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Gary Komarin Art

American, b. 1951

A forerunner of the post-painterly abstraction movement, contemporary artist Gary Komarin approaches each composition with a pure openness to inspiration. With every brushstroke, he builds a visual interpretation of his mindset in that moment, never knowing what he's going to paint next. Komarin asserts that, for him, "the best paintings are the paintings that paint themselves."

Komarin invites risk into his abstract work, and employs daring in every element of his pieces. From his adventurous deployment of spackle and house paint as mediums to his playful use of color and imperfect lines, he pulls forms from a backdrop of consciousness, rather than merely delivering images to a surface. He enjoys instilling a child's sense of wonder into his abstractions and still-lifes, invoking a toddler's experience of "seeing things without knowing what they are."

Born in New York City, Komarin is the son of a Czech architect and Austrian author. He attended art school at Boston University, where painter Phillip Guston became a mentor. Much of Komarin's work nods to Guston, without mimicking or replicating the latter’s signature cartoonish style. 

Komarin has exhibited in the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom and throughout continental Europe. In 1996, his work was included in an exhibition at 41 Green Street in New York. He has received numerous awards, including the New York Foundation for the Arts grant in painting, the Joan Mitchell Prize in Painting and the Edward Albee Foundation Fellowship. Komarin lives in rural Connecticut, where he continues to create new work. 

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Artist: Gary Komarin
Dealer: Julie Nester Gallery
Stacked Cakes, Cake L'Orange
By Gary Komarin
Located in Park City, UT
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Stacked Cakes, Red on White
By Gary Komarin
Located in Park City, UT
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Stacked Cakes, Creme on Pink
By Gary Komarin
Located in Park City, UT
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

Stacked Cakes, Deep Blue on Creme and White
By Gary Komarin
Located in Park City, UT
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

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Oil, Paper

Stacked Cakes, White on Dark Pink
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Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Stacked Cakes, Pink on White
By Gary Komarin
Located in Park City, UT
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
Category

2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Stacked Cakes, Pink on Pink
By Gary Komarin
Located in Park City, UT
Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Stacked Cakes, Blue on Black
By Gary Komarin
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Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Stacked Cakes, Blue on White (5 Layer)
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Born in New York City, the son of a Czech architect and Viennese writer, Gary Komarin is a risk taker in contemporary painterly abstraction. Komarin's stalwart images have an epic q...
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2010s Gary Komarin Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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