Skip to main content

Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

South African, b. 1971

Gavin Rain studied Art and Neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town. Influenced by Seurat, the 20th century Russian avant-garde, art and a number of architects, he started exploring and developing his own neo-pointillism technique around 2003–04.

Rain's style arises from the need to present a new perspective where the purpose is to compel the viewer to recognize the narrative that is hidden from sight, the one that is discovered only when going back from the painting. The artist compares his work with our lives. Up close things are interesting, with a lot of texture and noise, and not very clear. But, taking a step back, we see the influence that people and things have in our lives, and how it is built of every individual dot.

Through his art, Rain seeks to expand the visual and cognitive horizons of people.

Rain has participated in various fairs, mainly in Europe and the United States as well as both individual and collective exhibitions around the world. His participation in the Venice Biennale in 2011 and 2013 stands out in particular, for it got a lot of attention.

Find Gavin Rain art on 1stDibs.

to
1
4
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
5
5
5
2
2
7
509
313
280
231
3
2
Artist: Gavin Rain
Monica - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots
Monica - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

Monica - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

By Gavin Rain

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

In order to gain awareness of something that is concealed yet right in front of your eyes, or hidden in plain sight, you must distance yourself. Rain´s art is a metaphor for life. Ra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

View to Asheville Acrylic Painting, Contemporary, Signed, 2010-

View to Asheville Acrylic Painting, Contemporary, Signed, 2010-

By Gavin Rain

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Gavin Rain’s “View to Asheville” is an expansive and atmospheric work that blends landscape, memory, and abstraction through the artist’s signature concentric-circle technique. At cl...

Category

2010s Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

With Grace Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art, 2010-

With Grace Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Figurative Art, 2010-

By Gavin Rain

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

In “With Grace,” Gavin Rain captures elegance through a luminous arrangement of color, pattern, and form. Built from countless concentric circles, the composition initially reads as ...

Category

2010s Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Brigitte Pensive Acrylic Painting in Contemporary Pointillist Style

Brigitte Pensive Acrylic Painting in Contemporary Pointillist Style

By Gavin Rain

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Gavin Rain’s “Brigitte Pensive” transforms a familiar cinematic presence into a dazzling study of color, perception, and memory. Composed through hundreds of meticulously painted con...

Category

2010s Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vivian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots
Vivian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

Vivian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

By Gavin Rain

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

In order to gain awareness of something that is concealed yet right in front of your eyes, or hidden in plain sight, you must distance yourself. Rain´s art is a metaphor for life. Ra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Related Items
Golfer Swinging, Vintage 7 Up Ad "Get Real Action" in Green and Yellow - Golf
Golfer Swinging, Vintage 7 Up Ad "Get Real Action" in Green and Yellow - Golf

Golfer Swinging, Vintage 7 Up Ad "Get Real Action" in Green and Yellow - Golf

By Bob Peak

Located in Miami, FL

This strobe-like dynamic composition with bright and bold colors reflects the energetic taste of the 7 Up brand. It lies somewhere between abstraction and figuration. Peaks' use of b...

Category

1960s American Modern Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Pink Africa, Painting
Pink Africa, Painting

Pink Africa, Painting

By Manuel Santelices

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Beyond Adventure - Meeting of Chunja

Korean Contemporary Art by Shin Seung-Hun - Beyond Adventure - Meeting of Chunja

By Shin Seung-Hun

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on canvas Shin Seung-Hun is a South-Korean artist born in 1979 who lives & works in Jeju Island, Korea. He is considered by critics as the new Korean Takashi Murakami. ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Morning. Kyiv. Ukraine" Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
"Morning. Kyiv. Ukraine" Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed

"Morning. Kyiv. Ukraine" Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed

By Nataliya Bagatskaya

Located in Zofingen, AG

A refined example of contemporary narrative realism, this painting juxtaposes classical compositional balance with distinctly modern symbolism. A poised female figure dressed in blac...

