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'Spring Hymn II' - naturalist landscape - colorful - Claude Monet
By Carlyle Wolfe Lee
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Spring Hymn II" is a colorful naturalist landscape featuring hues of purple, pink, orange, blue and green. This work is framed in a brushed silver frame behind Plexiglas. "Spring Hymn II" can be grouped with "Spring Hymn I" and "Spring Hymn III" to form a triptych.
Carlyle is inspired by the works of Claude Monet, Edouard Vuillard, Henri Matisse, Walter Inglis Anderson, Charles Burchfield, Ellsworth Kelly, Alexander Calder and Mary Delany...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
"(sequoia) red creek" - colorful abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) red creek" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of orange, blue, green, purple and yellow.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Richard Diebenkorn, Morris Louis, Vincent Van Gogh, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell and Neil Welliver.
Katherine Sandoz is a Savannah, Georgia, based multi-disciplinary artist working in painting, fibers, wall treatments...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(sequoia) surfers' clouds pink" - abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) surfers' clouds pink" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of orange, blue, green, purple and pink.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankent...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Formed Over Time" - colorful abstract painting - pure abstraction
By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Formed Over Time" is a mixed media abstract work on canvas featuring hues of purple, blue and green.
Evan Blackwell-Helgeson is an Atlanta based artist who works in painting, draw...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"(sequoia) native azalea" - colorful abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) native azalea" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of blue, red, yellow, green and orange.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, R...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(sequoia) red marsh" - colorful abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) red marsh" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of orange, blue, green, purple and yellow.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Ri...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(sequoia) yellow forest" - abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) yellow forest" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of yellow, green, pink and blue.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Richard ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(sequoia) ditch gazer no. 1" - colorful abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) ditch gazer no. 1" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of blue, red, orange and yellow.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Rich...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(sequoia) back river yellow" - colorful abstract landscape - marsh - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(sequoia) back river yellow" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of yellow, pink, green and black.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Ric...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Flora #8" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Floral #7" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of bright yellow, lime green, pale pink, supple pink light blue, and ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Four Seasons" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Bold Shapes - Sonia Delaunay
By Laura Dargan
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Four Seasons" is a geometric abstract painting featuring hues of pink, lime green, orange, turquoise and mirror paint.
Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Bleak House 7-13-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Bleak House 7-13-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is fram...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Bleak House 7-16-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Bleak House 7-16-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is fram...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Inglewood 6-2-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Inglewood 6-2-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is framed in a natural wood frame wit...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Inglewood 6-4-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Inglewood 6-4-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is framed in a natural wood frame wit...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Inglewood 6-8-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Inglewood 6-8-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is framed in a natural wood frame wit...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Inglewood 6-12-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Inglewood 6-12-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is framed in a natural wood frame wi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Left Behind" - Impressionist Plein Air Landscape Painting - Wyeth
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Left Behind" is a plein air landscape painting featuring green, pink and brown hues. This work is in a frame measuring 18 by 20 inches.
David Boyd is inspi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"White Rose III" - floral painting - rose still life - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"White Rose III (Pandemic)" is an oil painting featuring hues of yellow, white, black and grey.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Ma...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pink Rose" - floral painting - rose still life - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Pink Rose (Pandemic)" is an oil painting featuring hues of pink, red, black and grey.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, J...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Acolyte" - surreal floral painting - clouds - Rene Magritte
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Acolyte" is a large scale oil painting featuring hues of bright orange, blue and grey.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pumpkin Heart" - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Pumpkin Heart" is an oil painting featuring hues of blue, purple, yellow, white and orange.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, William Bouguereau...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Inglewood 6-15-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Inglewood 6-15-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is framed in a natural wood frame wi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Inglewood 7-10-2020' - plein air landscape - architectural painting
By Kathryn Keller
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Inglewood 7-10-2020" is a plein air painting of the artist's farm house in Louisiana, featuring hues of yellow, grey, blue and green.
