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"Human Welfare", acrylic painting, portrait, politics, Paris, humanity, resist
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Human Welfare" is an acrylic painting on paper measuring 36" high by 24" wide. It is one of 50 portraits that comprise Profiles in Democracy. Savage in their execution, they are nevertheless heartfelt expressions from the artist – politically, socially, culturally – in some cases featuring text and language in the portrait. In this case, the reference to Paris October 1979, Boulevard de Sebastopol, marks the afternoon Dale Williams was in Paris and sketched the woman in the portrait.
From Dale Williams: "Profiles in Democracy is a group of 50 portraits completed in 2019. They are an expression of sorrow at the fracturing ideals that our country now teeters upon. The portraits are mostly – not exclusively – imaginary: a populace viewed from the inside out, people that someone like our current president might call losers. They perhaps “live in gaudy poverty, powerful destitution,” to quote Osip Mandelstam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Alas", acrylic painting, drawing, portrait, democracy, politics, citizen lament
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Alas" is an acrylic painting with litho crayon, ink and collage elements on paper, measuring 36" high by 24" wide. It is one of 50 portraits that comprise Profiles in Democracy. Savage in their execution, they are nevertheless heartfelt expressions from the artist – politically, socially, culturally – in some cases featuring text and language in the portrait.
From Dale Williams: "Profiles in Democracy is a group of 50 portraits completed in 2019. They are an expression of sorrow at the fracturing ideals that our country now teeters upon. The portraits are mostly – not exclusively – imaginary: a populace viewed from the inside out, people that someone like our current president might call losers. They perhaps “live in gaudy poverty, powerful destitution,” to quote Osip Mandelstam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Crayon
"ECLIPSE", Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Blue, Orange & Grey
By Jeffrey Kurland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The large abstract painting "ECLIPSE" by Jeffrey Kurland, with acrylic paint on canvas measuring 78" high by 92" wide, is new work from the summer of 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"LAKE ONTARIO", Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Yellow & Green
By Jeffrey Kurland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The large abstract painting "LAKE ONTARIO" by Jeffrey Kurland, with acrylic paint on canvas measuring 60" tall by 78" across, is new work from the summer ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gesso, Pigment
