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"Black on Red – October 30, 2012, " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
This simple, yet elegant, acrylic on un-stretched canvas represents an impressive display of the energy and attention to design with which Ushio Shinohara approaches his artwork.
Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1969. Shinohara is well known for his boxing paintings - Shinohara's own style of action painting - which are made by dipping a pair of custom made boxing gloves into paint and unleashing his fists onto swathes of un-stretched canvas. Ushio works in several mediums including painting, printmaking, drawing and sculpture.
In 1960 Ushio helped found the Neo-Dadaism Organizers. Their mission: deviate from any conventional form of art. Akin to European Dadaists, who’s art sought to reveal the customary and often repressive conventions of logical order and rationality, the Neo-Dadaism Organizers embodied a similar ethos. This can chiefly be seen in akushon, meaning “action”, which is the practice of emphasizing the human body as an artistic medium. For Ushio, this sensibility is encapsulated in what has become his personal trinity “be speedy, beautiful, and rhythmical.”
Ushio's bright and frequently oversized work has exhibited at prestigious institutions internationally, including the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art; Centre Georges Pompidou; the Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Japan Society, New York; the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Busan; the Dallas Museum of Art and the Tate Modern, among others. Ushio Shinohara's work was included in International Pop, a landmark exhibition at the Walker Art Center that chronicles the global emergence of Pop art from the 1950s through the early 1970.
In addition to an extensive exhibition history, Shinohara has also been a prolific performer — demonstrating the process of his boxing paintings live and in-person at various institutions. A selection of these performances include the National Museum of Art, Osaka; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Austria Museum of Applied Art, Vienna; Busan Art Museum, South Korea; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon; The State University of New York at Potsdam; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Dallas Museum of Art; and Carlton University, Ottawa.
Ushio Shinohara
"Black on Red...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue and Pink on Gold, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Rugged and raw, this abstract acrylic on canvas painting reflects the kinetic intensity of Ushio’s process.
Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japan...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled, " Mixed Media on Paper - Expressive Drawing
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
In this mixed media drawing on paper, Ushio Shinohara's highly expressive depiction of form and figure via manic and brazen employment of line and color suggest a spirit that is meti...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression.
I...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression.
I...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"9 Tears" C-Print Mounted on Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian Art
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. This soft and somber ima...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Clown", C-Print Mounted with Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian Artist
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 47 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2012, and is one of eight editions. In this image, a figure ...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Pet, " C-Print Face Mounted with Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian Artist
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. This vignette of an idea...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Maine Landscape #4, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Landscape #5, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Landscape - Dusk, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting. The warm color, interrupted by swathes of grey and black echo the dropping temperature of dusk.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Composition II, " Mixed Media on Paper - Black and White Collage Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work on paper is an achromatic mixed media collage and painting. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to the tactility of the layers of material adhering to the composition.
In Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Encouraged by spontaneity, this work uses texture and saturated color to invigorate the painting’s picture plane in a way that is rugged and playful.
Born in Houston, Texas in 1933...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Composition III, " Mixed Media on Paper - Black and White Collage Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work on paper is an achromatic mixed media collage. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to the tactility of the layers of material adhering to the composition.
In Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Interior II, " Mixed Media on Canvas - Black and White Collage Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work is an achromatic mixed media collage and painting on canvas. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Paper
"Composition IV, " Mixed Media on Paper - Black and White Collage Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work on paper is an achromatic mixed media collage and painting. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to the tactility of the layers of material adhering to the composition.
In Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Maine Landscape - High Tide, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Landscape #2, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Composition V, " Mixed Media on Paper - Black and White Collage Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work on paper is an achromatic mixed media collage and painting. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to the...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Maine Landscape - Storm II, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Interior, " Mixed Media on Canvas - Black and White painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work is an achromatic mixed media collage and painting on canvas. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to the tactility of the layers of material adhered to the canvas.
In Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Landscape - Low Tide, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here in this abstract oil painting on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled, " Mixed Media on Canvas - Figurative Collage painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how Wray’s compulsion towards exploration drives him to inco...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Maine Landscape - Dusk II, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo Gisholt's understanding of composition shines through in this abstract landscape in oil on canvas. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Landscape - Seascape, " Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo Gisholt's understanding of composition shines through here. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without gi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Landscape - Storm III" Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
Alfredo’s understanding of composition shines through here. Adhering to principles of design, the visual language employed is enough to convey a sense of landscape without giving too much away - leaving enough for viewers to assemble the scenery as their eyes traverse the painting. The impression of a horizon, established by a horizontal swathe of black in the center, breaks up the expressive treatment of the paint between the foreground and background, as well as helps evoke a more naturalistic sense of space.
Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Red and Green on Yellow, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Bright, vivid, and highly saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of acrylic paints compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise.
In 1960 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Night Studio, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Composition, " Mixed Media on Paper - Black and White Collage Painting
Located in Houston, TX
This sizable work on paper is an achromatic mixed media collage and painting. The lack of color serves to emphasize the abstract expressiveness of the mark-making, in addition to the tactility of the layers of material adhering to the composition.
In Alfredo Gisholt...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"White, Red and Green, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Bright, vivid, and highly saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of acrylic paints compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise.
In 1960 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Princess Is Welcoming a Crane, " Mixed Media on Paper - Expressive Drawing
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
In this mixed media work on paper, Ushio Shinohara's highly expressive depiction of form and figure through manic and brazen employment of line work suggest a spirit that is meticulo...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
"A Big Snake and Three, " Mixed Media on Paper - Abstract Expressive Drawing
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
In this mixed media drawing on paper, Ushio Shinohara's highly expressive depiction of line and form suggest a spirit that is meticulous in execution, yet unencumbered by restraint.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
"White and Green on Violet (B), " Acrylic Painting on Canvas - Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Bright, vivid, and saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of the medium compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise.
Born in Tokyo in 1...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Emerald Green and Black on Pastel Pink, " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
This simple, yet elegant, abstract acrylic painting on un-stretched canvas represents an impressive snapshot of the energy and attention to design with which Ushio Shinohara approach...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Here the boundary between line and form seems blurred. While still spontaneous in application, Wray’s treatment of the paint suggests an oscillation between sudden and more deliberat...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"On Pink, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting, Japanese Artist
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
The softness of the background, brightness of the red, and sharpness of black suggest a playful, yet provocative mind at work.
Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "G...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"White, Red, Green and Gold, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Fast paced and rhythmical, White, Red, Green, and Gold truly exhibits the spirit of Ushio Shinohara's process.
In 1960 Ushio Shinohara helped found the Neo-Dadaism Organizers. Thei...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Red and Gold, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Energetic and rhythmical, Red and Gold truly exhibits the spirit of Ushio’s process.
Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue on Magenta, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
This simple, yet elegant, abstract acrylic painting on un-stretched canvas represents an impressive snapshot of the energy and attention to design with which Ushio Shinohara approach...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"White, Red and Blue", Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Bold and bright, this composition has an energy that is both playful and formidable.
Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Red and Green on Gold, " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
Red and green together on a gold background features an explosive contrast, resembling a display of fireworks which effectively reflect Ushio Shinohara's attitude in the studio.
In ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Green Flowers (part 2 of 2), " Oil on Canvas, Geometric Abstraction, Russian Art
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
This oil painting on canvas demonstrates Tobreluts’ range of technique. Departing from the robust geometric abstract style that characterizes so many of her oil paintings, this artwo...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"White-Blue Birds Flowers, " Oil on Canvas, Geometric Abstraction, Russian Artist
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
In this painting, Tobreluts takes a softer approach to her trademark geometric abstract technique. The geometric forms begin to express a more organic character - bending and falling...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pink-Blue Birds Flowers, " Oil on Canvas - Geometric Abstraction
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
In this oil painting on canvas, Tobreluts takes a softer approach to her trademark geometric abstract style. The geometric forms begin to express a more organic character - bending a...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Flowers (part 1 of 2), Oil on Canvas, Geometric Abstraction, Russian Art
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
This painting on canvas demonstrates Tobreluts’s range of technique. Departing from the robust geometric abstract style that characterizes so many of her paintings, this work is dist...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Narcissus 2, " C-Print Face Mounted with Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Dou’s use of metaphor an...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Flora, " C-Print Face Mounted on Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian Artist
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Characterized by a singl...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Narcissus in Love, " C-Print Mounted on Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russian
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 63 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2015, and is one of eight editions. Oleg Dou’s use of metaph...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression.