This work is framed in a natural wood frame wi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"In Season" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Bold Shapes - Sonia Delaunay
By Laura Dargan
Located in Atlanta, GA
"High Season" is a geometric abstract painting featuring hues of brown, pink and mirror paint.
Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Die...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Callisto" - surreal still life painting - tea pot - globe - Rene Magritte
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Callisto" is an oil painting featuring hues of blue, green, tan, grey and black.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha an...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Charlie's House" - large scale shell painting - beach - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Charlie's House" is a large scale oil painting featuring hues of orange, tan, pink and yellow.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Ma...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Conduit I" - Nature-based abstract painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Conduit I" is an abstract painting featuring hues of red, green, orange, blue and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Harti...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Conduit II" - Nature-based abstract painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Conduit II" is an abstract painting featuring hues of red, green, orange, blue and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hart...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Rankin's House" - animal skull painting - realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Rankin's House" is an oil painting featuring hues of tan, orange, lavender and blue..
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, J...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Reactions XXVII" - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Paintings - Agnes Martin
By Kerry Hays
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Reactions XXVII" geometric abstract painting featuring tan earth tones.
Kerry Hays is inspired by the work of Josef Albers, Helen Frankenthaler, Agnes Martin and Barbara Hepworth.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
"Summertime" - Contemporary Impressionism - Figurative Beach Scene - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Summertime" is an oil painting featuring hues of red, blue, yellow and grey.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, William Bouguereau.
Renowned por...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Cocoa" - Contemporary Realism - Goat - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Cocoa" is a small oil painting featuring hues of brown, blue and green.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, William Bouguereau.
Renowned portrait...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Grandpa's Tool Shed Study" - Contemporary Realism - Landscape - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Grandpa's Tool Shed Study" is an oil painting featuring hues of blue, green, yellow and brown.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édoua...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Grandpa's Tool Shed" - Contemporary Realism - Landscape - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Grandpa's Tool Shed" is an oil painting featuring hues of blue, green, yellow and brown.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Man...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Still Life with Oranges" - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Still Life with Oranges" is an oil painting featuring hues of bronze, orange, purple, and red.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, William Bouguer...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Goat Bells" - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Manet
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Goat Bells" is an oil painting featuring hues of blue, white, grey and orange.
Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, Willia...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Focal Snow" - Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Focal Snow" features hues of magenta, red, orange, blue, green and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Scudding My Thoughts" Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Scudding My Thoughts" features hues of blue, red, yellow, green and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atlanta ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Fast Funnels" - Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Fast Funnels" features hues of magenta, red, yellow, blue, orange, green and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan....
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Aerial View" - Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Aerial View" features hues of blue, orange, purple, green, and yellow.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atlanta base...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"High Summer" - Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"High Summer Diptych" is an abstract triptych featuring hues of teal, blue, orange, green and purple.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Throughout" - Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Throughout" features hues of green, red, purple and teal.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atlanta based artist, Cyn...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
"Virga Veil II" - Nature-based Color Field Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Virga Veil II" is an abstract triptych featuring hues of blue, green, orange, and red.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartiga...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
'Kum Ba Ya' - Contemporary Geometric Abstraction Pixelation - Bosch
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Kum Ba Ya' is an abstract pointillist painting featuring hues of red, green, yellow, blue and black.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard Arkley and Julian Opie.
This piece is a part of a special immersive gallery installation, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” which is a narrative presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction by Atlanta-based artist Robert Hightower. Through stage-set constructions, readymade plastic models and paintings, Hightower investigates the duality of right/wrong, good/bad, eternal/ephemeral in light of the imminent end of the Human Epoch. It depicts the ideological origins of corporate greed and power, the reality of wealth distribution in the “American Dream,” and the socio-economic and environmental impacts of that collective greed. After receiving a BFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia, Hightower moved to New York City and participated in The Bronx Museum of the Art’s AIM Fellowship (Artist In the Marketplace). While in New York, his interests expanded to include art installation and the creation of spaces, and has since designed and built many unique homes, penthouses and restaurants throughout the United States. Hightower has returned home to Atlanta and will be presenting his most comprehensive body of work to date, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” a unique universe of beauty, dichotomy and uncertainty.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The 'Apocalypse Simulacra' is a presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction.
The climate is the subject. The Simulacra is the Theme. First discussed by Plato, the Simulacra is the search for Truth in Duality. Developing into Post-Modernism with Nietzsche’s: truth=Truth. Now with Bauvillard, the Simulacra has evolved beyond Post-Modernism, into the wholesale confusion of the real/fake, the true/false… between reality and hyper-reality. This crumbling, confusing of the truth (not necessarily the Truth) is our Reality.
For over two decades, I have created large format paintings of strip malls, suburban houses and toys. These paintings present singular images flattened-out (almost floating) on color-fields. They create a certain duality - a loving portrait of an inanimate object that would not normally be singled-out for affection. With my latest work, I have added a variety of iconic images: an airplane, a whisky bottle, a woman floating in a pool. The icons are presented in a pixelated or degenerated state. In addition to paintings, I have used adult-size building blocks to create sculptures or three-dimensional paintings. Using a child's toy at an adult-scale gives the building blocks an austere and powerful presence. The building blocks echo the blocks of the pixelated paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'LOL' - Contemporary Geometric Abstraction Pixelation - Bosch
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
'LOL' is an abstract pointillist painting featuring hues of yellow, orange, pink, and white.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard Arkley and Julian Opie.
This piece is a part of a special immersive gallery installation, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” which is a narrative presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction by Atlanta-based artist Robert Hightower. Through stage-set constructions, readymade plastic models and paintings, Hightower investigates the duality of right/wrong, good/bad, eternal/ephemeral in light of the imminent end of the Human Epoch. It depicts the ideological origins of corporate greed and power, the reality of wealth distribution in the “American Dream,” and the socio-economic and environmental impacts of that collective greed. After receiving a BFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia, Hightower moved to New York City and participated in The Bronx Museum of the Art’s AIM Fellowship (Artist In the Marketplace). While in New York, his interests expanded to include art installation and the creation of spaces, and has since designed and built many unique homes, penthouses and restaurants throughout the United States. Hightower has returned home to Atlanta and will be presenting his most comprehensive body of work to date, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” a unique universe of beauty, dichotomy and uncertainty.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The 'Apocalypse Simulacra' is a presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction.
The climate is the subject. The Simulacra is the Theme. First discussed by Plato, the Simulacra is the search for Truth in Duality. Developing into Post-Modernism with Nietzsche’s: truth=Truth. Now with Bauvillard, the Simulacra has evolved beyond Post-Modernism, into the wholesale confusion of the real/fake, the true/false… between reality and hyper-reality. This crumbling, confusing of the truth (not necessarily the Truth) is our Reality.
For over two decades, I have created large format paintings of strip malls, suburban houses and toys. These paintings present singular images flattened-out (almost floating) on color-fields. They create a certain duality - a loving portrait of an inanimate object that would not normally be singled-out for affection. With my latest work, I have added a variety of iconic images: an airplane, a whisky bottle, a woman floating in a pool. The icons are presented in a pixelated or degenerated state. In addition to paintings, I have used adult-size building blocks to create sculptures or three-dimensional paintings. Using a child's toy at an adult-scale gives the building blocks an austere and powerful presence. The building blocks echo the blocks of the pixelated paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Omega I' - Contemporary Geometric Abstraction Pixelation - Skull - Bosch
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Omega I' is an abstract pointillist painting featuring hues of tan, ocher, green, brown, pink and black.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard Arkley and Julian Opie.
This piece is a part of a special immersive gallery installation, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” which is a narrative presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction by Atlanta-based artist Robert Hightower. Through stage-set constructions, readymade plastic models and paintings, Hightower investigates the duality of right/wrong, good/bad, eternal/ephemeral in light of the imminent end of the Human Epoch. It depicts the ideological origins of corporate greed and power, the reality of wealth distribution in the “American Dream,” and the socio-economic and environmental impacts of that collective greed. After receiving a BFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia, Hightower moved to New York City and participated in The Bronx Museum of the Art’s AIM Fellowship (Artist In the Marketplace). While in New York, his interests expanded to include art installation and the creation of spaces, and has since designed and built many unique homes, penthouses and restaurants throughout the United States. Hightower has returned home to Atlanta and will be presenting his most comprehensive body of work to date, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” a unique universe of beauty, dichotomy and uncertainty.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The 'Apocalypse Simulacra' is a presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction.
