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Item Ships From: Illinois
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 - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Chinese Eternal Youth Sign of Honor, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental lacquered elmwood sign of honor was carved in northern China during the mid-19th century. The large central characters read as "Wu Zheng Ever Green", and - loosely tr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Negotiation 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Negotiation 1 (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 - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Serenity VII
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on Acrylic with Recycled Plastic in Lightbox
24 × 18 inches
61 × 45.7 cm
Based on the theories of infinite and parallel universes, MULTIVERSE is a visual rendering in the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Language of Love 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. Gold accents. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight d...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Have you seen the moon tonight? 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract minimalistic painting , with silver accents and a lot of texture. This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic. 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 painting has painted white 0.75" wide sides. It can be displayed without frame. I use professional grade materials and canvases, and the painting is finished with a glaze of UV varnish to protect against sunlight and dust damage. Signed on the back. Painting size is 20"x20". For international buyers, customs duty is the responsibility of the buyer. Certificate of authenticity is provided. Please contact for correct international shipping based on zip code...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Thalassa
By Kostis Georgiou
Located in Chicago, IL
Thalassa
Oil on canvas
33 x 25 inches
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Florence (1981-1982), painting and sculpture in the School of Fine Arts, Athens (1982-1986) with Dimitris Mitaras and Dimosthenis Kokinidis, as well as at the Royal College of Fine Arts, London (1985-1986) with Peter de Francia. His first one-man exhibition was in Thessaloniki (1974). Since then his work has been represented in numerous solo and group exhibitions all over the world and won several international awards. Recently, Georgiou's works were exhibited in a five museum tour in China.
Georgiou's paintings and monumental sculptures can be found in public squares...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (After)
By Anthony Adcock
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting by Anthony Adcock titled "Untitled (After)"- Oil on mounted linen.
**There is no steel or rust in this piece. It is hand-painted oil on linen canvas and mount...
Category
2010s Realist Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Silver Splash, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. The photos show the painting in different light conditions. First layer is Silver, greyish areas are visible shiny silver l...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wishful thinking (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Wishful thinking (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Martina Nehrling imagines wishful thinking falls along a spectrum with desperatio...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fume (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Fume (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Fume is part of a group of paintings exploring the edgeless atmosphere of anxiety during high pitched and demoralizing politi...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Beautiful II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in oilwith subtle gold accents. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight di...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Slouch (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Slouch (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleido...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Ultrablue Garden 04" Mixed Media Painting
By Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Concrete
BLU 2 - WATER by Marco Rotelli - showcased at Field Museum Chicago
By Marco Nereo Rotelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 34 inches
This painting was part of a collection for DIVINA NATURA, a sound and light installation at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, focus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Crazy Feeling Of Want (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Crazy Feeling Of Want (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidosco...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wishful thinking (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Wishful thinking (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Martina Nehrling imagines wishful thinking falls along a spectrum with desperatio...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pierced (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Pierced (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worl...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Ecstasy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful painting in dark moody colors, with gold accents. This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos,...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Quite a Bit (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Quite a Bit, (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on panel - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
For Nehrling, smaller pieces often operate as a visual poem, prayer or wish. The challe...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Erie (Great Lakes), " Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculptur...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
The Surface of Things (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
The Surface of Things, (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and ric...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Stay With Me - Abstract Painting with Floral Patterns and Gold Leaf, Framed
By Suk Ja Kang
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. Wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Fume (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Fume (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed.
Fume is part of a group of paintings exploring the edgeless atmosphere of anxiety during high pitched and demoralizing politi...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Weeds (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Weeds (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Neverland, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Thank you for looking at my artwork. This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic with gold accents . I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Loll (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Loll, (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Unfurling (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worlds of pattern, color, shadow...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Multiverse Sunset
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on acrylic with recycled plastic
37 × 23 in (94 × 58.4 cm)
"Since the dawn of man, human beings have sought the very nature of existence. As the seekers of truth compounde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Acrylic on paper, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on paper, will fit a standart frame for display. The painting is varnished for UV protection. Size is 10"x10, The paintng will fir standart square frame for this size. Varnis...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By John von Wicht
Located in New York, NY
Oil, gouache and color crayons on paper. Signed i, v. Wicht, lower right recto.
Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Oil, Gouache
Ecce Homo by Kostis Georgiou - Diptych - Abstract oil paintings
By Kostis Georgiou
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil on canvas (Diptych)
32 x 63 inches
80 x 160 cm
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Florence (1981-1982), painting and sculpture in the School ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amor, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Large acrylic painting. Gold accents . 48"x48", stretched. Sides are painted white and are 1.5" wide. It can be displayed without frame. Extra large size for focal point in any room....
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Optimus Z by Kostis Georgiou - figurative oil painting - abstract - diptych
By Kostis Georgiou
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil on Canvas (diptych)
100 x 160 cm
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Florence (1981-1982), painting and sculpture in the School of Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
On the Surface 8, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
PINK & BLUE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Bill Stone
Located in Yardley, PA
Swarming, swirling and moving together in harmony. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
In the fields of Gold, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
In the Garden of Ebeneezer Goode - Los Angeles Hillside in Mid-Century Colors
Located in Chicago, IL
Pat garnered international attention in 2012 when a time-lapse video showing the painstaking production of his Manhattan skyline drawing, Empire State of Pen (2012), went viral. Since then, he has become something of a cityscape specialist, producing large-scale works such as Colossus (2015) and a range of new pieces created for clients such as MGM Park in Las Vegas and Gensler Architects. Pat has recently collaborated on a book with Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA, making drawings in response to stories about his life and has just worked with legendary Podcaster, Roman Mars (99% Invisible) on his first book, which was a New York Times Bestseller. Pat has also established a creative relationship with the Iconic British fashion designer, Sir Paul Smith, painting a mural for him in NYC and will be working with him on multiple London projects in 2024. Other past clients have included Apple, Tiffany's and Co, BMW, Ian Happ (Chicago Cubs), RIBA, IDEO, BMW, Pentagram, Washington Post, NIKE, Adidas and British Airways.
Patrick...
Category
2010s Modern Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Purity, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful large painting in red and white, with silver accents . This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the ph...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
untitled
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Morton Grove, IL
rare sumi ink painting
Category
1990s Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Possibilities, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. The photos show the painting in different light conditions. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in th...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Have you seen the moon tonight?, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Thank you for looking at my artwork. This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic, with silver accents and has heavy texture. This painting is rich in color and texture. , large en...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vienna Beef Guy - Chicago's Wrigley Field Hot Dog Vendor, Ink on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Vale
Vienna Beef Guy
ink on paper
24h x 18.50w in
60.96h x 46.99w cm
PKV005
See What I See
Why are Chicago and baseball so perfect for each other?...
Category
2010s Modern Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT WINDS" - ABSTRACT
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
The inspiration for this painting is from the poem:
"Let Me Tell You About Winds"
Let me tell you about winds.
They can go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sullivan Mandalas"
By John Welwyn Clark
Located in Chicago, IL
Suite of four giclee prints on canvas, hand painted by the artist, in homage to Architect Louis Sullivan's architectural details.
Size: 48" x 48"
Each painting is 24" x 24"
About the artist:
John Welwyn Clark pursues painting as a means to explore themes related to architecture and design. He is especially interested in work that unites the concerns of various disciplines. At a time when so much process is becoming computerized, he considers painting especially important because it deals directly with form, harmony, color and theme: freely, and independently of technical demands.
Clark has won national design and design/build competitions. He has been recognized for his architectural work for a series of innovative projects, which recently includes master planning projects in China. He has designed a broad range of projects from large-scale municipal, institutional and educational facilities to high-rise, multi-use office...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Giclée
Let Her Go - Thickly Painted Impasto Surface Oil Painting with Dream-Like Scene
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Wang's highly textured paintings involve thick layers of paint over collaged images from the Tang Dynasty. In "Let Her Go", the foreground shows a modern female figure sitting upon the side of a boat which gives the impression she is wearing wings and about to take flight. Upon closer look, there are various scenes taking place around her in the water - warriors with knives drawn, a jeep in pursuit of some unseen enemy, a cauldron boiling over. Influence by the Renaissance Masters, Titian and Rembrandt for their glazing and layering techniques respectively, the artist builds the surface using heavy paint, swirling and mixing the color on the canvas. The end result is a poetic and emotionally powerful representation of the human form.
