Ben Weiner Art
American, b. 1980
Ben Weiner is a New York based contemporary artist, living and working in Queens. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. By using products from his daily routines as his medium (such as paint, jewelry, medications and cosmetics), Ben Weiner maps out a picture of himself as the sum of his habits. His large-scale paintings and drawings address contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products, whether by using cosmetics, consuming energy drinks or taking illegal drugs.
Weiner has described his process with medications and drugs as a “material embodiment of altered perception.” These series invoke the shifting cultural/legal status of drugs, and post-Covid anxieties surrounding mortality and mental health — issues that Weiner understands well coming from a family of medical professionals. Weiner often titles his works using a mixture of Spanish and English, reflecting the influence of his mixed ethnic background upon his practice of material translation. This influence extends back to his family’s fiber craft traditions of Puerto Rican Mundillo weaving and quilting, all of which inform his creation of works that assert formalism’s relation to the personal.
Weiner studied painting under muralist José Lazcarro Toquero at La Universidad de las Americas (Mexico), before completing his BA at Wesleyan University (CT). His work has been exhibited widely within the US and internationally, at institutions including The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Tarble Art Center, The Carnegie Art Museum, ArtSpace, La Gruta (CDMX), and The Boca Raton Museum of Art. Weiner has been included in recent gallery exhibitions at 56 Henry, Ochi Gallery, Below Grand, Grey Area, Hunted Projects, and Mark Moore Gallery. His work is represented in various public collections, including Microsoft, Sammlung, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection. He has been featured in publications including Artforum, Artnews, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, W Magazine, Interview Magazine, Artsy, and Vogue.to
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Oracle
By Ben Weiner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oracle by Ben Weiner, American (1980)
Oil on Canvas, signed verso
Size: 64 x 96 in. (162.56 x 243.84 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Inkjet
Gel Monochrome #6
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gel Monochrome #6 is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 22 x 14.75 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Gel Monochrome #6 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Polychrome Gel #7
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polychrome Gel #7 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 12 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Polychrome Gel #7 2019'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Phaedra II Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Phaedra II Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20 × 30 in (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hugo Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Hugo Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quilt Colors IV Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Quilt Colors IV Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 58 × 100 in (147.3 × 254 cm)
signed and dated verso
By photographing paint an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Studio Colors I Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Studio Colors I Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 × 100 in (137.2 × 254 cm)
signed and dated verso
By photographing paint an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crazy Quilt #1 Painting Oil on Canvas, 2021
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Crazy Quilt #1 Painting Oil on Canvas, 2021
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 14 × 18 in (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
December 20 1996 Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper , 2023
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
December 20 1996, 2023, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Codeine solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Codeine solution
Dimensions: 40 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Ink on Chromatography Paper Soaked in Advil Solution, June, 2023
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
June, 2023, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil solution
Dimensions: 40 × 30 in (101.6 ×...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Viagra Flowers (Orange, Purple) Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2020
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Viagra Flowers (Orange, Purple), 2020
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Viagra solution
Dimensions: 14 × 11 1/4 in (35.6 × 28.6 cm)
By photograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Ink on Chromatography Paper Soaked in 5-Hour Energy Solution Painting, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
July 3, 2021; 2024, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in 5-hour Energy solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in 5-hour Energy solution
Dimensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Pink Glass (Oracle) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2006 -2007
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Pink Glass (Oracle), 2006 -2007
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 64 × 96 in (162.6 × 243.8 cm)
Signed and dated verso
By photographing paint and luxurious ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oracle II Painting Oil on Linen, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Oracle II Painting Oil on Linen, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on linen
Dimensions: 24 × 18 in (61 × 45.7 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close rang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
What Came First Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
What Came First, 2007
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 64 × 96 in (162.6 × 243.8 cm)
signed and dated verso
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cigarette Quilt (for Anne) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2023
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Cigarette Quilt (for Anne) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2023
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 48 in (152.4 × 121.9 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Garden Palette I (Dobbs Ferry) Painting Oil on Prepared Paper, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Garden Palette I (Dobbs Ferry) Painting Oil on Prepared Paper, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on prepared paper
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.2 cm)
By photographing pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
May 1 2023 (Colors of You) Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2023
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
May 1 2023 (Colors of you) , 2023, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil/Codeine solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil/Codeine s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Quilt Colors III Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Quilt Colors III Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 44 × 100 in (111.8 × 254 cm)
