Trudy Benson

Across the Net

2021

KEVIN APPEL Aggregate 5 (blue facade), 2023 Oil and acrylic on canvas over panel 60 x 48 inches 152.4 x 121.9 cm Signed and dated (verso) -- Kevin Appel’s paintings are built of fr...

NICK AGUAYO The Ostrich, 2022 Acrylic and marble dust on canvas 86 x 86 inches 218.4 x 218.4 cm Signed, titled, and dated (verso) -- Riddled with playful color and poppy graphics, ...

LISA CORINNE DAVIS Beguiling Basis, 2023 Oil on canvas 70 x 55 inches 177.8 x 139.7 cm Signed, titled, and dated (verso) -- Lisa Corinne Davis is a Brooklyn-based painter best know...

YUNHEE MIN Long Impulse (#03-22), 2022 Acrylic on linen 72 x 66 inches 182.9 x 167.6 cm Signed, titled, and dated (verso) -- Known for her large bands and use of color, Yunhee Min’...

YUNHEE MIN Round and Round (#05-22), 2022 Acrylic on linen 72 x 66 inches 182.9 x 167.6 cm Signed, titled, and dated (verso) -- Known for her large bands and use of color, Yunhee M...

LISA CORINNE DAVIS Simulated Scheme, 2023 Oil on canvas 70 x 55 inches 177.8 x 139.7 cm Signed, titled, and dated (verso) -- Lisa Corinne Davis is a Brooklyn-based painter best kno...

The present work of art titled "Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters)" is part of a series of paintings that the artist composed in the 1980s and 1990s inspired by the observation of the urban reality of those years. The artist take the cue from his walks in Florence, both in the center and in the suburbs, and by the observation of billboards and posters scattered throughout the city. The mass of information, colors, messages and words were carried on the canvas with acrylic colors, ideally reconstructing the tears and overlaps of all the information and advertising contained on these huge sheets of paper that invade our cities. The geometric lines are overlaid with jagged lines, overlaps and color dripping and also the choice in the color palette, with different shades of white, gray, rose, orange red and blue helps in rendering the result of the tears and ripped paper. The result is a beautiful multicolored modern abstract canvas, both aesthetically and ethically, with many rich layers of color, texture and expression in which the artist leaves his own message. The painting is housed in a simple modern white lacquer wood frame. Andrea Spinelli...

This romantic French 19th century allegoric oil painting on square canvas has a sky blue background, a fluffy cloud fills the central part of the painting where a woman is lying down playing the lyre, while a graceful cherub seems to twirl over her. This oil on canvas painting represents the allegory of music - with a woman dressed in classical clothes and a putto- a very popular theme during all the neoclassical age, with its lively scene inspired by the Rococo period. The composition creates a awesome trompe-l'œil effect thanks to the color palette scheme. Well painted white and gray shadings (chiaro scuro) that stands out from the light blue background in typical grisaille style. This painting originally was an over door frieze...

This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...

JParames is considered one of the most talented and promising Portuguese artists of his generation. Born in Lisbon in 1978, he studied at the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon. His work is represented in numerous private and public collections, national and international. Several exhibitions in galleries and public spaces have attracted public attention, allowing expose his work abroad, including France, Germany, Canada and USA. "Agora Gallery" in New York, writes about his "strong bold colors figures populate the paintings of JParames. strange characters evolve in mysterious scenes, triggering a clash of primary colors. This type of palette and composition, resemble the latest works of Matisse and Miró, "quoted in the prestigious newspaper Express. "The Magical Colors...

"Houses And River" Signed A. Huntington (English School) Oil on canvas Measures: Canvas - 60x110 cm (Gilt Wood Frame - 76x126 cm) Private collection. Framed

JParames is considered one of the most talented and promising Portuguese artists of his generation. Born in Lisbon in 1978, he studied at the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon....