Prairie, USA

Stefan Rurak’s credenza diptych typifies his unique approach to design. Rurak has translated his truism, denouncing the distinction between art and design, into a literal representat...

Rurak’s Portland white paintings have a Minimalist confidence. Simple white boards are impulsively etched with groups of lines and forms familiar in his lexicon of imagery. The etchi...

Brooklyn based Stefan Rurak’s unique vision and process stems from a diverse range of media, ranging from things as conventional as drawing and painting to performance art. “The work...

Brooklyn based Stefan Rurak’s unique vision and process stems from a diverse range of media, ranging from things as conventional as drawing and painting to performance art. “The work is largely process oriented, he states, “Increasingly I became aware that the mediums I was drawn to, such as silkscreen printing and film photography were really a pursuit of a craft that relied on a skillset as well as a system of tools.” Working with a variety of materials – wood, cast concrete, and steel – Rurak draws no distinction between art and design, creating both purely aesthetic and fully functional pieces. Each work conveys movement, action, or intuition. The steel “paintings” are hand-etched as a quasi-signature. The etched drawings...

Original oil on board; 6" x 12". Painting portrays a Native American teepee camp scene in a clearing. Behind the camp is a mountain range with distant trees. Colors are bright and vi...

Original oil on board; 9" x 12". Painting portrays a Native American teepee camp on a warm summer day. They are set up in a clearing under the cloudy, blue sky. Colors are bright and...

Original oil on board; 5" x 7". Painting portrays a Native American teepee camp scene in a desert clearing. A stunning colorful sunset frames the scene, featuring colors of blue, pin...

An absolutely gorgeous and extremely engaging original oil painting by German-born Canadian artist Hand Herold (1925-2011). This work is tiled "Southern Saskatchewan Prairie" and fe...