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Item Ships From: Atlanta
Nocturnal
By Deedra Ludwig
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rather than re-creating a literal landscape on canvas or paper, I aim to express its essence in a rich and complex form of delicately painted organic subjects that float and trail ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Radiant Beauty by Judith Williams black and white nude on paper
By Judith Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
"The unusual shapes coming together in their raw simplistic form, how they interact with each other, the shapes creating their own language. I let them stand alone in their purest fo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Mixed Media
The Crash Of A Wave
By Deedra Ludwig
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rather than re-creating a literal landscape on canvas or paper, I aim to express its essence in a rich and complex form of delicately painted organic subjects that float and trail ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
'Orange Tulips' - still life - floral, botanical, naturalism, bright colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of purple, orange and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Sightline 2' - abstract landscape - color block - impressionism - stripes
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of blue, green and yellow. This piece is framed in a light blue-grey wooden framed measuring 15 by 20 inches.
Memphis-based painter, Susan Maakestad is a...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Pianist
By Ana Guzman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ana Guzman is known for work that is fresh, colorful, vibrant, and often playful. Her drawing resonates with electric energy, and her subject matter has the ability to transport the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Hills and Valleys" - landscape, country road, impressionism, forest
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, yellow and blue.
David Boyd is inspired by the work of Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and Winslow Homer.
David Boyd’s latest selection of paintin...
Category
2010s Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
'Bouquet with Anemone' - still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of red, green, yellow and blue.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun”...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lingering of the Fall
Located in Atlanta, GA
The recent paintings of Atlanta artist David Kidd continue an evolving series of images inspired by and based upon natural forms, specifically the shadows cast by trees and other veg...
Category
2010s Modern Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Zinnias on Parade II by Millie Gosch, Framed Flowers Oil Still-Life Painting
By Millie Gosch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece is 6 x 6
Discover the exquisite charm of "Zinnias on Parade II" by Millie Gosch, a petite framed fine art painting rendered in oil on linen panel. This delightfu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mixed Florals by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting, Pink
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
William by Raymond Debieve, French Cubist Figurative Painting on Carton
By Raymond Debieve
Located in Atlanta, GA
Raymond Debieve (1931-2011)
Born in northern France as a twin to brother Michel Debieve (who also become an accomplished artist later in life), Raymond painted his entire life. His ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
"(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 Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Garden Bouquet by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting Gray
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Nude II by Jacques Nestle Petite, blue and white modern nude painting on paper
By Jacques Petit
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Kiss the Sky
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life a pear, skull, glove, vase, bird, plants, a book, and patterned rug fragment.
Guy Robinson is inspi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Though you rest in the sea, you still live in our hearts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Evan Jones is a painter based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from SCAD Atlanta and has exhibited throughout the United States.
Jones's latest exhibition, "Destruction Derby Dreamland," follows upon his solo show from 2021, “Country Store." Here is how one art critic described that exhibition: "Country Store is a very funny celebration of the tropes and fixations of rural Southern life that blessedly avoids using a cudgel of irony or snark to make its points. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting...
Category
2010s Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Glimmers of Grace by Judith Williams contemporary black and white ballerina
By Judith Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
"The unusual shapes coming together in their raw simplistic form, how they interact with each other, the shapes creating their own language. I let them stand alone in their purest form. The way they come together in the space helps ground them, giving a friction of sorts, a system, a world built around the forms, a quiet place within. I love large inviting spaces, as if to say, “Come here, I’m here to comfort you.” I am creating a space where you find a soothing uncluttered balance. I want you to like the stillness there. So every piece of work has a piece of me in it, my personality, my love of spaciousness and calm. I am totally aware of every aspect of the work and in the moment, concentrating on that one moment in time—the Now. It is my desire that the sense of peace, harmony, and stillness is communicated to you."
Judith Williams is a New York born artist now living in Jacksonville, Florida. She is self- taught, and also studied at SUNY Binghamton in upstate New York in their Studio Arts program with James Bohary and David Shapiro. Painting is a vehicle that Judith has used to overcome many personal obstacles. Art soon became a consistent, reliable healer, a means of expression, and has become a necessary extension of herself. She spends time with her family and long sunny days painting in her Florida studio. Her paintings and figurative drawings represent a strong universal appeal. Her abstract paintings and charcoal paintings/drawings have been described as reflective, ethereal and evanescent. Her work shows abstraction plus glimpses of classical styles mixed with hints of abstraction.
