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Ian Hornak Abstract Prints

American, 1944-2002

Painter and draftsman Ian Hornak created vivid hyperrealist and Photorealist works, and was celebrated for his visionary incorporation of multiple-exposure photography into his landscape paintings.

The subject matter at the heart of the world’s finest Photorealist works flickers between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, and Hornak’s representational art is just as compelling, enveloping the viewer with rich imagery and vibrant colors.

The painter was born John Francis Hornak in Philadelphia to Slovakian immigrants who moved to New York when he was still an infant. He became enamored of visual art at an early age — for his ninth birthday, Hornak received a set of oil paints and a book about Renaissance paintings. He reproduced many of the book’s photos of the works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and others so well that they looked like the photographs themselves.

Hornak studied art at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts, he moved to New York City in 1968 and befriended Lowell Nesbitt. The realist artist introduced him to Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Robert Indiana and others. Hornak resisted the Abstract Expressionist and Pop styles of the era, instead creating work that was noted for its Surrealist and even Romantic elements.

In 1970, Hornak debuted his first paintings in his multiple-exposure style. A year later, the Tibor de Nagy Gallery hosted his first New York City solo exhibition, and his prominence in the art world grew. From 1986 until his death in 2002, Hornak produced botanical and still-life paintings inspired by Flemish and Dutch masters.

Hornak’s work can be found in the permanent collections of many institutions, such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and the Library of Congress.

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Artist: Ian Hornak
Angel Concert, Ian Hornak
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IAN HORAK (1944-2002) An American draughtsman, painter and printmaker, and one of the founding artists of the Hyperrealist and Photorealist art movements, Hornak produced Hyperrealis...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Ian Hornak abstract prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ian Hornak in screen print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1970s and is mostly associated with the Photorealist style. Not every interior allows for large Ian Hornak abstract prints, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of and Robert Cottingham. Ian Hornak abstract prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,800 and tops out at $1,800, while the average work can sell for $1,800.

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