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Item Ships From: Illinois
Moving through Winter, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in oil. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in tone. This pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Oil
Fruit on Silver Tray
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original acrylic on canvas floral still life painting.
Keywords: Abstract, Bold, Pop & Graphic, Expressive & Gestural, geometric, purple, pink, blue, g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"NGC-3201, " Pigment Ink on Paper
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how reality is mediated by digital image.
Entitled "NGC-3201," this vibrant drawing offers a representation of the globular cluster NGC-3201. Using an image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Let Me Dwell In The Dark place, For I Am Light, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful large painting in black, hrey, dark blue tones, with gold as yellow on on photo. Also a bit of bronze.Truly special in life.This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Acrylic
Eiffel Tower, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
This Painting Of An Abstract Eiffel Tower Painted With Acrylics And Oil Markers On Canvas Depicts A Luminous Scene With Intense Colors And Depth As If It Was Emerged By Water. :: Pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Acrylic
Industrial landscape 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic with heavy texture. The photos show the painting in different light conditions. I try my best to represent the true colors of the pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Moon Spirit Dancer, " Oil on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees.
This large-scale painting entitled “Moon Spirit Dancer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Oil
"Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres" etching by Tissot
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Hinsdale, IL
TISSOT, JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH
(1836 - 1902)
"Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres"
(The Portico of the National Gallery, London)
Wentworth 40
Etching and Drypoint on imitation Japanese paper, C. 1878
Only state published, from the edition of 100
Signed 1878 J.J. Tissot on the step, lower right
14 7/8” x 8 1/4”
Excellent crisp impression
This etching is related to the painting London Visitors exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874, no. 116. The setting is the portico of the National Gallery, looking toward the Church of St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields. Such works give Tissot a minor but distinguished position as a predecessor of the school of architectural etchers...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Etching
Flying Buttress 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flying Buttress 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flying Buttress 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 1 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Seed (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Seed (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worlds ...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Garden Of The Really Real (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Garden Of The Really Real (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke ...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Back Story (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Back Story (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic w...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Deep Calling To Sleep (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Deep Calling To Sleep (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kale...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Autumn Alley, Acrylic Landscape Painting on Canvas, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
It wasn’t until Ingrid came to the United States from Austria and married that she considered painting seriously. A casual remark by her husband, that she had a na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Afternoon Repose, Original Signed Impressionist Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Afternoon Repose, Original Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Interior Painting, 2018
36" x 36" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas
Hand-signed by the artist.
A cozy interior scene ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Gaze, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
In this acrylic symphony, I infused my canvas with the raw essence of emotions. The abstract strokes and expressionist flair are intentional, evoking a dance of chaos and serenity. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Acrylic
As seen in Apple TV series~Dark Matter~Number 2 by David Gamble
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
Number 2 from 2021-2121 Series
29 x 36 inches
Edition size: 10
Brushed Aluminum
David Gambles' latest paintings are a physical narrative that were captured by camera from random...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
C Print
Andy Warhol's Wig, Glasses, Longines Aviator Watch and Money by David Gamble
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
Andy Warhol's Wig, Glasses, Watch and Money
East 66th St NYC 1987
Actual wig, money, Longines 1930 aviator watch and glasses of Andy Warhol
Chromogen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
C Print
Andy Warhol's Coke Bottle & VHS Movies in Bedroom, NYC by David Gamble
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
“What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.” - Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol’s Coke Bottle and VHS Movies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Andy Warhol's Wig, Glasses, Watch & Money (Marilyn Color Series) by David Gamble
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
Andy Warhol's Wig, Glasses and Watch "Silkscreen" Marilyn Color Series
6x7 format film, NYC 1987
"Silkscreen" Series London 1997
Actual wig, glasses, watch and money of Andy Warho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Dye Transfer
Andy Warhol's Wig & Glasses (Marilyn Color Series) by David Gamble - Pop Art
By David Gamble
Located in Chicago, IL
Andy Warhol's Wig & Glasses "Silkscreen" Marilyn Color Series
6x7 format film, NYC 1987
"Silkscreen" Series London 1997
Actual wig of Andy Warhol.
Dye sublimation on Aluminum
24...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Dye Transfer
Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Fey Mood (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
A Fey Mood (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kalei...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Watch-log
By Christine Perri
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This sculpture is a combination of the natural (the standing walnut split log) and the classical (the cherry bas-relief face).
Keywords: figurative carved log and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Wood
Inner Eye (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Inner Eye (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textur...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paper
Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Negotiation 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Negotiation 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Chinese Deco-Era Lithograph Print
Located in Chicago, IL
This advertising poster from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of traditional Chinese painting with the craft of color lithography. These advertisements, influenced by the Art De...
Category
1920s Art Deco Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Tulips I, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a watercolor on paper. Floral still life painting.
Keywords: flowers, floral, floral still life, tulips, red, floral arrangement, blue, green, yellow, pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Floral Still Life with Lilies and Irises, Original Watercolor Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is a floral still life painting on watercolor on paper.
