$2,600
"Single Shape System Natural 002" symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
$2,600
"Single Shape System Natural 001" symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
"Baldessari Dot (Red)" symbols, language, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Baldessari Dot (Blue)" symbols, language, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Night Owl" blue and orange, dots, symbols, language, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Shapeshifter" blue and orange, dots, symbols, language, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Hungry Hippos" red, hands, symbols, language, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Schläger" blue and orange, dots, symbols, language, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,600
"Single Shape System 002" green, symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
"Single Shape System 001" red, symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Acrylic, Wood
$2,600
"Single Shape System 003" green, symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
$2,600
"Single Shape System 006" pink, symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
$2,600
"Single Shape System 004" blue, symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
$2,600
"Single Shape System 005" orange, symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Wood, Acrylic
"Sisyphus" symbol, language, abstract, wall sculpture, landscape, figure
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Esteban Patino is an Atlanta-based artist whose latest body of work, Shapeshifter, explores the deconstruction of meaning.
Acrylic, Canvas
$16,000
'I Will Be Your Slave' - surrealist, large-scale painting, colorful, patterns
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,400
'Roland' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
$1,400
'Rose' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
$1,400
'Uwe' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
$1,400
'Konrad' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
'Heaps of Language I' - small sculpture, puzzle sculpture, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Plexiglass
'Nose Bleed' - collage, abstract figure, found paper, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
$1,400
'Uno' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
'Greta' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
$6,000
'XOXO' - large-scale abstract painting, modern, black, white, red, symbols
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Canvas, Acrylic
$9,000
'Single Shape System' large-scale abstract, modern, black, white, green, symbols
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Acrylic, Wood
$11,000
'Mumbo Jumbo' - large-scale abstract, 3-D, sculptural, black and white, wood
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Wood, Acrylic
'Riddle' large-scale abstract, modern, red and black, Colombian Artist
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Acrylic, Canvas
$10,000
'Possible Structure For A New Language #29' large-scale abstract, modern, white
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Wood, Acrylic
'Possible Structure For A New Language' - large-scale abstract, modern
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Wood, Acrylic
$2,200
'Gang of Four' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, risograph
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Archival Paper
$2,600
'My Gang Will Get You' - 3-D collage, abstract, bright colors, modern, minimal
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Archival Paper
'Frau E.' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, yellow, eye
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
'Die Ostsiete' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, yellow
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
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H 57 in W 57 in
'The Superfluous Man' - surrealist, large-scale painting, colorful, patterns
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 22 in W 15 in
'In Vino Veritas' - collage, abstract figure, found paper, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 16 in W 11 in
'Martin' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 24 in W 12 in D 12 in
'Heaps of Language II' - small sculpture, puzzle sculpture, abstract
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Plexiglass
Sold
H 16 in W 11 in
'Ulli' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 16 in W 11 in
'Nicolas' - collage, abstract portrait, found paper, black and white, surrealism
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 30 in W 20 in
'Kboom' - 3-D collage, abstract, white and red, modern, minimal
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Archival Paper
Sold
H 23.25 in W 16.5 in
'Das Schwein' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, purple
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 23.25 in W 16.5 in
'Dar Wolf' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, yellow
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 23.25 in W 16.5 in
'Blumenmann' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collages, and sculptures that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Magazine Paper
Sold
H 14 in W 7 in D 7 in
'Small Palindrome' - small sculpture, puzzle sculpture, abstract, black
By Esteban Patino
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino creates paintings, collage and sculptural works that explore the multitudes of language creation and perception.
Wood
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
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