Scott K. Duff Art

This beautiful painting by Perrine Honoré explores the intimate relationship between the human body and the natural world through a layered, abstract-figurative composition. Fragment...

Italo Scanga (Italian American 1932-2001) Mixed Media (with hand painted sculpture frame) Charcoal, gouache, acrylic paint, paper 1987-1988 Dimensions: Measures 26.5" x 20.5" x .75" framed. Hand signed and dated in the lower right corner. Provenance: On the back, there is writing to indicate this piece was included in a 1990 showing at Chico State's University Art Gallery. This painting and painted frame by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. It features a face and cypress tree. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era. Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints. Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art. Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints. He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture, to Cubism to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend. Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life. Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker...

Emotions and Textures bursts with gestural freedom and expressive layering, capturing the raw vitality of contemporary abstraction. With bold brushstrokes, spray textures, and a vibr...

Coral Pieces is a bold and immersive abstract painting that draws inspiration from organic marine forms, interpreted through vibrant color fields and dynamic gestures. Vivid blues an...

"The Bullfight" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused wit...

In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...

In Fluo Ocean Perrine marks a shift toward a more abstract approach, allowing her to dive deeper into a personal and emotional space. Through this abstraction, she aims to diffuse li...

In this vibrant painting by Perrine Honoré, color unfolds as gesture—expanding across the surface in luminous currents of pink, turquoise, coral, and deep blue. The composition emerg...

In Fluo Flower Perrine marks a shift toward a more abstract approach, allowing her to dive deeper into a personal and emotional space. Through this abstraction, she aims to diffuse l...

In the acrylic painting 'Go-for Notations,' American artist Reginald K. Gee presents a humorous narrative in his unmistakable Neo-Expressionist style: a character, a man wearing a he...

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Canine Kaleidoscope" 2024 Acrylic paint, Glue, Paper, Collage, Mixed Media, Wood Panel The artist signed the bottom right and back of the p...

Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.

Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.

Translated title: "Composition" Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure. The p...

Translated title: "Dawn of a new day" Acrylic paint and marker on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with n...