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"Backstage Rant" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This large scale conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, features, in bold
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Conceptual Text Based Painting "Lousy Director"
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the imagery of a film director is overwritten with the text: ...I am
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
"Architecture Joke" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, combines stylized painting of
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Double Fantasty" Text Based Conceptual Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
large scale conceptual text based by New York artist, David Kramer reads: "I am all for socialism if it
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Satirical Text Based Conceptual Painting: "Log Entries..."
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
38"x27" signed by the artist, David Kramer. (acrylic, pencil on gessoed paper) In this conceptual
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
H 38 in W 26.5 in D 0.005 in
"Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This text based fiber work by New York artist, David Kramer incorporates elements of crafting known
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"#Pleasantcats" Large Scale Conceptual Text Based, Abstract Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, incorporates gestural
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
H 61 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"Dual Chamber Confinement Study" watercolor ink, text based conceptual painting
By Patricia Smith
Located in New York, NY
light washes of color, depicting pools of blue water and waves. Part of Smith's conceptual works, this
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"NeoRealism (on the Subway)" conceptual, text based work on paper
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the text "Keeping it Real...Whatever That Means" is written in bold
Category
2010s Conceptual Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
H 38 in W 25 in D 0.005 in
Conceptual Text Based Painting "Paved with Gold" (tax the poor, feed the rich)
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the title: "Paved with Gold" counters the text which overwrites the
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
H 38 in W 26 in D 0.005 in
Kick Against the Pricks, Conceptual, Pop, Protest, Text Art, Signed/N - Framed
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
Bochner, famous for his conceptual word art, transforms the ancient proverb, "It is hard for thee to kick
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Graphite, Pencil
H 12.5 in W 30 in D 0.5 in
"The Thoughts in My Head #41 Standing Next to You" conceptual text painting
By Lisa Levy
Located in New York, NY
This Conceptual Text based painting features the words "When you look here imagine me standing next
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
been reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
been reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
been reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
been reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
been reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques, and The New Yorker. She was
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, Signed Conceptual Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques, and The New Yorker. She was
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Large Sky Blue Color Iris Print Text Based Conceptual Muse X LA Artist 1 of 2 A
By Fred Fehlau
Located in Surfside, FL
, 2011
Selected Exhibitions:
2014 The Avant-Guard Collection, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital Pigment
Large Sky Blue Color Iris Print Text Based Conceptual Muse X LA Artist 1 of 2 B
By Fred Fehlau
Located in Surfside, FL
, 2011
Selected Exhibitions:
2014 The Avant-Guard Collection, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital Pigment
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, NFS Sample Conceptual Taxidermy Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques, and The New
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Birds, Cibachrome Photograph Print, NFS Sample Conceptual Taxidermy Art
By Brenda Zlamany
Located in Surfside, FL
reproduced in The New York Times Magazine, Artforum, Flashart, Art in America, Art and Antiques, and The New
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Russian Samizdat Art Conceptual Compass Sculpture Assemblage Gerlovin, Gerlovina
Located in Surfside, FL
Soviet Union, described in their book Russian Samizdat Art. Based on a play of paradoxes, their work is
Category
1980s Conceptual Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Russian Samizdat Art Conceptual Photo Sculpture Assemblage Gerlovin & Gerlovina
Located in Surfside, FL
, described in their book Russian Samizdat Art. Based on a play of paradoxes, their work is rich with
Category
1980s Conceptual Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Ken Aptekar Contemporary Conceptual Judaica Art Drawing Go Study Chasidic Rabbis
By Ken Aptekar
Located in Surfside, FL
inches, wood frame with acrylic glazing
Ken Aptekar is an artist who combines painting with text. He
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Film, Graphite, Pigment
"Palimpsest 1"- Abstract Fine Art Painting with Multi-Layered Text
Located in Brooklyn, NY
conceptual and performance artist, poet, vocalist and writer. Her art has been exhibited & collected in China
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Russian Samizdat Art Pioneers Conceptual Photo Photograph Gerlovin & Gerlovina