Keywords: floral, flowers, floral still life, still life, representational, vibrant colors, irises, l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wanderer, Svalbard, Norway by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Landscape Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Wanderer
Svalbard, Norway, 2017
Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $3,500
Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm) $7,500
Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4 cm) $12,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sentient Connections, Dominica by Paul Nicklen-Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Sentient Connections
Dominica, 2019
36 in x 24 in (91.4 x 61cm) Edition of 20 - $3,500
46.5 in x 31 in (118.1 x 78.7cm) Edition of 15
60 in x 40 in (152.4 x 101.6cm) Edition of 10
9...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prism and Blues, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Prism and Blues
Vancouver Island, Canada, 2014
Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $3,500
Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm)
Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Polar Plunge, Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Polar Plunge
Antarctica, 2014
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition of 10
60 × 90...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Leopard's Gaze, Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Leopard’s Gaze
Antarctica, 2006
24 in x 36 in (61 x 91.4 cm) Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 in x 46.5 in (78.7 x 118.1 cm) Edition of 15
40 in x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) Edition of 10
"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Icy Pilgrimage, Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Icescape Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Icy Pilgrimage
Ross Sea, Antarctica, 2011
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ice Patrol, Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Ice Patrol
Antarctica, 2017
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition of 10
60 × 90 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ice Leopard, Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Ice Leopard
Antarctica, 2006
24 in x 36 in (61 x 91.4 cm) Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 in x 46.5 in (78.7 x 118.1 cm) Edition of 15
40 in x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) Edition of 10
60 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grounded, Iceberg Alley by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Icescape Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Grounded
Iceberg Alley, Antarctica, 2017
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frozen Feast, Yukon by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Bear
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Frozen Feast
Yukon, Canada, 2010
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition of 10
60 ×...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eternal Cascade, Norway by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Icescape Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Eternal Cascade
Svalbard, Norway, 2014
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm / Edition of 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cub Club, Alaska by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography - Bear
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Cub Club
Alaska, 2018
Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $3,500
Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm)
Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4 cm)
Edition of 7: 60” x 9...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Catcher in the Rye, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Catcher in the Rye
British Columbia, Canada, 2014
Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $3,500
Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm)
Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Below the Storm, Mākaha by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Waterscape Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Below the Storm
Mākaha, Hawaii, 2013
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 - $3,500
Also available:
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15 - $7,500
40 × 60 in / 101.6 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ariel, Dominica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Ariel
Dominica, 2019
24" x 36" / Edition of 20 - $3,500
Also available:
31" x 46.5" / Edition of 15 - $7,500
40" x 60" / Edition of 10 - $12,500
60" x 90" / Edition of 7 - $17,500
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chinese Carved Architectural Panel with Fruit and Flora, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this handcrafted panel so impressive: the artful relief carvings of seasonal fruit and lush, foliage-filled vases ...
Category
19th Century Qing Illinois - Art
Materials
Wood
Concrete form tube series #1
By Mia Capodilupo
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is created using a variety of casting materials cast into a concrete form tube (sonotube) and combined with cast off indust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Art
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Foam, Rubber, Plaster
Forest Pathway, Original Landscape Painting, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is an original acrylic on canvas landscape painting.
Keywords: forest, path, woods, hiking, outdoors, trees, landscape, nature, trees, green
Artist Bi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zinnias, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Zinnias, Original Contemporary Impressionist Floral Still Life Painting, 2014
36" x 36" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas
Hand-signed by the artist.
A bold and bright bouquet of zinn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pointy Sky, Original Cityscape Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The sunset and moon among a skyline of monuments and masterpieces. The old world and the old moon.
Keywords: Cityscape, skyscrapers, city, upward view
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hidden Sanctuary, " Acrylic on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Illinois - Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"This is Not a Tree, " Mixed Media on Canvas, 2022
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Illinois - Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Vijay Path, " Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Vijaypath was a Bollywood action hit in 1994. It's critically acclaimed soundtrack topped charts across the world and became one of the most recognizable in India's history. The film's international success is evident in this hand-painted advertisement...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Illinois - Art
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Fusion, " Charcoal on Paper, 2022
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo creates dynamic compositions of people and places that communicate a rich commentary on the world around him. Depicting trees from personal encounters, Surdo’s latest body of work entitled “Tree Spirits” takes us on a foray into the forest, where leaves, branches and burls express something deeply personal. Applying his mastery of figurative realism to the natural world, he experiments with form and texture to uncover the intangible spirits of trees.
This charcoal drawing entitled “Fusion” beautifully illustrates the collision of two young birch trees. Loosely drawn with short, lateral strokes, the drawing depicts the slow process of two trees fusing together as a graceful gesture of physical touch. The horizontal motion of the sketch-like linework captures the striated texture of birch bark, punctuated by the irregular forms of its eye-shaped markings. The light-colored trees are contrasted by a dark backdrop, a void of negative that isolates the trees in space and time.
Restricting the composition to only a portion of the tree trunks, Surdo accentuates their abstract forms and focuses on the simple beauty of their graceful movements. Guided by his memory, Surdo recalls the trees as soft, gentle and calm, leaning in on each other in a tender embrace. His freeform, expressive style reveals the subjectivity of this memory and finishes the composition with a transient, dream-like atmosphere.
Charcoal on paper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Illinois - Art
Materials
Charcoal
Diego by Zack Whitford - Contemporary Street Photography - Mexico
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
Diego
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - 2019
Near the city center of San Miguel de Allende, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a local named Diego walks the streets and earns money by sell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Migrant Resistance by Zack Whitford - Contemporary Street Photography
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
Migrant Resistance
Los Angeles, CA - 2017
Attendees of an anti-ICE protest march en masse to the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison in downtown Los Angeles. Many of thos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
