Lucio Castagneri Art

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...

A female nude reclines on crumpled bedsheets with her hands entwined above her head. The viewer has a "glitch in the system" while gazing at her as her body becomes distorted. Masterfully painting with beautiful realism, this sensual painting...

Contemporary Surreal Cartoon Pen & Ink Drawing on Canvas entitled 'Green Man' by Contemporary British Artist. A rainbow of colours emerges from the earth, as man reaches forward. Symbolic visionary art from creative drawings, meditations & psychedelic visions in the late 1990's. Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 inches Fil Earthstomp is an enigmatic artist and musician from deep in the subculture of England. Born in 1976, he produced mainly drawings in the 1990's, leading to electronic musical compositions and video installations...

Acrylic on canvas, Framed. Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more ...

Acrylic on canvas, Framed. Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more ...

Acrylic on canvas, Framed. Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more than 10 ...

To evoke the French Riviera and the light of the South, a sketch made by Andrée de Frémont on the French Riviera has become canvas. It is camping a h...

This still-life drawing titled "Tell Your Ride" is an original artwork by James Oliver made of acrylic, graphite and color marker on canvas board. This piece measures 12" x 12" frame...

Years of collecting books, travel archives and studying art in Europe, went hand in hand with visiting historical monuments and grand palaces, remnants of past golden eras. This nostalgic raking over the past encompasses these inspirational elements, weaved together with her own curiosity in loose charcoal lines depicting Baroque, whimsical and once decadent interiors. “The rooms in my paintings are small trips to the past. I look for an alternative reality through a fictional scenario, represented by a dystopian era of booms and declines.” Francisca Ahlers...

Sanatan Dinda - Yugpurush - 40 x 30 inches (unframed size) Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Sanatan Dinda discovers the beautiful a midst the...

This is a hand painted oil and mixed media artwork on canvas by internet sensation mad charcoal professionally framed He is represented by Krause Gallery...

This piece titled "Dog Days" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser made from oil on canvas. This piece measures 14"h x 18"w framed, and ships with a gallery-issued Certificate o...