I...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Wood - Abstract painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression, whil...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
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"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how the quick and emotive treatment of the paint still captu...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
"Heart, " Oil on Canvas - Geometric Abstraction, Contemporary Art, Russian Artist
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
"Heart" is an artwork which truly exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that Olga Tobreluts brings to her practice. Pain-stakingly rendered by hand in her iconic geometric abst...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Amphibious Dollar, " Oil on Canvas, Geometric Abstraction, Russian Artist
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
"Amphibious Dollar" is an artwork which truly exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that Olga Tobreluts brings to her practice. Pain-stakingly rendered by hand in her iconic ge...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"#MK1, " C-Print Face Mounted with Acrylic - Portrait Photography
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
Upon closer inspection of this work, one notices the intimation of a mask being present over the figure’s face, as well as patches over the eyes. Here Dou subtly examines notions of ...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Encouraged by spontaneity, this work uses line and texture to invigorate the painting’s picture plane in a way that is sudden and playful.
In 1958, Wray embarked on a trip to Europe...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how the quick and emotive treatment of the paint still captu...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Heart 2, " Oil on Canvas - Geometric Abstraction, Contemporary, Russian Artist
By Olga Tobreluts
Located in Houston, TX
"Heart 2" is an artwork which truly exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that Olga Tobreluts brings to her practice. Pain-stakingly rendered by hand in her iconic geometric ab...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This work, although understated in comparison to other works of Wrays, reflects the abstract expressionist’s devotion to freedom of expression, both in form and color, and his intere...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"The History of Painting #1, " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
This work is an intense and colorful acrylic painting on canvas. All content remains entirely non-objective, emphasizing color and movement as the primary aspects of this wild and energetic composition.
Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew up the Houston’s historic Fifth Ward and received his formal education from UCLA. Following a career as a successful master chef, Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of Jim Harithas, then Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and artists John Alexander, Salvatore Scarpitta and James Surls. His life spanned an era of radical change in the American social climate, the influence of which can be seen clearly in his work.
Long’s paintings and sculptures incorporate a high level of skill and sophisticated knowledge of art history, along with complex philosophical and social issues. Long describes the philosophy behind his work as "a quest to help people diagnose their inner self," believing his art to be "the vehicle to help facilitate the process."
“As artists we have the obligation to provide the world with art which communicates as truth. I believe that art has the power to heal our souls of their afflictions. I try to create art which helps to diagnose the prevalent conditions within our societies, hopefully providing an insightfulness which will help us all become brothers and sisters united in equality and compassion”
- Bert L. Long, Jr.
The late Peter Marzio, former Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, said of Bert Long during the major retrospective of Long’s work at the museum:
“Bert Long does not avert his gaze from that which is painful, but as [his artworks] testify, he also brings a spirit of joy and redemption to his art. We can all learn from this great artist.”
Over Long’s 33-year career as a painter, sculptor, and photographer, he had several solo exhibitions at respected museums and was awarded many significant awards including the National Endowment for the Arts Grant in 1987 and the prestigious international Prix de Rome fellowship in 1990. Other notable awards of Long’s include the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts Artist of the Year Award in 2009, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant in 1997, the Houston Art League Texas Artist of the Year in 1990, the NEA Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, 1987 and the Bemis Foundation Residency in 1998. His work can be seen in over 100 private and public collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Instituto de Bachillerato in Spain.
With a recent solo exhibition at the Houston Museum of African American Culture and an exhibition overseas which is pending featuring his work, plus interest from several national museums, Bert L. Long Jr. continues to be recognized as an important African American artist throughout Texas, nationally and internationally.
Bert L. Long, Jr.
"The History of Painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ronald 2", C-Print Mounted with Acrylic - Portrait Photography, Russia Artist
By Oleg Dou
Located in Houston, TX
This Oleg Dou work is a 47 x 47 inch digitally rendered C-print which has been face mounted on acrylic. It was printed in 2008, and is one of eight editions. In Ronald 2, Dou uses fi...
Category
2010s New Media Portrait Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, C Print