Victor Wang
Let Her Go
oil on canvas
48h x 60w in
121.92h x 152.40w cm
VWG011
My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring. I use the human face as a vehicle to paint human experiences - worry and wonder, sadness and pleasure - which reflect the emotional stage directly tied to my immigration experiences.
I grew up amongst the sunflower fields in northern China. In my childhood years, I played under the bright, yellow sunflowers with my brothers everyday. China’s Cultural Revolution played an important part in my life. During that time, sunflowers were used as political allegories to depict how citizens of China should follow Mao who represented the sun, since sunflowers follow the sun’s movements. People eventually inferred the deception that this symbol masked. After graduating from high school, I was sent to a labor camp in the country for ‘reeducation’ during China’s Cultural Revolution. There, I was subject to grueling farm work. Often, I worked in corn and sunflower fields from sunrise to sunset. Thus, for me, sunflowers evoke both personal joy and sadness. Therefore, to deliver my complex feelings, I use sunflowers as a metaphor to connote my background and emotional stage.
My incorporation of collages of figures from China’s Tang Dynasty represents my Chinese heritage and is a constant reminder of where I came from. The texture and earthiness on the canvas’s surface are inspired by the texture of the soil on the farm where I worked in China.
Although I often gain great pleasure from the process of painting, it is most important to unfold expressively those feelings within myself.
Wang belongs to a generation of immigrant painters from China, whose artistic background was defined by socialist realism but took advantage of their skills and broke away from that tradition to create new subjects in the U.S.
“When I was a student during Cultural Revolution, Soviet realism art was among the dominant source of influence and it grabbed us like lightening...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Untitled RAG-4
By Rick Garcia
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 24 inches
Rick Garcia's RAG13 Collection is inspired by the observation that there has been a significant and permanent change in our public and private lives. These artworks use symbolism to illustrate how the ubiquitous presence of suspicion and the act of being a suspect have both become a way of life. Adults and children are shown as generic solid shapes with parts missing to indicate loss of identity and the relinquishing of certain rights. The watchful eye of authority is always present as a figure dressed in black with three white stripes. All of the figures have a red dot to symbolize the human heart; how we are all connected. This red dot also represents being a target or a person of interest. Overall, this latest series creates a surreal flow of images, colors, and shapes blending into a beautiful and poignant work of art.
About the Artist:
"Photography has been part of my creativity throughout my life and more recently has become influential in my abstract work on canvas. The magical shapes of water gracefully floating or scattering in mid-air reveals the true god-like essence of nature. I am fascinated studying these images of bright tiny mercury-like globes, silky trails, dancing droplets and crystal clear languid sheets. "
Rick Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba, and very soon after, his parents relocated to Miami, Florida. He was always encouraged to follow his dream of pursuing and developing his talent in art. In later years he found a deep-rooted connection to surrealism, especially the work of Salvador Dali. Garcia had become obsessed with the unique images and amazing technique of the Spanish painter and he eventually traveled to Port Lligat, Spain to visit the home and surroundings of his mentor.
After years of attending the Art Institute of Miami, where he refined his artistic vision in drawing and painting, he was soon earning an income from published illustrations. Garcia has enjoyed a rich and diverse career starting with the hit TV show "Miami Vice" commissioning him to create a mural on the side of a three story building, and used his paintings for interior shots.
Apart from a growing number of private commissions, his distinctive images were commissioned by The United Nations Postal Administration in 1998 and 2003. His stamps brought awareness to the growing extinction of the rainforest and its inhabitants, and followed with the 50th Anniversary of the World Health Organization, bringing awareness to the vanishing supply of freshwater, where it earned him the prestige of the most beautiful stamp series of 2003.
Garcia was chosen as an "Absolut Artist of the 90s" in the popular vodka ad campaign and with his second piece Absolut Electric, this further drew worldwide attention.
1998, 1999, and 2001 garnered him the distinction of official artist to The Grammy Awards where his creations influenced the look of the live broadcast and graced the covers of the official program book, CDs, posters, apparel, and other various items. His work included portraits of stars such as Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, Coldplay, Santana, Celia Cruz, Black Eyed Peas, Imogen Heap and Kanye West. His life long passion of thoroughbred racing tapped him in 2008 to be the official artist of the 2008 Kentucky Derby Festival.
