Tom Bennett Abstract Paintings
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic.
Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut.
His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light.
Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa Gallery.
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Artist: Tom Bennett
Lady of the Flies, blue tones, abstract female figure
By Tom Bennett
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A expressive abstracted figure painted with strong yet ethereal colors and beautiful textures.
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Pheromone B, abstracted sensual figure w swirling blues and greens
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Posthumous, abstract nude female figure, grey, blue
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Abstract Expressionist figurative painting. Cool greys and a textured abstracted surface reveals a subtle yet powerful nude figure in hidden repose.
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"Pete's Going Away, " colorful gestural abstraction, multiple figures
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An abstract figurative oil painting on board. Active, expressive movement with powerful paint application. An abstract homage to Caravaggio.
Category
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Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Board
Landslide, abstract female figure
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abstracted painting of female nude, beautiful brush work
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Nothing Lasts, dreamy female figure painting
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dreamy figure, red splash of color,nude female figure
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Materials
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A Lonely Place, earth tones, female nude back brushwork
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting over ink on paper. Figurative expressionist, moody, poetic nude.
Category
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Materials
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Pheromone, colorful abstract with figure beautiful blue tones, brushwork
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A expressionist, abstracted nude immersed in striking colors. The figure melds with the atmospheric surface to form a powerful symbolist imagery.
Category
2010s Abstract Tom Bennett Abstract Paintings
Materials
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Purdah, dark tones, gestural abstract w figures, black, grey monochromatic
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas, abstracted image of moody figure, with expressionist movement in brush application. Dark grays and blacks with higher intensity red colors popping.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Tom Bennett Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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