signed and dated verso
By photographing paint a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colors II Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Colors II Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 55 × 100 in (139.7 × 254 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Weekend 2 (August 6/7 2022) Ink on 2 sheets, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Weekend 2 (August 6/7 2022), 2024, Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Vodka and Tylenol solutions
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Polychrome Gel #15
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polychrome Gel #15 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 24 x 18 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Polychrome Gel #15 2020'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mirror Pearls
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mirror Pearls is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 12.25 x 16.25 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Mirror Pearls 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"My paintings of pearls and hair gel merge varied notions of art as creation with biological and mythological concepts of creation. Visually, the pearls seem to emerge from the hair gel, suggesting biological processes such as cellular division, or the primordial soup that preceded life on earth. The all-over, abstract qualities of the hair gel recall the abstract expressionists’ concepts of the sublime art object and art as a transcendent act of creation. Additionally, the pearl itself is a naturally produced object of profound beauty. I use it to symbolize my understanding of creation as a feminine power, intrinsically linked to beauty (as in Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus). Finally, the pearls are an ode to Audrey Flack, one of my early artistic influences." - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Reflection Pearls II
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Reflection Pearls II is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 29.75 x 41.25 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Reflection Pearls II 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"My paintings of pearls and hair gel merge varied notions of art as creation with biological and mythological concepts of creation. Visually, the pearls seem to emerge from the hair gel, suggesting biological processes such as cellular division, or the primordial soup that preceded life on earth. The all-over, abstract qualities of the hair gel recall the abstract expressionists’ concepts of the sublime art object and art as a transcendent act of creation. Additionally, the pearl itself is a naturally produced object of profound beauty. I use it to symbolize my understanding of creation as a feminine power, intrinsically linked to beauty (as in Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus). Finally, the pearls are an ode to Audrey Flack, one of my early artistic influences." - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
5-hour Energy Collage Sculpture, 2014
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
5-hour Energy Collage, 2014
Additional information:
Medium: Culpture: Crystallized 5-hour energy on painted wood base
Dimensions: 15 × 15 × 15 in (38.1 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
By photogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Wood
Ink on Chromatography Paper Soaked in Marijuana Solution Painting, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
May 2, 2021; 2024, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Marijuana solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in 5-hour Energy solution
Dimensions: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
White Fur Crystal Painting Oil on Prepared Paper, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
White Fur Crystal, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on prepared paper
Dimensions: 10 1/2 × 14 in (26.7 × 35.6 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close ran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Codeine (Grey) Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Codeine (Grey) Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Codeine solution
Dimensions: 22 × 18 in (55.9 × 45.7 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Oracle of Envy Painting Oil on Vellum, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Oracle of Envy, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on vellum
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range, then using t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Oil, Vellum
Gel Abstract (Pink, Purple, Blue) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2021
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Gel Abstract (Pink, Purple, Blue), 2021
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12 × 24 in (30.2 × 61 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Haunted House Painting Oil on Linen, 2021
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Haunted House Painting Oil on Linen, 2021
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 12 × 16 in (30.2 × 40.6 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at clos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Ink on Chromatography Paper Soaked in Marijuana Solution Painting, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
May 8th 2019; 2022, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Marijuana solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Marijuana solution
Dimensions: Ink...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Week 1 (April 13-19 2020) Painting Ink on 7 Sheets of Chromatography Paper, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Week 1 (April 13-19 2020), 2024, Ink on 7 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Vodka, Marijuana, Tylenol, Gin, Advil, Mezcal, and Amoxicillin solutions
Additional information:
M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
La Viga Painting Oil on Linen, 2021
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
La Viga Painting Oil on Linen, 2021
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 24 × 30 in (61 × 76.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Weekend 3 (July 16/17 2005) Painting Ink on 2 sheets, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Weekend 3 (July 16/17 2005), 2024, Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Vicodin and Vodka solutions
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Me da Dolor Painting Oil on Linen, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Me da Dolor Painting Oil on Linen, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Linen
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
September 5 2023 Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2023
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
September 5 2023, 2023, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Advil solution
Dimensions: 40 × 30...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Phaedra Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Phaedra Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orange Flowers III Painting Ink on Paper Soaked in Opium Solution, 2015
