Clem$ Paintings

A deep ochre warmth spreads across this generously scaled oil on canvas, measuring H 31.9 in x W 39.4 in x D 0.8 in, pulling the eye across an undulating rural landscape that breathe...

Michael Tole says of his work… This work draws a connection between the didactic moralizing tendencies of Neo Classicism (represented in the style of the painting) and Modernism (represented in the architectural setting). Though modern art eschews the naturalistic imagery used by Neo Classicists, both movements pursued a self-important, austere, self-consciously masculine aesthetic that they saw as synonymous with virtue. Set in the MoMA courtyard, a passel of men lounge about, regarding a golden statue which looks terribly out of place in this modernist vitrine. The uncomfortable architectural setting, prisonlike and cold, provides a foil for the odalisque-like young men sprawled on hard stone benches and paying homage to the central idol. In my current work, The Revisionist Histories, I am writing letters to art history, literature, and mythology in an attempt to reflect the social changes that have reshaped our society over the past century.  As part of this agenda, I explore the evolution of gender norms, power dynamics, and representation within Western visual culture and what this implies for the negotiation between pleasure, justice, and our culturally specific discourse on beauty.    The seed for The Revisionist Histories was sewn when I caught a glimpse of my preteen daughters watching music videos on their iPad as I chopped veggies for dinner.  Out of the corner of my eye I caught glimpses of music videos featuring Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and Doja Cat gyrating across the tiny screen.  A better parent might have snatched the iPad away, but I was overcome with hallucinatory visions of this pop diva...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves in varying blues, grays, reds, gold, and browns by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whit...

Fetching acrylic and fixed oil pastel abstract incorporating a myriad of jewel tone colors by French artist Collioure, 1968. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a w...

L. Richard Enchantment, 2025 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Size: 30 x 40 in

Oil painting of four figures under a light by French artist Bidaud, circa 1990. Signed lower right. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...

Dynamic acrylic abstract painting, combining bold geometric shapes in black with deep jewel tones of blue, green, and purple by French artist Eros, 2011. Signed lower left. Origina...

Light and colorful acrylic abstract of flower like shapes against a bright red background by Imes, circa 1990. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold borde...

Abstract painting on bold bluish/dark gray background with shades of gold/borwn by English artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat w...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a go...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a go...

This painting is a quietly luminous depiction of a snow-covered garden in winter, rendered in oil on canvas at H 23.6 in x W 28.7 in. Bare deciduous trees dominate the foreground and...