Located in Surfside, FL
, described in their book Russian Samizdat Art. Based on a play of paradoxes, their work is rich with
Category
1990s Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
NOW III: contemporary abstract mixed media street art painting; graffiti, text
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
, public art installations, and community art projects based around participation and everyday visual
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
By Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Uruguayan artist, curator, art critic, and academic who was at the forefront of 1960s Conceptual Art
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
By Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Uruguayan artist, curator, art critic, and academic who was at the forefront of 1960s Conceptual Art
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
By Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Conceptual Art. Camnitzer works primarily in sculpture, printmaking, and installation, exploring topics such
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
By Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Uruguayan artist, curator, art critic, and academic who was at the forefront of 1960s Conceptual Art
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
By Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Uruguayan artist, curator, art critic, and academic who was at the forefront of 1960s Conceptual Art
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Friend Ship Carry Me - Contemporary Conceptual Abstraction on Paper, Purple
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Friend Ship Carry Me" is a text-based conceptual contemporary work by artist Vivian Liddell. This
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype
Luis Camnitzer Uruguayan Artist 1989 Original Hand Signed Conceptual Silkscreen
By Luis Camnitzer
Located in Miami, FL
text-based works.
One of Camnitzer's notable contributions to art is his exploration of ""conceptualism
Category
1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Paper
A part: abstract photograph w/ nudes & text on black from hand-etched photogram
By Jenny Lynn
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
photo-based artist whose unique and varied work ranges from conceptual photographs to photograms
Category
1970s Abstract Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Topkapi Pullman (based on Mural for Lobby, Suburban Train Station, Philadelphia)
By Joyce Kozloff
Located in New York, NY
acrylic work on paper is based upon of one of two mosaic panels for the Suburban Station, an art deco
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Street Art Mixed Media Painting "Bang" Graffiti Style California Latino Artist
By Aldo Valdez
Located in Surfside, FL
, a shift occurred from text-based works of early in the decade to visually conceptual street art such
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Street Art Mixed Media Painting "Bang" Graffiti Style California Latino Artist
By Aldo Valdez
Located in Surfside, FL
, a shift occurred from text-based works of early in the decade to visually conceptual street art such
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Gil Scullion, You First, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Gil Scullion, You Forget, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Gil Scullion, You Get, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand_cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Gil Scullion, Your Existence, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Gil Scullion, Your Convictions, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Gil Scullion, You Need, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Gil Scullion, You Walk, 2017, 20 sheets stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
in wood box
Gil Scullion’s conceptual text-based work has been featured in exhibitions at Real Art
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
H 15.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Two Screenprinted pillow cases (one hand signed by Baldessari) in bespoke box
By John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
boxed set:
Issue 22 of THE THING Quarterly is by LA-based conceptual artist John Baldessari. It consists
Category
2010s Conceptual More Art
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Cardboard, Fabric, Cotton, Screen
Empty Words, Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wellesley (Havana, 1979) Cuban-born artist based in Guttenberg, New Jersey. He received a BFA in Fine Arts
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Steel
All Palaces
By Robert Montgomery
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Debord, and the French student protesters of May 1968, Robert Montgomery’s text-based conceptual works
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Oak, LED Light, Polymer
Wilhold Up the Mirror Photograph and Mixed Media Assemblage Wall Hanging Artwork
By Dennis Hopper
Located in Surfside, FL
Minimalism, Arte Povera, Conceptual and Text-based art. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of Dia Art
Category
1960s Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Mixed Media
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Shaping the Essence, Aluminum Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
+ 1AP
Jorge Wellesley (Havana, 1979) Cuban-born artist based in Guttenberg, New Jersey. He received a
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
Jennifer Steinkamp, text and photo combinations by Bill Barminski and Nancy Dwyer, and conceptual
Category
1990s Conceptual Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
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