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40x40in. Aerial Photography Earth, Land, Sea - Iceland, GR 14, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
40x40in. Aerial Photography Earth, Land, Sea - Iceland, LF 2, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
40x40in. Aerial Photography Earth, Land, Sea - Iceland, 1, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Flow 19, SB, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Shark Bay 6, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
40x40” Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 7
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
30x30in. -Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 3
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty in its natural, diver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
47.2x63in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
Zen Beauty - Flower Portrait series - Matted and ready to frame (16 x 21" image)
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece has been matted - image of flower is: 16 x 21.5 in. - matted with 8 ply museum archival matt, external dimensions: 22.5 x 28 in.- Edn of 25.
3 sizes, framing available up...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
32x28x2" Geometric Architectural Contemporary Oil Painting
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We love this piece painted in relative monochromes of midnight blues and sage greys evoking stately strength and calm.
32 x 28 x 2 inches
Oil paint, cold wax on canvas, stretched on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
24 x 24 x 3.5" Geometric Architectural Contemporary Oil Painting, Autumn Rust
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful oil painting with earthy tones on canvas.
24x24x3.5 in.
Oil paint, cold wax on canvas,
Stretched on wood frame, painted around canvas, ready for installation
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Murakami print - Kansei : The Golden Age - Framed in Los Angeles, California
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an offset print, limited edition out of an edition of 300, signed and numbered by Artist.
Enjoy video of the unwrapping of this brand new print at our Los Angeles framer! This print is now sold framed, in Los Angeles, CA.
"Kansei : The Golden Age"
潤声 ゴールデンエイジ
4c offset w/cold stamp + spot varnishing
オフセット印刷4色＋箔＋厚盛ニス
Dimensions: Art: 710 mm / 28 in. diameter
Edition 300
Signed and numbered: Edition 118 of 300
Made in Japan
Pristine condition, brand new
Framed: Approx 34 x 34 x 2 in.
Seller in Los Angeles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Portrait of Flower "Light" (Edn 5) print, unframed
By Lincoln Grey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a limited edition (21" x 29”) archival pigment print, of an original watercolor and graphite piece, with hand embellished details on print by LA based artist. Hand painted wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Pigment
28 x54 x 2 in. Oil Painting - Shapes of Things - MAE
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Sea F11 unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
24x36" Californian Coast, Pacific Ocean Photography No. 4 - unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We present another series of new work highlighting the raw, natural beauty of the Californian coastline and the Pacific ocean landscapes and nature, from various California based pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
Californian Coast, Pacific Ocean - Large photography print - unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We present another series of new work highlighting the raw, natural beauty of Californian landscapes and nature, from various California based photographers.
May be paired with other Californian Coast photography...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
54x28x2" Monochromatic Geometric Architectural Contemporary Oil Painting
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Chinese contemporary ink brush painting - "Hua Dan" Side
By Jiu Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Chinese opera is a quintessentially Chinese cultural performance art, and began around 1790, when theater companies from all over China arrived in Beijing, to perform for the Qin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink
Chinese ink brush painting (contemporary asian art) - Hua Dan - Front
By Jiu Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Chinese opera is a quintessentially Chinese cultural performance art, and began around 1790, when theater companies from all over China arrived in Beijing, to perform for the Qin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink
Handcolored Etching - Monte Carlo, Monaco, Europe
By Cuca Romley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Etching
Edition 143/175
Last 2 left, new, not preowned
Video attached
This is a series of original etchings from respected European artist Cuca Romley. Ms Romley is 91 years and cur...
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Zen Beauty - Flower Portrait series - Matted and ready to frame (16 x 21" image)
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece has been matted - image of flower is: 16 x 21.5 in. - matted with 8 ply museum archival matt, external dimensions: 22.5 x 28 in.- Edn of 25.
3 sizes, framing available up...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
35x 36 in. Oil painting on paper - Vessel Red
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is rich, vibrant and strong abstract expressionist piece by an established artist who has received recognition for his work. The piece is rich in poetic significance and symboli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
44.25x36" - "Owl House" - Mixed Media, Charcoal on Paper
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media
59x50 in. "Anemone" - Oil on Canvas
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful large oil painting by Alexis Portilla.
Alexis Portilla holds an MFA from Columbia University (1990) and a BFA from Pratt Institute. His work is in more than 250 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Murakami - Dokuro Yellow (gold) Framed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Dokuro Yellow (Gold) - (Both Silver and Gold is available - only one of each available)
Edition: 300
Signed, numbered, edition 89/ 300.
Made in Japan
Brand new
Print Size: 5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Etching - South Beach, Miami, Florida
By Cuca Romley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gallery curates a series of original etchings from respected European artist Cuca Romley. The pieces are very limited in terms of numbered editions left.