Category

2010s Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Haitian School, Caribbean Marketplace Signed H. Malcolm Jawi
Haitian School, Caribbean Marketplace Signed H. Malcolm Jawi

Haitian School, Caribbean Marketplace Signed H. Malcolm Jawi

Located in New York, NY

Unknown Haitian School Artist Untitled (Marketplace), 2002 Acrylic on canvas 29 x 19 1/4 in. Signed and dated lower right: H. Malcolm Jawi 2002

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Blue Mona Lisa'" Contemporary Leonardo da Vinci Inspired Figure Pixel Painting
"Blue Mona Lisa'" Contemporary Leonardo da Vinci Inspired Figure Pixel Painting

"Blue Mona Lisa'" Contemporary Leonardo da Vinci Inspired Figure Pixel Painting

By Francisco Vital

Located in Houston, TX

Contemporary pop art inspired pixelated rendition of a detail from Leonardo da Vinci's renowned painting, the "Mona Lisa." Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted blocks...

Category

2010s Pop Art Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Miniature Painting of New York City Traffic on Rainy Night by British Artist
Miniature Painting of New York City Traffic on Rainy Night by British Artist

Miniature Painting of New York City Traffic on Rainy Night by British Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Miniature Painting of New York City Traffic on Rainy Night - a unique original from leading Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. Part of the New York Collection. Art measures 6 ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s
Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s

Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s

Located in London, GB

'Hidden Portraits XIX', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

Category

1980s Modern Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

"Paris at Night" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
"Paris at Night" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas

"Paris at Night" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited compositions are both dramatic and invigorating, capturing the fleeting moment of innocence swept up in bold color and seemingly controlled movement. She demonstrates a whimsical expression of femininity and formality; a stunning display of understated grandeur. It is as if the shape's only purpose is to hold the magnificent colors. Painted oil on canvas, signed and dated verso. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Inspired by whimsey and purity of the feminine form, Cindy Shaoul is known for her impressionistic and abstract style. She is best known for her series of Brides, Dripping Dots and Hearts, as well as her Plein air street scenes of quintessential New York spots. Shaoul’s works can be found in permanent collections of 100’s of Corporate and Private Collections around the world. Since her first solo show at the Parsons School of Design in 2009, her work has been showcased internationally in Busan South Korea and has shown at Art Fairs in Miami, Palm Beach, Dallas, and New York. She has had numerous Solo exhibitions and this year has garnered the attention of Actress Lily J. Collins and the like. Her love of painting began at the age of 18 when she was on Thanksgiving break from college. She painted a 9 foot colorful, abstract Mural in her Mothers' art studio and never stopped after that. She later traveled to Hungary and Budapest, picking up inspiration and studying abroad for 2 years, which has connected lifelong experiences that would influence her art today. Upon returning to New York City, she would continue her artistic education at the Art Students League, where she worked under the tutelage of Joseph Peller, Gregg Kreutz...

Category

2010s Abstract Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Gold and Pink in Paris" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting Paper
"Gold and Pink in Paris" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting Paper

"Gold and Pink in Paris" Abstract Figure Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting Paper

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

Category

2010s Abstract Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Barcelona Nights" Abstract Figure in Chanel Gown Haute Couture Painting
"Barcelona Nights" Abstract Figure in Chanel Gown Haute Couture Painting

"Barcelona Nights" Abstract Figure in Chanel Gown Haute Couture Painting

By Cindy Shaoul

Located in New York, NY

Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...

Category

2010s Abstract Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Previously Available Items
June - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots
June - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

June - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

By Gavin Rain

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

In order to gain awareness of something that is concealed yet right in front of your eyes, or hidden in plain sight, you must distance yourself. Rain´s art is a metaphor for life. Ra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Grace In Green - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots
Grace In Green - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

Grace In Green - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots

By Gavin Rain

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

In order to gain awareness of something that is concealed yet right in front of your eyes, or hidden in plain sight, you must distance yourself. Rain´s art is a metaphor for life. Ra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Gavin Rain Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Gavin Rain figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Gavin Rain figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Gavin Rain in acrylic paint, canvas, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Gavin Rain figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 48 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of David Mellen, Tadeo Zavaleta, and Yari Ostovany. Gavin Rain figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18,863 and tops out at $25,000, while the average work can sell for $23,478.