Boy Paintings

Homage to Dick Tracey. Pop Art influenced work of amazing, infamous graffiti, pop, street artist. Sprays, enamels, oils acrylics on canvas. About the Artist Born in Belgium and artistically inclined at an early age, V.P. was executing well-defined pencil sketched portraits of anyone who would sit for him by age 4. The family’s emigration to the United States in 1967 landed the 8 year old in the Fordham section of the Bronx at the height of the psychedelic era and POP ART movement.  The Fordham Road shopping district offered the young budding artist a fount of inspiration in the form of vibrant Rock & Roll, “black-light” posters in the windows of “head-shops” and the elaborately colored wardrobes of the hippies crowding the boulevard. The pivotal shift in V.P.’s artistic expression was fueled in 1968 by the sight of a Peter Max designed billboard.  Armed with magic markers and acrylic paints, V.P. recreated the vibrant designs from Max’s billboard, the music posters in store windows and the paisley patterns of the shirts the “flower children” favored, as well as the names and slogans painted on the walls of the neighborhood.  The early seventies brought with it a wondrous sight passing overhead on the sides of the elevated trains. NYC Subway Graffiti had arrived.  Looking up and seeing the esoteric names intricately rendered in multi colored swirls and strategically placed on the sides of the trains completely enthralled V.P.’s creative and adventurous spirit. Compelled to be a part of this fascinating movement he watched and rode the subways, deciphering the names and studying the “styles” on the steel rolling art gallery. Using his artistic influences and skills with markers, V.P. created his first moniker “SONIC-ACE” and obsessively drew it in colorful flowing letters to develop his own style.   At age 13 he set out to traverse the city, facing dangers and overcoming obstacles to enter an unknown and secretive world in order to join those who inspired him.  By 1974, he would change his moniker to “VICTOR-161” and paint hundreds of train cars and soon be admitted into the world famous graffiti clique “WILD STYLE” - an honor bestowed due to peer recognized artistic and stylistic abilities.  (WILDSTYLE was created/coined by the iconic TRACY-168)  V.P. was a well known and respected “writer” who “pieced” with revered writers of the day, under the aforementioned monikers including aka’s T-BOLT-123, SULFA-ONE, FANTA-ONE, BOND & ACES.  V.P. retired from painting NYC subway trains in 1977 with occasional excursions in 1986,1987,1988,1999 & 1992.  He continuously expanded his artistic pallet, studying Art History & Graphic Design in college while seeking knowledge from masters in chosen fields of art.  His works have shown in independent galleries nationally and are sought after by international collectors, with numerous private commissions. He has been featured in several best selling books and magazines focusing on graffiti art as well as his status of having been a part of the 1970’s “Golden Era” of NYC Subway Graffiti. V.P. works with a variety of mediums including aerosol paints, oils, water color & acrylic paints, often combining mediums as well as blending POP, graffiti and abstract styles of painting onto wood, canvas and metal.  His professional artistic background includes commercial art and design, logo design, silk screening, printmaking, large commissioned public murals, sign painting, pin striping and airbrushing cars, sculpting, metal fabrication, woodcarving and tattooing. Exhibitions:  Fashion Moda (BXNY) Group Show 1980/Fun Gallery (NYC) group show 1981, Beef Gallery, (LA) Group Show 1981, Gallery International (NYC) Group Show 1985, Susan Greco Gallery (NY) Group Show 1990, Shady Side...

Oil on canvas

Alla prima oil painting with few final touches when dry. Beautiful weather with a big shining sun. And I’m standing there taking it all in. The many spectacular sights jump at my e...

Entitled - A fun carefree piece depicting a sunny day at the board park where western children play and entertain themselves. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an offic...

Oil on canvas Aziz Anzabi is a British artist with Iranian origins born in 1970 who lives & works in London, UK. He exhibits many artworks in the U.S, the Netherlands, and Iran. Anz...

Skittles and her friends love to relax by skating their cares away. Aside from the falling. The falling part hurts. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certif...

Ink & linocut on paper - sold with a frame 39 x 37 x 4 cm Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since...

Gold leaf, natural bitumen, tempera, ink & dry pastel

Collage, gouache, pastel sec & ex-voto

This equine racing painting "#10" by artist Anne Wolff is a 30x24 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a thoroughbred race horse in number ten purple silks being hot walked ...

Zhao De-Wei is a Chinese artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Beijing, China. Zhao’s art was initially based on Pollock’s select sprinkling techniques, but he also brings more co...

As these friends walk down the streets of New York they briefly pass a wall covered with decaying posters and graffiti. It is actually quite beautiful. It ...

As an aesthetic movement, Abstract Art has had its time, at least in terms of being the dominant style of modernism. Fine art can be recognisable again, and Realism is once again rec...

In his current series, “In Your Room”, Alex Blas explores modern day life by examining the private spaces of his friends. In these paintings, Blas carefully considers the shadows, co...

