram. In some panels, He incorporated a homemade black rice ink or various paints to tint the surface before and after burning.
Rice is a recurring theme in Watson’s work. It alludes to an uncontained body in the process of decay, returning to the earth to become a source of sustenance for new life. It also imagines the soul extending beyond its fleshly container. The act of burning attempts to capture the space between life, death, and rebirth— freezing it in a state of transformation. The sticks, stones, and rice become remnants of life and markers of space and time. They are more than mere grains and detritus. They become the body as a trace of what was and a reflection of what will be.
Michael...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Birch, Wood Panel
"Safety in Numbers" (Abstract, Contemporary, Framed, Type, Text, Gallery Glass)
Located in Paris, IDF
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
2017
New York, New York
A tongue-in-cheek commentary on the herd and sense of safety in following the crowd. Four gazelle skulls are stacked together with handwritten vignettes threading together their stories, as follows:
2. CURTAINS
Water Near The Bed
Awake for all of it
108”
3. ALLEY DOOR
Sugar High...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Acrylic
Pyre III, charred birch plywood abstract patterns earth tones created with fire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pyre III
2017
charred birch plywood panel
32" x 24" x 1.25"
Pyre III is part of a series of charred panels Watson completed in 2017 at the Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency in Averill Park, NY. The pieces incorporate local materials, rice, and fire to create charred photographic images on plywood that explore themes related to being, substance and imperceptibility. The imagery references the practice of cremation on a funerary pyre in which the corpse is prepared and burned over a construction of combustible materials. Within the work, rather than destroying the body, the fire produces an afterimage that remains indefinitely.
Each day Watson would scavenge the site collecting natural objects, such as sticks, small rocks, and other detritus. He laid these objects on the surface of the plywood with raw rice. The surface was then charred using a propane torch. After the objects and rice were removed an image of them remained, like a photogram. In some panels, He incorporated a homemade black rice ink or various paints to tint the surface before and after burning.
Rice is a recurring theme in Watson’s work. It alludes to an uncontained body in the process of decay, returning to the earth to become a source of sustenance for new life. It also imagines the soul extending beyond its fleshly container. The act of burning attempts to capture the space between life, death, and rebirth— freezing it in a state of transformation. The sticks, stones, and rice become remnants of life and markers of space and time. They are more than mere grains and detritus. They become the body as a trace of what was and a reflection of what will be.
Michael Watson...
Category
2010s Abstract Wood Paintings
Materials
Wood, Birch, Plywood, Wood Panel
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