You can find Judith’s work in select galleries across the United States.
“Working abstract is a constant revisited work in process, always expanding on the possibilities of my imagination. I allow the fluid washes of color to move freely, creating an organic feel to the work.
I think working with Charcoal is magical. The vine itself is so light it seems as though it is weightless, the dust flies as the sound of its wonderful scratching against the canvas fills the air, and it melts into the canvas so quickly.
My abstract and figurative work are intertwined. They follow me and challenge me. I feel my gift...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Sacred Grove 9" - surrealist portrait, flowers, rainbow, blue birds, love
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple, blue, red, and yellow.
This surrealist portrait features blue birds, flowers, fruits and vegetables, and patterns.
Guy Robinson is insp...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
I Will Hold You in My Heart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Evan Jones is a painter based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from SCAD Atlanta and has exhibited throughout the United States.
...
Category
2010s Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Butterflies Garden by Sarah Robertson, Square Floral Painting
By Sarah Robertson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sarah Robertson, Yellow Butterflies Garden, 48 x 48 in, Mixed Media on Canvas
Fluttering yellow butterflies add a dreamy sense of movement to this lush garden scene. Set against a so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Polo Pony
Located in Atlanta, GA
A passion for horses, equestrian pursuits, and painting define Brooke Major's life and career. A native of Atlanta, GA, Brooke Major has been living and working as a professional art...
Category
2010s Modern Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hydrandgeas and Swallowtails
Located in Atlanta, GA
Evan Jones is a painter based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from SCAD Atlanta and has exhibited throughout the United States.
...
Category
2010s Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"(uhuru) hanawi lookout no. 2" - abstract landscape - Hawaii - ocean-scape
By Katherine Sandoz
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is a large-scale abstract landscape on canvas featuring vibrant layers of yellow, green, orange, red and blue.
Katherine Sandoz is inspired by the work of Helen Franke...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Falling Daydream, 1983
By Robert Jessup
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Subtle Traces II
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"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 Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leaner 63, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Green & White Wooden Wall Sculpture
By David E. Peterson
Located in Dallas, TX
David E. Peterson is a Painter, Sculptor, and Deconstructive Designer. His "Leaners" are stunning and will add a contemporary feel to any space. Peterson sources each exotic wood pie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Rouge et Noir
By Jean Tannous
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Byblos lebanon, in 1946, is a contemporary plastician artist franco-canadian.
Artistic journey
Early days (1970-1975)
Paris (1976-2001)
Quebec (2002 - present)
China (2011-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
The Fox and the Grapes
By Greg Decker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminum comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomizes the passion that comes from a deep love of art, poetry, and music. His paintings show how art is both the consolation for, and the voice of, a lifetime's experience.” —Julyan Davis
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Metal
'Hydrangeas' - still life - floral, botanical, naturalism, bright colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of purple, green and yellow.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Narcisus (2020), 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spectrum, II by Brook Soss, Red, Pink Vertical Abstract on Paper With Sandstone
Located in Atlanta, GA
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "Spectrum II," a stunning mixed media on paper artwork by contemporary artist Brook Soss. This unique piece ...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
"Meeting Place" - colorful abstract painting - pure abstraction - Frankenthaler
By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is a mixed media abstract work on canvas featuring hues of orange, green, blue and yellow.
Evan is inspired by the works of Frank Bowling, Helen Frankenthaler, Candid...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Winter Cabin by Geri Eubanks, Petite Framed Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Geri's own words: "My love for art began in my early teens when I signed up for art class in high school and soon discovered that I had a passion for drawing and oil. Growing up i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Alps in Provence, Oil on Board Painting by Pierre-Edmond Peradon
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful large-scale oil-on-board painting was designed by Pierre-Edmond Peradon (1893 - 1981,) a well-listed French Post-Impressionist painter.
The colors are bold with a gree...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Neighborhood Geometry
By Robert Jessup
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before It Was Ever Seen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rendered in a sophisticated and elegant palette, Elise's visionary landscape paintings interweave botanical elements with organic abstraction. With a background in graphic design an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Woods at Chickamauga
By Edward Kellogg
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Woods at Chickamauga" is a large oil on canvas featuring vibrant hues of bright yellow, green, blue, orange and red.
Born in 1944, Kellogg developed his early artistic interests st...