Ms Romley is in her 90’s a...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Etching
40x32x2 in. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
40 x 32 x 2 inches
Oil paint, cold wax and marble dust on canvas
Signed, ready to hang
Framing not necessary because painting wraps around canvas, framing available on request
Vide...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
32 x 28 x 2 in. Oil Painting - Shapes of Things Study II mae
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract River Landscape - 50x67 in. Print backmounted on Dibond
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series, largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhard Richter’s blurred canvases.
Available in large for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
39 x 32 in. Oil Painting "Informed Consent" - Oil Paint, Silver Leaf
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. His work is held in various corporate and private collections worldwide.
Oil Painting
39 x 32 x 2 inches
Oil paint, cold wax, silver leaf on gallery wrapped canvas
Framing is optional because painting wraps around canvas
Ready to hang on wall, signed on the back by artist
Video attached for viewing
The beauty of geometrical balance in Cimini's series of work evokes a certain quiet beauty. Strong layers of color and brushwork explore depth and emotion to each unique piece. Cimini's work range from paintings with vibrant color and energy to quiet contemplative pieces with rich layering of depths. Using oil paint, wax medium, and marble dust on canvas, the artist creates a harmonious balance on the canvas, or paper, characterized by textured shades of colors, with linear lines and shapes - allowing a symmetrical, meditative composition of shapes and colors to emerge.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Building on the architectural origins which have been the basis of my work for over a decade, I have started referring to my compositions as random symmetry. That is, creating a balance on the canvas with no discernible pattern allowing a symmetrical, meditative composition to emerge. I employ the golden mean as a reference which can often be seen in the composition.
I use oil paint with a cold wax medium, layering the paint, as organic surfaces evolve within the restrained lines of the composition.
During the process an environment develops giving an emotional story to the thoughtfully planned out compositions. My color choices vary, sometimes deliberately creating a series with particular color decisions and sometimes allowing the color choices to impulsively appear fueled by intuition and experience. Color remains a constantly unfolding mystery.
In a recent exhibition, MATH TO BEAUTY is series of new paintings employing the golden mean as a basis for the geometric compositions which I've come to call random symmetry. This fascinating ratio, frequently found in nature and geometry, is perceived by many to play a role in the human perception of beauty. So much has been written about the golden ratio; to the point that it's hard to discern fact from fiction. But whatever the truth, the golden ratio has properties that has intrigued and inspired mathematicians, biologists, artists, musicians, historians, architects, psychologists, and even mystics for centuries.
Using the golden ratio in the cavalier way that I do keeps me mindful of proportion. Just when I think it's working along comes color to challenge my senses. In the end my intentions are to create beauty in my work. As the Greeks put it, the three ingredients to beauty are: symmetry, proportion, and harmony.
Born: 1949, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
Education: San Francisco Art Institute
School of Visual Arts (New York City)
Grants & Awards
2003 Recipient of a Grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation selected by a committee of distinguished art professionals awarded to artists with established ability. The grant was set up by Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollack.
2015 Finalist at the Global Art League 2015 exhibition at the Montreal Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silver
Murakami - Dokuro Yellow (Gold) - Silver backing
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Dokuro Yellow (Gold) - Silver backing
Edition: 300
Signed, numbered, edition 132/ 300.
Print Size: 500 x 500 mm / 19.6 x 19.6 in.
Medium: Offset print
Framed: 27.3 x 27.3 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
30x40 in. Abstract River Landscape Fine Art Print - Framed in LA
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
48 x 104 in. / 4 x 8.6 ft (2 panels) "Chromatic Fantasy" Large Oil on Linen
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful, abstract expressionist oil painting on linen by Alexis Portilla. This piece is in 2 panels.
He obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts. Influenced by the emotion of artistic expression in music, poetry and literature, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes that resemble pictographs, and texture.
“Using simple forms and creating swathes of rich texture, Alexis Portilla builds atmospheric abstract paintings that convey a sense of time having passed. Brushy areas of color suggest the indeterminacy of memory, while bold linear forms speak for the present.” “In some of his smaller works, Portilla experimented with beeswax. Applying a smooth coat of wax over the surface, the artist sealed in his sparse, abstract forms, while leaving whole sections empty, the images hover in the wax, as if frozen in time, yet the pieces have a fresh, almost dewy look.”
- Meredith Mendelsohn, Art News magazine review.
The artist has shown in group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. His works have been commissioned by major corporations, universities and for private collections.