Founder of Benihana, Rocky Aoki, gave Rick complete creative control to design a sushi restaurant on Miami Beach. Along with sculptor Bruce Hanners, they built and installed an 1800 sq. ft octopus designed by Rick to be the massive ceiling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I Flow Like Water (Silver)
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil, Gesso, & Recycled Plastic on Canvas
70 x 36 in (178 x 91 cm)
(Due to the abstract nature of this piece, it can be displayed vertically or horizontally at the discretion of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Plastic
Foggy Fall Forest, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. This painting is painted in many subtle layers built one on the top of the other, a union between complexity of technique and...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fields, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. The painting needs to be framed for display. I can mail up to 5 paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
MEDITERRANEAN SONATA
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
MEDITERRANEAN SONATA Narrative:
When it comes to inspiration, I have to say that JMW Turner’s “Burning of the Houses of Parliament” is one of my all-time favorite paintings. When I first began preparation for this exhibition not only was I having artist block, but the California wildfires were overwhelming the news. I had just started this painting and was thinking about a more contemporary way of expression. But I needed a push. I have always subscribed to a Luministic style, emphasizing tranquility, depicting calm, reflective water and hazy skies.
I decided to look up my other favorite modern-day artists, Danish/Icelandic, Olafur Eliasson. He had a show at the Tate Modern and coincidentally, it was about JMW Turner’s color process. I knew I was going in the right direction. Maktub – it is written, or the other translation was, it was destiny....
Like Turner, I wanted to shape and frame the light with a sense of infinity, but on my own terms. It is wonderful to be inspired by another artist, but it is important to create your own style. Brush and palette knife, layer upon layer, And this is how Mediterranean Sonata unfolded.
ARICA HILTON BIOGRAPHY:
Perhaps it was because she was born on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, an important waterway for cross-cultural trade and the birth of great civilizations, that Arica Hilton brings a passion for our earth and its inhabitants to her life as an artist and global advocate.
Whether hiking the Himalayas to experience the country’s culture, or cage diving with great white sharks off Guadalupe Island, or participating in scientific expeditions to document threats to the health of our oceans, Hilton is driven to pursue first-hand encounters with people and their living environments.
The seeds for Hilton’s dauntless pursuits were sown early. At six-years-old she moved to the United States, not knowing a word of English. Her sense of displacement had a lasting impact, prompting a search to uncover where she belonged in the world. Hilton determined early on that her most illuminating pathway would be the road less taken – a pursuit that continues today.
Near and far, Hilton seeks the unique and uncommon. Her adventures have included 22 visits to Asia. She has swum, run and biked her way through triathlons. She has participated in global initiatives for just governance and human security. And she inspires awareness and searches for solutions to improve living conditions for humanity and our earth as a whole. Hilton’s art and global advocacy are informed by the different schools of thought and cultures that she continually encounters.
Hilton’s own creative pursuits began with writing poetry and expanded to painting when she began to illustrate her poems. Her artistic evolution sparked an interest in the realm of creation as she discovered mathematics, physics, quantum mechanics and string theory. Her studies solidified her passion for environmentalism when she learned that stars are nothing more than another extension of humanity – that the elements in the bloodstream are the same elements that comprise a star. The interconnection was what Hilton had been searching for her whole life. As Hilton says “We are the same as a star. How beautiful is that?”
Today, Hilton is a visual artist, poet and global advocate who travels worldwide to enrich her life and the lives of others. She is based in Chicago, where she is the director and curator of Hilton Asmus...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
DIVINA NATURA Field Museum Study 7
By Marco Nereo Rotelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Watercolor and acrylic on paper
20 x 23 inches
50.8 x 58.4 cm
Born in Venice in 1955, Marco Nereo Rotelli lives and works in Milan and Paris. He holds an MBA in Architecture. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Untitled RAG-3
By Rick Garcia
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 inches
Rick Garcia's RAG13 Collection is inspired by the observation that there has been a significant and permanent change in our public and private lives. These artworks use symbolism to illustrate how the ubiquitous presence of suspicion and the act of being a suspect have both become a way of life. Adults and children are shown as generic solid shapes with parts missing to indicate loss of identity and the relinquishing of certain rights. The watchful eye of authority is always present as a figure dressed in black with three white stripes. All of the figures have a red dot to symbolize the human heart; how we are all connected. This red dot also represents being a target or a person of interest. Overall, this latest series creates a surreal flow of images, colors, and shapes blending into a beautiful and poignant work of art.
