Bill Claps

IT'S ALL DERIVATIVE, JAMES BOND, NEGATIVE

Artist Statement My most recent works utilize Morse code to communicate various ideas and thoughts, utilizing photos and prints of my drawings in my works, and relying on text and s...

Artist Statement My most recent works utilize Morse code to communicate various ideas and thoughts, utilizing photos and prints of my drawings in my works, and relying on text and s...

I find that the most important thing to me is to listen and be open to what the world presents to me. I meditate every morning and it’s amazing what happens to me when my mind is cle...

It's All Derivative, Brigitte I, Positive by artist Bill Claps is a gold and white with black contemporary figurative pop art featuring Brigitte Bardot, mixed media with light gold f...

It's All Derivative, Brigitte I, Negative by artist Bill Claps is a gold, black, and white contemporary figurative pop art mixed media with light gold foil on canvas piece that measu...

MARILYN by Fabio Modica is a Oil on Canvas measuring 60.00 X 60.00 in and is priced at $18,000.00 "I came up with this representation of Marilyn by accident. It was my first black&...

CUSTOM Contemporary Art, Gold Leaf Portrait, Modern Art-Harmony ABOUT THIS PIECE: “Harmony, (Behtyie-A13)” is mixed media portrait art by Addison Jones featuring her own portrait ph...

This is my adaptation of Gustav Klimt’s "Judith and the Head of Holofernes.” Klimt’s painting depicts the biblical character of Judit...

Gold & Despair is my adaptation of Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece "The Woman In Gold", also known as The Mona Lisa of Austria. Having admired the symbolic art of Klimt since my working days as a fine art restorer at Vienna’s prestigious Conservation Institute (Bundesdenkmalamt) in the 1980’s, I conceived the idea to recreate the jewel of his gilded period with an interpretive lens on the looming darkness of the Holocaust and World War II. As a native of Austria, Salzburg, I have developed an appreciation for Klimt’s art, and Art Nouveau in general. For the last thirty years, I have lived in New York City and worked as a fine art restorer, conservator, and painter as well as in the healing arts. Klimt had executed The Woman in Gold in the span of four years (1903-1907). My own creative process during 2014-2017, reflects my diligent care and thoroughness in rendering the original painting. In 2014, I started with the preparation of the canvas using Klimt’s original size of 54 x 54 inches (167 x 167 cm). For gesso, I used the traditional method of rabbit skin glue and chalk. For the painting, I used oil paints and genuine 23.5 karat gold in various shades, as well as silver leaves, to magnify the brilliant sheen of Klimt’s gold...

Modern Art, Minimalist Art, Street Art-Shoulder Drip in Trichrome ABOUT THIS PIECE: This minimalist modern street art piece begins as a portrait photograph shot by the artist and e...

Contemporary Art, Mixed Media Art, Portrait Paintings-Now Turn to the Left ABOUT THIS PIECE: “Now turn to the left, (Cortney-A4)” is mixed media street art by Addison Jones featurin...

Mixed media on stretched canvas using image printing, decal paper, acrylics and gel/texture mediums. Gill Storr artist with Wychwood Art. Gill Storr is a London born and based contemporary artist. Following an accomplished career in the graphic design industry, Gill has blended her artistry with her knowledge of design, drawing on previous creative inspirations to add zest and variation to the art pieces she creates. After diligently refining her style over a number of years, she now focuses purely on art and is an emerging artist with work in private collections in the UK and US. Gill has had a standout couple of years, establishing herself as a one to watch within the contemporary art scene, with much more to come in the near future. Gill’s evolution into the art world came about from her desire to add an element of tactility to her work and experience blended into one. Gill coins the phrase ‘deconstructed lens’ to describe her work, creating one-off contemporary pieces that incorporate multiple layers with the traditional medium of paints, oils and gels combined with photographic elements on the canvas, board and paper. Gill’s work serves as a juxtaposition of traditional photography, taking an image that can be stored, re-purposed and viewed from a range of perspectives and creating an original piece that forces the viewer to see the scene purely from the artists’ point...