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'Stouffer's' still life - grocery store - supermarket - food painting - Pop Art
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of blue, yellow, green, and red.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Ground Beef' still life - grocery store - supermarket - food painting - Pop Art
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of blue, pink, yellow, and red.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Still Life in Yellow by Ginny Williams Framed Tea Kettle Still Life Oil on Board
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this painting measures 16 x 16.
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
'Joyful Blooms (Party Flowers)' - still life - fauvism - floral - iris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of yellow, red, and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and a BFA from Tyle...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Carnation
Located in Atlanta, GA
We are obsessed with the brilliance of Donald Beal's paintings, and we think you will be, too. The color and sense of light that unites all of his paintings project an unforgettable ...
Category
2010s Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Copper
Still life with flower in bottle on tabletop
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite, modulated, and sensitive, Mathieu Weemaels' painted world centers around his home and studio, where his subjects comprise the subtle shifts of light and color reflected on...
Category
2010s Impressionist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Gardenias in Juliska Vase" - Still Life - American Realist Painting - botanical
By Sarah Lamb
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Gardenias in Juliska Vase" is a still life painting featuring hues of green, white, and dark blue.
Sarah Lamb is inspired by the work of John Singer Sar...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite, modulated, and sensitive, Mathieu Weemaels' painted world centers around his home and studio, where his subjects comprise the subtle shifts of light and color reflected on...
Category
2010s Impressionist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Spring" - Surrealist still life, botanical, egg, rainbow, paint brushes
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Spring" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and red.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Lillies Among the Weeds by Ginny Williams Framed Still Life Oil on Canvas
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this painting measures 24 x 36.
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Traders Came from the East by Ginny Williams Framed Still Life Oil on Canvas
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, we were equally charmed by her delightful w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
An Unlikely Pair by Ginny Williams Framed Still Life Oil on Canvas
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, we were equally charmed by her delightful w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dynamite and a Laser Beam
By Justin Lyons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Justin Lyons, "Dynamite and a Laser Beam," 2022, Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Bent Not Broken
By Justin Lyons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Justin Lyons, "Bent Not Broken," 2022, Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Veuve Art Collage by Amy Dixon, Abstract Still Life Acrylic on Canvas Painting
By Amy Dixon
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Veuve Art Collage' is a large abstracted acrylic on canvas painting of square format, created by American artist Amy Dixon in 2021. Featuring a vibrant pale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Babylon" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Babylon" is an oil painting featuring hues of green, orange, pink, yellow and tan.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, Jam...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Pilgrimage" - floral painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Proof of Concept" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, pink, yellow and grey.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, ...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Veuve Pink Dance Collage by Amy Dixon, Abstract Still Life Canvas Painting
By Amy Dixon
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Veuve Pink Dance Art Collage' is a large abstracted acrylic on canvas painting of square format, created by American artist Amy Dixon in 2021. Featuring a vibrant palette made of a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Magic" - Surrealist Painting - Still Life - cat - blue bird - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Magic" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and white.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory University...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Fruit Traveling in Water
Located in Atlanta, GA
Néstor MAYA is an artist born in XX The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1997,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Adam & Eve' - figurative painting - Apocalyptic - Bosch
By Robert Hightower
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Adam & Eve" is a figurative painting featuring hues of blue, lime green and yellow.
Robert Hightower is inspired by the work of Giotto, Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-François Millet, Roger Brown, Howard...
Category
2010s Contemporary Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Welk" - shell painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Welk" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, pink, yellow and grey.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and 17th...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Arcanum" - shell painting - skyscape - realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Arcanum" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, blue, grey and yellow.
Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and 17...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Le Petit Rouge
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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Veronica" - Surrealism, portrait, patterns, lace - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Veronica" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory University...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Sea of Dreams" - Surrealism, still life, animals, vegetables - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Sea of Dreams" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta bas...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Bouquet Special
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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Le Cube
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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Sea of Stripes: Pears" - still life with pears, stripes - Raphaelle Peal
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Sea of Stripes: Pears" is a still life painting featuring hues of green, yellow, blue and white.
Jordan Baker is inspired by the works of Rachel Ruysch...
Category
2010s American Realist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Flowers
By Anonymous Caravagesque
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sacred Grove #6" - Surrealist Painting, still life, vegetables - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Sacred Grove #6" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta b...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Object Lesson" - Surrealist Painting, still life, floral, globe - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Object Lesson" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Revisiting the Boogieman" - Surrealist Painting, still life - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Revisiting the Boogieman" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Carre en Composition
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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Hoja Curiosa, 2017
Located in Atlanta, GA
Julio Tejada was born in 1971 in the city of Moca in the Dominican Republic, where he received his first artistic education in the school of Fine Arts. From an early age, Julio Teja...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Forever Young
By Arno Elias
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Paris France, Arno Elias is a French American Artist, Painter, Photographer, Musician and Activist. He is best known for his hand-painted, hand-embellished photographs of end...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"The Three Graces" - Surrealism, figurative, nudes, patterns - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"The Three Graces" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and black.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
4 x 4
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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
L'orchidee
By Arno Elias
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Paris France, Arno Elias is a French American Artist, Painter, Photographer, Musician and Activist. He is best known for his hand-painted, hand-embellished photographs of end...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Manolia
By Arno Elias
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Paris France, Arno Elias is a French American Artist, Painter, Photographer, Musician and Activist. He is best known for his hand-painted, hand-embellished photographs of end...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Frantic Harmony
By Amir Baradaran
Located in Atlanta, GA
Amir Baradaran is a New York-based Iranian-Canadian ARtificial artist. As the Arts-Based Creative Research Associate and Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Engineering ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Horitzó de Successos
By Jordi PRAT
Located in Atlanta, GA
Established Catalan painter Jordi Prat Pons is best known for his uniquely modern approach to the traditional still life. The works are characterized by bold use of color and manipul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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 Atlanta - 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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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 Atlanta - 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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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 Atlanta - 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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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 Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Anatomy Lesson" - Geometric Surrealist Painting - Skull Still Life - Arcimboldo
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Anatomy Lesson" features hues of blue, pink, yellow, orange, green, and white.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Gi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Atlanta - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
'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 Atlanta - Still-life 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 Atlanta - Still-life 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 - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