The climate is the subject. The Simulacra is the Theme. First discussed by Plato, the Simulacra is the search for Truth in Duality. Developing into Post-Modernism with Nietzsche’s: truth=Truth. Now with Bauvillard, the Simulacra has evolved beyond Post-Modernism, into the wholesale confusion of the real/fake, the true/false… between reality and hyper-reality. This crumbling, confusing of the truth (not necessarily the Truth) is our Reality.
For over two decades, I have created large format paintings of strip malls, suburban houses and toys. These paintings present singular images flattened-out (almost floating) on color-fields. They create a certain duality - a loving portrait of an inanimate object that would not normally be singled-out for affection. With my latest work, I have added a variety of iconic images: an airplane, a whisky bottle, a woman floating in a pool. The icons are presented in a pixelated or degenerated state. In addition to paintings, I have used adult-size building blocks to create sculptures or three-dimensional paintings. Using a child's toy at an adult-scale gives the building blocks an austere and powerful presence. The building blocks echo the blocks of the pixelated paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Omega II' - Contemporary Geometric Abstraction Pixelation - Skull - Bosch
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Omega II' is an abstract pointillist painting featuring hues of tan, ocher, green, brown, pink and black.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard Arkley and Julian Opie.
This piece is a part of a special immersive gallery installation, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” which is a narrative presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction by Atlanta-based artist Robert Hightower. Through stage-set constructions, readymade plastic models and paintings, Hightower investigates the duality of right/wrong, good/bad, eternal/ephemeral in light of the imminent end of the Human Epoch. It depicts the ideological origins of corporate greed and power, the reality of wealth distribution in the “American Dream,” and the socio-economic and environmental impacts of that collective greed. After receiving a BFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia, Hightower moved to New York City and participated in The Bronx Museum of the Art’s AIM Fellowship (Artist In the Marketplace). While in New York, his interests expanded to include art installation and the creation of spaces, and has since designed and built many unique homes, penthouses and restaurants throughout the United States. Hightower has returned home to Atlanta and will be presenting his most comprehensive body of work to date, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” a unique universe of beauty, dichotomy and uncertainty.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The 'Apocalypse Simulacra' is a presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction.
The climate is the subject. The Simulacra is the Theme. First discussed by Plato, the Simulacra is the search for Truth in Duality. Developing into Post-Modernism with Nietzsche’s: truth=Truth. Now with Bauvillard, the Simulacra has evolved beyond Post-Modernism, into the wholesale confusion of the real/fake, the true/false… between reality and hyper-reality. This crumbling, confusing of the truth (not necessarily the Truth) is our Reality.
For over two decades, I have created large format paintings of strip malls, suburban houses and toys. These paintings present singular images flattened-out (almost floating) on color-fields. They create a certain duality - a loving portrait of an inanimate object that would not normally be singled-out for affection. With my latest work, I have added a variety of iconic images: an airplane, a whisky bottle, a woman floating in a pool. The icons are presented in a pixelated or degenerated state. In addition to paintings, I have used adult-size building blocks to create sculptures or three-dimensional paintings. Using a child's toy at an adult-scale gives the building blocks an austere and powerful presence. The building blocks echo the blocks of the pixelated paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Sahdguru' - Contemporary Geometric Abstraction Pixelation - Bosch
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Sahdguru' is an abstract pointillist painting featuring hues of yellow, blue, red, white and black.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard Arkley and Julian Opie.