Instruction
1993-1994 Faculty /Adjunct Instructor
Department of Printmaking
Columbia University New York, NY
Awards
1983 – 1994 HEOP/SEOG Full scholarship
To attend Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1984-85
Charles A. Dana Internship and Grant,
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Public Commissions:
April 2007 Penn State University -State College, PA, Department of Chemistry
Public Collections
1996 The New York Public Library, New York, NY
Department of Prints and Drawings
Selected Corporate Collections
Harvard Club...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
22x22 in. Nude Contemporary Abstract Art photography - Nudes n. 3, Woman, Body
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude abstract contemporary art photography (13 in series). We present this series of the human form - that which has inspired artists from time im...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
22x22" Black & White Contemporary Photography, Nudes - Man and Woman, Nude 12
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude abstract art photography (13 in series). Gallery exclusively presents this series of the human form - that which has inspired artists from ti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
22x22" Contemporary Fine Art Photography, Nudes, Woman - n. 5
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude abstract contemporary art photography (13 in series).
Gallery exclusively presents this series of the human form - that which has inspired ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
22x22" Contemporary Nude Photography - Nude n.1, Woman, Body Fine Art Photograph
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude art photography (13 in series). We present this series of the human form - that which has inspired artists from time immemorial. This series ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oil painting on paper - framed in natural wood - Blue and Gray 2
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is based on an original oil painting on paper by artist, custom made into an archival pigment print. Framed in natural wood. This may be paired with Blue and Gray 1.
Print dime...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Archival pigment print - framed in natural wood - Blue and Gray 1
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is based on an original oil painting on paper by artist, custom made into an archival pigment print. Framed in natural wood. No need for glass or acrylic front. This may be pair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Pigment
40 x 53in. - Abstract River Landscape - Framed Print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series available exclusively through gallery. This series is largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
24x22x2 in. - Oil Painting - Geometric Architectural Contemporary - Opposites
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
48 x 60 in. "For Helen" oil on canvas - black and white oil painting
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a large monochromatic oil painting on canvas by Alexis Portilla.
Oil on Canvas
48x60"
Alexis Portilla obtained his Master's of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990 and has been working as an artist for more than 20 years. We showcase this talented artist's virtuosity ranging from the strong, bold and big to the fragile, vulnerable small exquisite pieces in beeswax and oil. Influenced by the emotion of artistic expression in music, poetry and literature, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes that resemble pictographs, and texture. Often, his pictographs depict vessels because of its significance to many aspects of the human condition. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts.
“Using simple forms and creating swathes of rich texture, Alexis Portilla builds atmospheric abstract paintings that convey a sense of time having passed. Brushy areas of color suggest the indeterminacy of memory, while bold linear forms speak for the present.” Meredith Mendelsohn, Art News magazine review.
He has shown in group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. His works have been commissioned by major corporations, universities and for private collections.
Education
MFA, Columbia University (1990)
BFA, Pratt Institute
Selected Public Collections
Penn State University
New York Public Library
Selected Corporate Collections
Harvard Club...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
56x56 in. - Chamonix - Oil on Canvas
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Influenced by artistic expression in music, poetry, literature, and drawing inspiration from concepts in art and science, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
47.2x63in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Sea F5
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
47.2x63in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Sea F8
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
30x30" Black & White Nude - n. 5
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude abstract contemporary art photography (13 in series).
Gallery exclusively presents this series of the human form - that which has inspired ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
30x30" Black & White Nude contemporary abstract photography - n. 3
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude abstract contemporary art photography (13 in series). Gallery exclusively presents this series of the human form - that which has inspired ar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Zen Beauty - Contemporary black and white photography of Flower series - medium
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This photography is part of a series of zen like beauty of Flowers art photography.
In 3 sizes.
This piece:
Print size: 30 x 37.5 in.
Image dimensions are 22 x 30 in.
Matted in 8 ply museum archival matt.
Ed of 15, signed, editioned on a Certificate of Authenticity by by photographer.
About this series:
With great patience and respect, the photographer observes the life cycle of the flower, viewing the subject much like a portrait photographer views a person, choosing the particular instance which in his view represents the essence of the flower. We feel the piece evokes a certain poetic, quiet, Zen beauty.
The photographer was a London Central Saint Martins graduate and lived in a short spell in a monastery in Japan, and now primarily lives in Japan.
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The artist was born in the UK in 1971, and after leaving Central Saint Martin’s in London in 1992, determined to explore a deeper sense of meaning, and contemplate life, he journeyed to Japan where he lived in a Zen Buddhist monastery and lived and studied in a temple in the mountains of Yamanashi for months, during which he studied Zen Buddhism and joined the monks in their daily prayers and routines.
