Marcus Amerman Art

Primary Colour Series- Blue Cat is inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition. With strokes of gilded gold leaves, gesso and acrylic, Shizico Yi pain...

Abstract mixed media painting blending bold and rich colors by American artist Kismine Varner, 1990. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat...

Hand-painted portrait by Natasha Lelenco from her ongoing Currencies series, where symbolic economy, identity and social belonging converge through contemporary portraiture. In Exchange Currency #4, the stylized profile of a male figure in pale blue and gray emerges against a digitally abstracted floral pattern, echoing Eastern European textile...

John Pearson (American born 1940) "Study for Circus" 1985 Acrylic on canvas painting Hand signed verso, hangs from corner of canvas. Provenance: The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Bearing label verso: Dimensions: 19 x 19 in (it hangs in diamond shape which measures point to point 26.87 X 26.87 inches) Red, White, Blue, and Yellow abstract geometric painting. Circle and ellipse. John Pearson (British, 1940-was born in Yorkshire, England, and studied at the Harrogate School of Art, Yorkshire (National Diploma of Design, 1960), the Royal Academy Schools, London (Certificate, R.A.S 1963), the Akademie der Bildenden Kunst, Munich (1963–64, research fellow), and Northern Illinois University (M.F.A. 1966). He is known for hard edged, mod abstract oil painting on shaped canvas in geometric, curvilinear forms. For many years, Pearson has made paintings and low-relief sculpture, predominantly wall pieces, which use color, form, and various degrees of abstraction to modify the space of entire rooms. With work exhibited nationally and internationally in both solo and group shows, Pearson has also been sought for many site-specific commissions, both public and private. These are typically highly abstract, simplified, and nuanced; they’re often witty, too. Pearson early on became a devotee of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, a chief proponent of De Stijl (The Style), Pearson’s style has evolved from intense system-based abstract compositions to one more attuned to the spiritual influences of the natural environment. Pearson’s early style reflects the European reaction to expressionism and artistic emotionalism in the form of a rational, systematic approach to art (often called the “New Tendency”). An heir to the tenets of Constructivism, he investigated color within a predetermined linear or grid system that eliminated options after the artist’s initial choices. He was drawn to Cleveland in 1970 because of its reputation at the time for having a rich environment for abstract art, as two of the chief proponents of Kinetic art and op art, Julian Stanczak and Richard Anuszkeiwicz, worked there. Students of Josef Albers, the grand master of color theory who taught these two primary practitioners of the “Color Function” school of abstract art at Yale in the 1950s. Pearson’s early style reflects a European reaction to abstract expressionism that manifested itself in a rational, systematic approach to art.Since his emergence in 1960s London, John Pearson has been using mathematical systems and computer programs to generate hard-edged geometric compositions. His work is of the same genre as the artists of the Denise Rene Gallery in Paris, similar to Vasarely, Agam, Cruz Diez and Soto. His most recent work, with its circles and ellipses superimposed on patterns of wavy lines, brings a more easygoing approach to his particular breed of rule-based art. Pearson has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Canada Council, and has had solo exhibitions at institutions including the Akron Art Museum, the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in Rijeka, Croatia. Pearson was born in Yorkshire (Britain) and studied art at the Royal Academy Schools in London, did advanced work in Munich (Germany), and earned the M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) degree from Northern Illinois University. Before arriving to teach at Oberlin College in 1972, he taught at the University of New Mexico, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and the Cleveland Institute of Art. At Oberlin, he served as the Young-Hunter Professor of Art. John retired from teaching in 2014 but still occasionally works with students and lives in Oberlin where he educated several generations of appreciative liberal arts students. He also served as department chair and held the Young-Hunter endowed professorship from 1987 onward, until his retirement. Pearson travelled widely to paint, exhibit, and teach and received support from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others. His career received recognition via the Cleveland Arts Prize in 1975, while most recently he was recognized as a Special Honoree by the same organization. His paintings and sculptures are held in many public and private collections in the U.S., Canada, Europe, China, and Japan, as well as by museums, such as the Allen Art Museum (Oberlin), the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York), and the Art Institute of Chicago. Hard-Edged Select Group Exhibitions Abstract, Constructive, Concrete Mondrian huis, Amersfoort, Holland Chronologic Planet Art...

Pieces Falling into Place - Geometric Op-Art in Acrylic on Canvas (Triptych) This geometric triptych by Ralph Berko (American, b. 1950) features vividly colored prisms suspended ove...

This acrylic painting on 300 g/m² paper presents one of Nico Pearleyes’ most conceptually charged compositions, where thought itself becomes a living force. The Living Theory explore...

Luna Park is a mixed-media moon wall sculpture in foam clay and acrylics that recontextualizes lunar texture as a small stage for intimate narrative. This moon wall sculpture, execut...

SUNSET is a summer-inspired wall sculpture by Vera Vizzi that fuses foam clay, acrylic paint and enamel on a 45 × 45 × 7 cm fir wood panel. The composition depicts an aerial tennis c...

"Sunline (JUST PILL)" is a one-of-a-kind circular wall sculpture by Italian artist Vera Vizzi, created in 2023. Crafted in mixed media on hand-shaped fir wood, this minimalist piece ...

“Currency #271” from Natasha Lelenco’s ongoing Currencies series presents a monochrome black portrait against a vivid cobalt blue background, its surface punctuated by irregular red ...

Collage, 1989 Single work Handsigned by the artist in pencil Mixed media and collage on cardboard Dated February 6, 1989 Frame dimensions: 47 x 61.5 cm 32.00 cm. x 46.00 cm (image)...

This vibrant acrylic painting by Natasha Lelenco, part of her on process Ancestor Clones series, features a striking symbolic face depicted in intense shades of green. The portrait's...