Name: Gestural Portrait of Albert Einstein (Acrylic on Appliance Box Cardboard)
Brand: Ann Strassman

Gestural Portrait of Albert Einstein (Acrylic on Appliance Box Cardboard)

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Dishwasher VII (Einstein) 21 X 27 inches // acrylics on flattened appliance cardboard 21.5 X 27.5 X 2 inches framed // sunken wooden floater frame, light green ABOUT THIS SERIES // Acrylics on Flattened Appliance Box Cardboard The nature of these media requires Strassman to work vigorously with her brush; each quick mark of her hand on the cardboard leaves an indelible mark. Where oil paints on canvas can be slowly built up, mixed, and cut into, and reworked…. Cardboard is unforgiving. Strassman writes, “The acrylics on cardboard change their quality with every layer. At first the paint is absorbed but finally creates a surface where the pigment drips and splashes on the surface.” Her brushstroke—that personal, calligraphic mark that distinguishes one artist’s hand from another—is athletic and loose, clearly rendered using large sweeps of her arm. This necessitated boldness of her movement underscores the subject of the portrait— world leaders, rock and roll deities, groundbreaking scientists. Though the paint lies still, the fervor of gesture remains and breathes life into iconic faces. Character and emotion are rendered with rhythmic movements, using a subdued palette of greens, browns, whites, and grays. In choosing cardboard as her canvas, Strassman underscores the impermanence of existence. These famous faces—so readily reproduced and consumed that they are more persona than person—are still victims of time. She writes, “The juxtaposition of the graphics on the cardboard with the painterly marks forms an exciting contrast – man and machine.” “Ann Strassman paints with athletic, spontaneous gestures in acrylic on flattened cardboard appliance boxes. Her show has a giddy appeal . . .  Strassman couples Andy Warhol's fetishization of the famous with an expressionistic exuberance that says yeah, it's all just a dream, a flash of magic that tomorrow will hit the trash can. We might as well enjoy it while we can.” - From The Boston Globe, review by Cate McQuaid ARTIST’S STATEMENT // Ann Strassman (Boston, MA) Paintings fill the walls- I sit in my studio and visit with the faces that have become part of my life- my other family. The paint flows over the surface and puddles into rumpled shirts and rumpled faces. A single swipe of a large brush makes a figure reflected in the window. The worn wood of a city bench appears and the sun shines on it- a woman holds down one end reading the New York Times. I wonder if she does the puzzle. Strangers, unguarded glances and gestures, a sleepy nod, the small scenes that mark the day- insight, imagination and empathy combine to make a painting. My materials vary depending on the image I want to create, the size and what works visually. I use oils on canvas and acrylics on cardboard. The two sets of materials are quite different to work with and produce two distinct results. Oil allows me to work slower as the paint remains wet and malleable for a considerable time- paint can be blended on the canvas, built up, cut into or scraped off. It is easier to make the subtle changes that hint at bone beneath the skin. The acrylics on cardboard change their quality with every layer. At first the paint is absorbed but finally creates a surface where the pigment drips and splashes on the surface. The juxtaposition of the graphics on the cardboard with the painterly marks forms an exciting contrast – man and machine. My current body of work starts on the street. People living their public lives- the similarities and foibles that separate and connect. The subjects that interest me are not always human- animals, birds and trees are seen on my surfaces, but they are always alive. I paint the impermanence and struggle of existence and instill life under the skin. My work is literal-there are no metaphors. Just the magic of paint.

Creator:
Ann Strassman
Creation Year:
2009
Dimensions:
Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
Price: $4,000
Medium:
Acrylic,Cardboard
Movement & Style:
Expressionist
Period:
2000-2009
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Los Gatos, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU53131617473

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