About Evans Deventer
Nicholas Evans (b. 1982) is an American, Paris-based artist, designer and creative director. Painting is a cornerstone of Evans’ artistic expression, which is largely inspired by personal events, religious symbolism, and historical allegories. In addition to traditional oil and acrylics, Evans uses materials such as plasters, wax, salt and found objects in his works, presenting a way to seek new meaning in elements that have collapsed or eroded over time. Threads of poetry convey the fragmented logic of suffering, lost love and redemption that push him to create. After ...Read More
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Featured Pieces
"In Girum Imus" (type, poetry, dye, natural, neutral, brown, antique linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
IN GIRUM IMUS
2024
Paris, France
This painting has a weathered, almost ancient quality, created on dyed antique Belgian linen with acrylic paint. The linen’s rich brown surface appe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye
"Aria of Opera Eleven" (b&w, abstract curtains, sculptural, fabric, bold, black)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
ARIA OF OPERA ELEVEN
2025
Paris, France
This painting suggests a connection to performance, something both grand and fleeting. Made with black paint on stretched antique French line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"I'm Sorry Too" (contemporary, abstract, dark, floral, green, roses, linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
I'M SORRY TOO
2024
Paris, France
This abstract painting portrays two roses seemingly merging in harmonious synchronization, evoking a sense of beauty intertwined with a poignant und...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye
"Willing Game 1" (floral, pink, green, vibrant, energetic, optimistic, pair)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WILLING GAME 1
This vibrant and dynamic floral painting features cropped roses and their stems, offering a lively and uplifting subject matter. Created on antique linen canvas, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
"Willing Game 2" ( floral, pink, green, vibrant, energetic, optimistic, pair)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WILLING GAME 2
This vibrant and dynamic floral painting features cropped roses and their stems, offering a lively and uplifting subject matter. Created on antique linen canvas, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic
"Avec Des Épines" (abstract, dark, floral, roses, red, black, antique linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AVEC DES ÉPINES
2024
Paris, France
The French title of the work translates in English to "With Thorns". The painting captures the rose’s mysterious allure, balancing beauty with an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye
"Take Me With You" (contemporary, white, black, floral, painting, antique linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
TAKE ME WITH YOU
2024
Paris, France
Canvas composition is divided in half, with the upper potion focused on a floral bouquet, and the bottom half left unfinished other than a subtl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Acrylic
"Floral IV" (abstract, dark, floral, red, pink, roses, oil painting, canvas)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
FLORAL IV
2024
Paris, France
This dark complex and layered floral painting of an abstract of flowers presents an energetic and mesmerizing subject. This original painting on cotton ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
"Phylum Four" (abstract, dye, natural, ochre, gold, umber, brown, antique linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
PHYLUM FOUR
2024
Paris, France
This painting features intriguing, intersecting folds, evoking shapes that are both floral and insect-like. The organic shadows suggest subtle relatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye
"Saeculum Obscurum" (abstract, stone, dye, natural, brown, antique linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
SAECULUM OBSCURUM
2024
Paris, France
This painting seeks to evoke the layers of time and excess, capturing the hollow aftermath of decayed grandeur associated with the 10th-century ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye
"Above Heads" (Abstract, Floral, Roses, Pink, Rustic, Vintage, Antique Wood)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"ABOVE HEADS"
2024
Paris, France
This is a small, but impactful piece, full of character. The title, "Above Heads" slightly indicates hallucinations from either the past or the fut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
"With Fear, With Blanket 1" (figure, swan, portrait, pattern, abstract, youth)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WITH FEAR, WITH BLANKET (1)
PARIS, FRANCE
2024
This painting depicts the most vulnerable version of ones child self. A blanket is represented with the patterned blue material the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Linen
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