This piece is a part of a special immersive gallery installation, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” which is a narrative presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction by Atlanta-based artist Robert Hightower. Through stage-set constructions, readymade plastic models and paintings, Hightower investigates the duality of right/wrong, good/bad, eternal/ephemeral in light of the imminent end of the Human Epoch. It depicts the ideological origins of corporate greed and power, the reality of wealth distribution in the “American Dream,” and the socio-economic and environmental impacts of that collective greed. After receiving a BFA in sculpture from the University of Georgia, Hightower moved to New York City and participated in The Bronx Museum of the Art’s AIM Fellowship (Artist In the Marketplace). While in New York, his interests expanded to include art installation and the creation of spaces, and has since designed and built many unique homes, penthouses and restaurants throughout the United States. Hightower has returned home to Atlanta and will be presenting his most comprehensive body of work to date, “The Apocalypse Simulacra,” a unique universe of beauty, dichotomy and uncertainty.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The 'Apocalypse Simulacra' is a presentation of the twilight of humanity, at the fulcrum of extinction.
The climate is the subject. The Simulacra is the Theme. First discussed by Plato, the Simulacra is the search for Truth in Duality. Developing into Post-Modernism with Nietzsche’s: truth=Truth. Now with Bauvillard, the Simulacra has evolved beyond Post-Modernism, into the wholesale confusion of the real/fake, the true/false… between reality and hyper-reality. This crumbling, confusing of the truth (not necessarily the Truth) is our Reality.
For over two decades, I have created large format paintings of strip malls, suburban houses and toys. These paintings present singular images flattened-out (almost floating) on color-fields. They create a certain duality - a loving portrait of an inanimate object that would not normally be singled-out for affection. With my latest work, I have added a variety of iconic images: an airplane, a whisky bottle, a woman floating in a pool. The icons are presented in a pixelated or degenerated state. In addition to paintings, I have used adult-size building blocks to create sculptures or three-dimensional paintings. Using a child's toy at an adult-scale gives the building blocks an austere and powerful presence. The building blocks echo the blocks of the pixelated paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wonderwheel #39" - Contemporary Aerial Landscape Paintings - Hilma af Klint
By Kate Hooray Osmond
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wonderwheel #39" features hues of pink, yellow and gold.
Kate Hooray Osmond is inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint and Damien Hirst.
Kate Hooray ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Mercer Lake Series (7228)" - Nature-based Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mercer Lake Series (7228)" features hues of blue, orange, red and yellow.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atlanta b...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
"Mercer Lake Series (7230)" - Nature-based Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mercer Lake Series (7230)" features hues of green, yellow, purple and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atlant...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Mercer Lake Series (7234)" - Nature-based Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mercer Lake Series (7234)" features hues of green, red, blue, yellow and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atl...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Mercer Lake Series (7236)" - Nature-based Abstract Painting - Joan Mitchell
By Cynthia Knapp
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mercer Lake Series (7236)" features hues of green, red, orange and white.
Cynthia Knapp is inspired by the works of Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler and Grace Hartigan.
Atlanta b...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"(Jubilee) Bird of Paradise" - Abstract Botanical Painting - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(Jubilee) Bird of Paradise" is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of blue, yellow, pink, magenta and green.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankentha...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(Jubilee) Fallen Palm" - Abstract Landscape Painting - Beach - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(Jubilee) Fallen Palm" is an abstract Landscape painting featuring hues of blue, yellow, peach, orange and green.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(Jubilee) Marshscape No. 2" - Abstract Landscape Painting - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(Jubilee) Marshscape No. 2" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of blue, green, magenta, orange and yellow.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenth...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(Jubilee) Marshscape No. 4" - Abstract Landscape Painting - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(Jubilee) Marshscape No. 4" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of blue, green, tan, pink and yellow.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(Jubilee) Mother of Millions" - Abstract Botanical Painting - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(Jubilee) Mother of Millions" is an abstract botanical painting featuring hues of blue, red, yellow, green and pink.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(Jubilee) Sullivan's Island" - Abstract Landscape Painting - Diebenkorn
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
"(Jubilee) Sullivan's Island" is an abstract landscape painting featuring hues of green, hot pink, orange and blue.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
