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Tom Bennett Nude 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
Far in Mind, female nude colorful reclining direct gaze
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An expressionist, colorful and direct oil painting of a nude female figure, strecthing back against an an abstract background. Aesthetically sensuous with active brushstrokes applie...
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pheromone B, abstracted sensual figure w swirling blues and greens
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of L...
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2010s Contemporary Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Planal Figure, abstract figure, earth and flesh tones, dark background
By Tom Bennett
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Oil painting on board, unframed, abstracted, figurative, expressionist, energetic brushwork
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Unfinished Thought, female nude, abstracted figurative painting earth tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expressionist, abstracted figurative female nude About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Buried Mistake expressionist figurative nude active warm and cool colors
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expressive nude figure, movement, powerful color and texture, abstract brushwork
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Oil

Diana (Ode to Van Dyke) female nude w blue tones brushstrokes
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This colorful, textured , abstracted expressionist homage to a detail of the Van Dyke painting "Diana and the Nymph Discovered by Saturn", pays trib...
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Nymphs" two voluptuous female nudes, gestural abstracted figures, clear colors
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil painting on board, an expressionist figurative homage to the work Diana and her Nymphs, by Rubens. Active, direct brushwork, flesh tones
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Landslide, abstract female figure
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
abstracted painting of female nude, beautiful brush work
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2010s Contemporary Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

February Figure, female nude, greys earth tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil and oil stick over ink on paper. Neutral limited color, expressionist female nude with active brush strokes.
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Oil

Red Ophelia, colorful abstract female nude
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An expressionist figurative oil painting integrating abstracted form and color. The title suggests the classic Shakespearean character from Hamlet and the symbolism of beauty, madnes...
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ecstatic Fatigue, abstracted female figure, nude
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on board. Abstracted, expressionist, figurative. Cool and warm greys with heightened color.
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2010s Expressionist Tom Bennett Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

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