Category
1990s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Sweet Violets' - still life - floral, botanical, naturalism, bright colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of yellow, purple and orange.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Daybreak" - house painting - architecture - suburbs - plein-air
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of blue, pink and green.
David Boyd is inspired by the work of Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and Winslow Homer.
David Boyd’s latest selection of paintings...
Category
2010s Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Green Hydrangeas' - still life - floral, botanical, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of yellow and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Nostalgia" - Contemporary History Painting - Vermeer
By Richard Thomas Scott
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Nostalgia" features soft hues of brown, orange, yellow, purple and blue.
Richard Thomas Scott is inspired by the work of Rembrandt, Andrew Wyeth,...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Topo" - Contemporary Abstract Painting - colorful - aerial landscape - gold
By Kate Hooray Osmond
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Topo" is an abstract landscape painting featuring blue and green hues.
Kate Hooray Osmond is inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint and Damien Hirst.
“My series of paintings deal with sensation and ultra-color,” Kate explains. “I am considering the concepts of over-consciousness, Horror Vacui and the overlap between joy and terror. In visual art, “horror vacui” (from Latin “fear of empty space”), also kenophobia (from Greek “fear of the empty”), is the filling of the entire surface of a space or an artwork with detail.
For this series titled “Gold,” each piece is influenced by a topic of consideration: technology, super-nature, genetics, pharmaceuticals, perception. As Kate studies and meditates on these subjects, her path of investigation grows more and more intense until she teeters between becoming overwhelmed by fear for our future and a euphoria filled with hope and intention. “I feel so much life that I am paralyzed by it, and I am confounded by how sensation and numbness can blend together,” says Kate. “All that glitters is Gold.”
Born in 1983, Kate Hooray Osmond earned her MFA in Studio Art from...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wistful Occurance by Amy Sullivan, Large Contemporary Landscape Painting Square
By Amy Sullivan
Located in Atlanta, GA
It only took us a second to fall in love with Amy Sullivan's abstracted barns and structures. Oozing with texture and media, her large-scale and slightly off-kilter renditions of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Flora" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Nude - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Flora" is one in a series of surreal paintings of the female figure featuring intricate patterning and hues of dark blue, bright yellow, lime green, pink, orange, and yellow ochre.
...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Re-Gifted Mini No. 1" - Non-Objective Paper Collage - Abstract - Diebenkorn
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Re-Gifted Mini No. 1" is an artist painted & found paper collage featuring hues of brown, black and white. This work is framed at 13 by 10.75 inches.
Aimée Farnet Siegel...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Boarded Up" - plein-air painting, country, home, architecture, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This architectural painting of a house in the country features hues of red, green and blue. This work is in a frame measuring 34 by 44 inches.
David Boyd is inspired by the work of ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Des Graines" - Contemporary Abstract Painting - colorful - Hilma af Klint
By Kate Hooray Osmond
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Des Graines" is a geometric abstract painting featuring hues of blue, pink, yellow, and orange.
Kate Hooray Osmond is inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint...
Category
2010s Abstract Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Another Vanitas 3" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life has a flowers, a skull, a book and a seashell.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Wonderwheel #31" - Contemporary Aerial Landscape Paintings - Hilma af Klint
By Kate Hooray Osmond
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wonderwheel #31" 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 Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Violin by Jacques Endzel Figurative Expressionist Oil on canvas painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Step into a world of vintage allure with our exquisite figurative painting featuring a captivating woman adorned in a shimmering silver dress, gracefully seated in a chair with her e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Garden Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painter Phil Turner focuses primarily on semi-realistic and abstract landscapes. Expressiveness, movement and color are hallmarks of his landscapes. Turner is primarily a self-taught...
Category
2010s Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Just Another Bunch of Flowers at Breakfast" - surrealist still life, flowers
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life features flowers, toast, an apple and patterned textile.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Pa...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
A Ray of Sunlight
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ruisdael is regarded as the principal figure among Dutch landscape painters of the second half of the 17th century. His naturalistic compositions and style representing massive forms...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'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 Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Snow Plants by Bethanne Cople, Oil on Paper Beach Landscape Painting
By Bethanne Kinsella Cople
Located in Atlanta, GA
The American landscape – endless skies, calming waters and the varied shores of the East and West coasts - are Cople’s passion and she travels far and wide to capture her subjects. “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Atlanta - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
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