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"Icarus Suspended" Abstract Mythical Figurative Mixed Media
By Michael Ayrton
Located in Detroit, MI
“Icarus Suspended” is an extraordinary painting of Ayrton's obsession with flight, myths, mirrors and mazes. This complex piece shows a figure in flight, frozen in action, either swooping down or, perhaps, falling to earth. Named after the Greek mythological figure, Icarus, who along with his father attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Flying too close to the sun the wax melted and both fell to earth. The positioning of Ayrton's figure is reminiscent of "The Fall of Icarus" by Jacob Peter Gowy, Museo Nacional del Prado. This is part of a series of artworks on Icarus some sculptural and some three-dimensional paintings on canvas. Verso contains gallery label Matthiesen Gallery, 142 Bond St., London, England, with a signature and text in upper right corner: "To Morton Schotnick. Bought on the occasion of The Archives of American Arts Tour to London, England. October 10, 1961. Michael Ayrton...
Category

1960s Modern Michigan - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Board

"Icarus Suspended" Abstract Mythical Figurative Mixed Media
"Icarus Suspended" Abstract Mythical Figurative Mixed Media

Michael Ayrton
"Icarus Suspended" Abstract Mythical Figurative Mixed Media, 1960

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RED FLIP
By Chris Hayman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Category

2010s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

RED FLIP
RED FLIP

Chris Hayman
RED FLIP, 2019

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ALONG THE GARDEN PATH
By Christine Hayman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
"In my current work, I am involved with various gestural forms along with a variety of abstract language. I am also using the elements and energy of the landscape in some of the pain...
Category

2010s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

ALONG THE GARDEN PATH
ALONG THE GARDEN PATH

Christine Hayman
ALONG THE GARDEN PATH, 2019

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BLUE RIDGE
By Christine Hayman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
"In my current work, I am involved with various gestural forms along with a variety of abstract language. I am also using the elements and energy of the landscape in some of the pain...
Category

2010s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

BLUE RIDGE
BLUE RIDGE

Christine Hayman
BLUE RIDGE, 2019

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