Over time, the subject matter for this series is borne out of a respect of the inner life of living things, Nature, in this instance and a sense of “mono no aware” (the art of impermanence). His artist vision has drawn influences from his Western artistic culture, Japanese classical aesthetics, and the 1933 classical text, “In Praise of Shadows” by Japanese literary titan, Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965). Tanizaki, as translated by scholars, examines the singular standards of Japanese aesthetics and their stark contrast with the value systems of the industrialized West. He writes:
“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates… Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
“Shadows” presumably refers to the subtle interplay between light and darkness, not a stark dualism between black and white. Hence, the quiet beauty expressed in shadows of light and darkness as a living flower moves through the passage of life.
The art of impermanence refers to a “pathos” (aware) of “things” (mono), deriving from their transience. The flower is a perfect metaphor for the expression of impermanence and beauty. Each flower has its own distinctive character and temperament, and is in constant dynamic motion. Through the passage of its life, it blossoms to its greatest peak, turning always towards the light until they eventually give up their petals. The artist documents this process through hundreds of images over time, essentially capturing the essence of the life of the subject. Both the visual aesthetic and process of his art calls to mind the transcient nature of things and reminds us to rejoice what we do have.
In his gold series - Gold, in turn associated with the sacred, the divine, with supernatural powers and even immortality, has been recognized since ancient times in all the great civilizations as a noble material. Gold leaves have been used to decorate shrines, temples, statues, armor, jewelry since ancient times. At different times of the day, the light reflects off the gold differently as the day progresses, providing a visual context in which the celebration of life was captured.
The artist has been recognized for his work for example, with a merit award at the Art Directors Club 87th Annual Awards N.Y. (2008). His work has been in group exhibitions as a runner up at the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of the Taylor Wessing London – Elle Commendation Portrait Awards, and at the Kiyosato Photo Art Museum in 1999. A successful photographer, the artist’s commercial clients include Adidas, Estee Lauder, Hugo Boss and shot celebrities for magazines / editorials featuring Sam Smith, Jeremy Renner, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Fincher, Zhang Ziyi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photography - Flower Series (Medium size, matted)
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of photography portraiture of flowers as subject matter. Each image also be custom hand made to be paved in 22 k gold leaf. See pictures attached.
About this series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Atlantic Ocean Series - Goth #7 - landscape, unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Atlantic Ocean series places a little contextual history of this scenic image with its maritime history at that spot with the interplay of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photograph - Not Alone
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a black and white award winning landscape image expression of solitude and nature.
Image dimensions:
15 x 15" Edn of 50
22 x 22" Edn of 25
40 x 40" print only Edn of 15...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Photograph - Bridges, Architecture, Urban Landscape
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a black and white award winning landscape image expression of architecture in our urban landscape: bridges.
Image dimensions:
15 x 15" Edn of 50
22 x 22" Edn of 25
40 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
7.5 x 6.6 ft - Court of the Red King - Oil on canvas Abstract Expressionist
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a large, vibrant, colorful and strong abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas that is full of life and vigor.
Painting subject to availability and 1stdibs buyer protected purchase and shipping with returns subject to terms.
The artist, Alexis Portilla, shows that his artistic virtuosity ranges from the strong and bold and big to the fragile, vulnerable small exquisite pieces in beeswax and oil (Pale Fire).
Alexis Portilla obtained his Master's of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts.
“Using simple forms and creating swathes of rich texture, Alexis Portilla builds atmospheric abstract paintings that convey a sense of time having passed. Brushy areas of color suggest the indeterminacy of memory, while bold linear forms speak for the present.” Meredith Mendelsohn, Art News magazine review.
Influenced by the emotion of artistic expression in music, poetry and literature, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes that resemble pictographs, and texture.
We showcase this talented mid career artist's sheer virtuosity both in style and use of varied medium which is apparent in his works in which he paints large oil abstracts...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
35x26" - Dark City - Mixed Media on Paper
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a recurring theme in Portilla's work as symbolic of the potential for the ability to hold and receive.
Dark City...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
26x30" - Ganymede - Oil, Enamel on Wood
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece has a lacquered shine, and it is an oil painting on enamel on wood panel.
Alexis Portilla obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Colum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
36x48" - White Lake - Oil on Linen
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful oil painting on linen by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
44.25x36" - "Owl House" - Mixed Media, Charcoal on Paper
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a recurring theme in Portilla's work as symbolic of the potential for the ability to hold and receive.
Owl House...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Charcoal
35x26" - Dark City - Mixed Media on Paper
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a recurring theme in Portilla's work as symbolic of the potential for the ability to hold and receive.
Dark City...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
26x41" - Thors Twins II - Monochrome on Paper
By Alexis Portilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful monochrome on paper by Alexis Portilla.
This is sold unframed.
Thors Twins II
26x41 in.
Monochrome on Paper
Alexis Portilla holds an MFA from Columbia Universi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Monoprint