Oil on linen Simple wooden frame Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter with international exposure. Heavily influenced by Edward Hopper, sh...

Traveling to the past... :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...

Such is the joy of motherhood; like an astronomer watching the birth of stars; I see my daughter woven into the fabric of her world. As my daughter grows through a stage I can now...

Gestural, abstract expressionist painting on unstretched canvas. This work is signed, dated and titled on the back. Overall dimensions of the unstretched canvas are 56"x56". The pie...

This abstraction contrasts the use of paint and application, which shows the work in an expressive collision of shape and color. Most people are attracted to abstract paintings becau...

Tiger inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, USA and Mexico. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes...

Monopoly inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, USA and Mexico. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece co...

Two girls riding ponies on the beach, painted by oil on canvas :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...

A man and a boy in the boat going along the channel, painted by oil on canvas. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...

Richard Boigeol is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Marseille, France. Richard Boigeol is an artist at heart, music plays a central role in his life as in his work; ...

Rembovsky is the artist with formed, well-recognised authorial style of execution and conceptual vision. With his work, he boldly enters the European artistic space, and with his ori...

acrylic painting on the canvas. This canvas is inspired by african art, contemporary art, by Picasso, Matisse, Haring, Basquiat. It is also inspired by fresh, contemporary music I li...

A colorful composition combining bold red brushstrokes with straight edged abstraction. Many interesting textures here which add to the energy of the picture surface. Painted in lat...

Ann Vollum’s artistic practice is deeply rich and evocative, blending elements of personal history, cultural influences, and a commitment to sustainability....

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Dedicated and signed 'To the Bellows/from/George/Giguere' bottom right Soldiers at Rest

tony hernandez was born in Atlanta in 1964 and has been painting professionally since 1988. while he is a southern artist, his works are far from the re...

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Tobias Harrison is a British figurative painter born in 1950 who lives & works in Menton, France.

This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. Silver line separates the sky and the earth. I use professional grade materials and canvases, and the painting is finished wi...

I like that you can almost make out a teacher from behind the lectern, thought she is removed. And the background is dissolving into a forest. This helps me to think about the role o...

This work is part of a series of portraits of Geishas. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...

Sqiggly, squirmy abstract marks on an energetic background of mottled color. Many interesting textures here making for a lively surface. Not sure why I named it as such, seeings how ...

14" x 11" Unframed Mixed Media on Paper Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora

11" x 19" Unframed Original - Acrylic on Paper Original Drawing on Reverse Hand Signed by Rachel Isadora

Portrait of young William Lancaster Signed lower right

This painting is acrylic on deep-profile canvas, wire and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ...

I'm a child of New England in the 60's. I grew up in Boston, and spent my summers at my grandfather's house on Cape Cod and on my dad's boat on Nantucket. I have such fond memorie...

"Dried Flowers in Raku Vase" is an original oil painting by the Wisconsin-based artist Kevin Knopp. Known for his lyrical landscapes and sensitive still life, influenced by what the ...

In fact, this is my refreshed and corrected work. I did it about 3 years ago. To me she seemed dull and faded. I tried to give her a little life. As flav...

Big painting from hungarian artist Janos Kujbus. Story about painting: “As young people, we usually try to leave the house as soon as possi...

A medium sized unframed original acrylic painting that features retired couple Fred and Joan enjoying a quiet cuppa on a spring morning by the beach before the tourist season kicks i...

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Revere F. Wistehuff was one of the central group of cover artists in the New Rochelle Art Colony in the 1920's, '30s, '40s which i...

Oil on canvas. 20 x 16. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: No :: :: C...

This small psychological painting continues the themes of family and growing up. The us and them, the camaraderie of boundaries and how those family structures shape us into the peop...

Oil on canvas, 1994, 100 x 60 cm. A man walks, he notices something while he is going, then he goes further. The three shots, placed next to each other, partially overlapping, d...

"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up..." - 1 Corintians 13:4 This oil painting is framed in 2" cradled masonite. ...

Boys playing a game of street hockey in the crisp,autumnal air. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...

"The Big Opening" is a vibrant, passionate and energetic artwork on cardboard. It has many different layers and is painted in the tradition of Informel. The main colors are green, bl...

This painting is acrylic on deep-profile canvas, wired and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist...

The inner world of growing up. The lines are blurred as a kid, between the imagined world and reality. We are learning about the sexual hierarchy, the complicated unwritten rules. I ...

The Taiko drum was used during war to swell the warriors heart and create an atmosphere of ferocity. Samurai in Japan used this weapon well. This cultural p...

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published December 14, 1929. As Sandy and Lil retire to the sofa after dinner, Lil comments on how quiet Sandy has been after returning from hi...

This painting is acrylic on deep-profile canvas, wired and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist...

Signed Lower Center