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Orange Flowers III, 2015
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on paper soaked in opium solution
Dimensions: 18 1/4 × 22 1/4 in (46.4 × 56.5 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Baby Quilt Painting Oil on Burlap, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Baby Quilt Painting Oil on Burlap, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Burlap
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Viagra Flowers (Purple Orange Pink) Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2020
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Viagra Flowers (Purple Orange Pink), 2020
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Viagra solution
Dimensions: 40 × 32 in (101.6 × 81.3 cm)
By photogra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Viagra Flowers III Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2020
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Viagra Flowers III, 2020
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Viagra solution
Dimensions: 12 × 9 in (30.2 × 22.9 cm)
By photographing paint and lux...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Garden Palette II Painting Oil on Prepared Paper, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Garden Palette II Painting Oil on Prepared Paper, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on prepared paper
Dimensions: 9 × 12 in (22.9 × 30.2 cm)
By photographing paint and luxur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
November 24 2019 (Amanecer Interior) Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
November 24 2019 (Amanecer Interior), 2024, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Marijuana/Kombucha solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
August 24, 2023 (Ondas de Luz) Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
August 24, 2023 (Ondas de Luz), 2024, Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Claritin solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Claritin solution...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
El Ultimo Beso Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
El Ultimo Beso Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tinto Sin Color Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Tinto Sin Color Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer (Kerhonkson) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Summer (Kerhonkson) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild Flowers (Minnewaska) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Wild Flowers (Minnewaska) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Additional information:
Medium: Wild Flowers (Minnewaska) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2022
Dimensions: 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Weekend 1 (April 8/9 2023) Ink on 2 Sheets, 2024
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Weekend 1 (April 8/9 2023), 2024, Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography paper soaked in Mezcal and Marijuana solution
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on 2 sheets of chromatography p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Orange Flowers I Drawing, Collage or other Work on Paper, 2015
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Orange Flowers I, 2015
Additional information:
Medium: Drawing, Collage or other Work on Paper
Dimensions: 18 × 18 in (45.7 × 45.7 cm)
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper
Polychrome Gel #11
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polychrome Gel #11 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 18 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Polychrome Gel #11 2019'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oceanic Pearls
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oceanic Pearls is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 15.75 x 22 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Oceanic Pearls 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"My paintings of pearls and hair gel merge varied notions of art as creation with biological and mythological concepts of creation. Visually, the pearls seem to emerge from the hair gel, suggesting biological processes such as cellular division, or the primordial soup that preceded life on earth. The all-over, abstract qualities of the hair gel recall the abstract expressionists’ concepts of the sublime art object and art as a transcendent act of creation. Additionally, the pearl itself is a naturally produced object of profound beauty. I use it to symbolize my understanding of creation as a feminine power, intrinsically linked to beauty (as in Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus). Finally, the pearls are an ode to Audrey Flack, one of my early artistic influences." - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled (paint) #14, 2018
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (Paint) #14 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 16 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Untitled (Paint) #14 2018'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs. In Weiner's Paint series (depicting oil paint on a palette) he explores the upended relationship between process and product.
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Darkness Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Darkness Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 64 x 96 in
By photographing paint and luxurious ephem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dream of the Centerless World Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Dream of the Centerless World Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 64 x 182 inches
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Fruit Flavors Painting, 2013
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Still Life With Fruit Flavors, 2013
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in 5-hour Energy
Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.5 in
By photographing paint and luxuriou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Synergasm Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2013
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Synergasm, 2013
Additional information:
Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Viagra solution
Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.5 in
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at clo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Science Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
Science Painting Oil on Canvas, 2007
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 64.5 x 96 in
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range, then using...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Crimes of Paris (Pink Hair Gel) Painting Oil on Canvas, 2008
By Ben Weiner
Located in Orange, CA
The Crimes of Paris (Pink Hair Gel), 2008
Additional information:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 64 x 197 in
By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range, then u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ben Weiner Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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