About the Artist:
"Photography has been part of my creativity throughout my life and more recently has become influential in my abstract work on canvas. The magical shapes of water gracefully floating or scattering in mid-air reveals the true god-like essence of nature. I am fascinated studying these images of bright tiny mercury-like globes, silky trails, dancing droplets and crystal clear languid sheets. "
Rick Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba, and very soon after, his parents relocated to Miami, Florida. He was always encouraged to follow his dream of pursuing and developing his talent in art. In later years he found a deep-rooted connection to surrealism, especially the work of Salvador Dali. Garcia had become obsessed with the unique images and amazing technique of the Spanish painter and he eventually traveled to Port Lligat, Spain to visit the home and surroundings of his mentor.
After years of attending the Art Institute of Miami, where he refined his artistic vision in drawing and painting, he was soon earning an income from published illustrations. Garcia has enjoyed a rich and diverse career starting with the hit TV show "Miami Vice" commissioning him to create a mural on the side of a three story building, and used his paintings for interior shots.
Apart from a growing number of private commissions, his distinctive images were commissioned by The United Nations Postal Administration in 1998 and 2003. His stamps brought awareness to the growing extinction of the rainforest and its inhabitants, and followed with the 50th Anniversary of the World Health Organization, bringing awareness to the vanishing supply of freshwater, where it earned him the prestige of the most beautiful stamp series of 2003.
Garcia was chosen as an "Absolut Artist of the 90s" in the popular vodka ad campaign and with his second piece Absolut Electric, this further drew worldwide attention.
1998, 1999, and 2001 garnered him the distinction of official artist to The Grammy Awards where his creations influenced the look of the live broadcast and graced the covers of the official program book, CDs, posters, apparel, and other various items. His work included portraits of stars such as Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, Coldplay, Santana, Celia Cruz, Black Eyed Peas, Imogen Heap and Kanye West. His life long passion of thoroughbred racing tapped him in 2008 to be the official artist of the 2008 Kentucky Derby Festival.
Founder of Benihana, Rocky Aoki, gave Rick complete creative control to design a sushi restaurant on Miami Beach. Along with sculptor Bruce Hanners, they built and installed an 1800 sq. ft octopus designed by Rick to be the massive ceiling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Magic Butterfly, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting created with oil markers on canvas in 2001. The piece is part of the "Original Tourlicoulis" series. Those drawings/paintings have germed from doodles created with pen on pa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echo - Monochromatic Scene, Ladder and Doors in Muted Gray, Original Oil, Framed
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
A ladder and several doors seemingly float in air while a full moon illuminates this surreal scene. "Echo" is painted in muted shades of grey bringing a melancholy to the overall aesthetic. The original oil painting is framed in a repurposed frame that the artist has distressed and painted. It measures 24h x 30w inches.
John Seubert
Echo, 2023
oil on canvas
16h x 20w in
40.64h x 50.80w cm
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John Seubert
b. 1958, Chicago, IL
In the early Nineties, John Seubert was living in a former hotel in a high-rise building on St. James Place in Chicago. The apartment was tiny, as hotel rooms tend to be, and clad with paper-thin walls allowing sound to pass from one apartment to the other. At the time, John’s artwork consisted of pounding copper sheets into tables which was a noisy endeavor to say the least. Following several noise complaints from the neighbors, John had a dream that he was living in a ramshackle house but with plenty of room to work and no attached neighbors. The following day after lunching at the McDonalds in Lincoln Park, John wandered the neighborhood a came upon a shabby, falling-down old Victorian house. He located the real estate agent, put in an offer, and weeks later was pushing a shopping cart full of his belongings to his new home.
This 144-year-old Painted Lady provided a blank canvas for this inimitable artist. For many years the house remained so empty that John was able to ride his Japanese fold up bike throughout the 1st floor. “Some people want to have sex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Several Circles - Kandinsky, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
2022 / 24 x 30 / Oil on canvas This piece is modeled after the original oil on canvas painting by Wassily Kandinsky. A great cosmic order is formed by precisely placed circles ...
Category
2010s Abstract Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
BLU 4 - LUX
By Marco Nereo Rotelli
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting is from the DIVINA NATURA series.
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 34 inches
Born in Venice in 1955, Marco Nereo Rotelli lives and works in Milan and Paris. He holds an MBA ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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