Figurative art aging, seniors, older people, old bodies
I was born in Patterson, New Jersey not long after the end of World WII. My parents were naturalized Americans, refugees from Silesia (a country that no longer exists) and holocaust survivors. When I was 4, my parents moved to England, where I was educated and lived for the next 38 yrs. I attended three …
Geoffrey Laurence, Painting is about looking not speaking Read More »
Every human face is unique. Discovering it with the material terracotta is one of the biggest adventures for me. After completing my studies at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany, I worked for many years as a 3d modeler for various film studios. During my various teaching activities in Germany, I …
Parent Portraits Portraits of Carolyn and Ervin Hammie, 2019, oil on linen, 36 x 60 inches © Patrick Earl Hammie Westbeth Gallery 57 Bethune St. New York, NY 10014 Westbeth Gallery is pleased to present Parent Portraits, an exhibition focusing on artists’ representations of their parents, curated by Robert Bunkin and Jenny Tango. The exhibition …
New York Studio School Announces its upcoming 2017 Alumni Exhibition with juror curators including Hauser & Wirth, Elizabeth Dee, and Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 27 2017 6PM LOCATION: 8 W 8TH ST, New York, New York Honored Artists: Nick Carone Paul Georges Philip Guston Hans Hofmann Mercedes …
Can’t make it to our exhibition in Gibsons, BC in person? Enjoy the exhibition here on this video. Westcoast Figurative Jan 12 – Feb 5 GPAG – Gibsons Public Art Gallery Gibsons, BC, Canada Jan DeGrass She started a website a few years ago – www.figurativeartist.org – that gathers images of contemporary figure art in drawing, …
Westcoast Figurative exhibition, video & reviews Read More »
As artists, there is a moment when the landscape shifts, and how we see things — how we view ourselves—is fundamentally altered. It can slip away, or it can set you on a new direction, one that not only offers a truer understanding of self, but of purpose. I was fortunate enough that during an …
Nathan Brad Hall, figurative art is how we view ourselves Read More »
The “women at the bath” genre is one I have revisited over and over. From my perspective as a female painter, it is important that the unadorned women in my work are portrayed honestly, without the gloss of perfection. The returned female gaze is deliberate and engaged. This series evolved from my interest in feminine …
Meredith Spencer Mullins, feminine traditions in figurative painting Read More »
I’ve been drawn to art ever since I can remember. I grew up in Russia, in a small town in the province of Siberia. As a child on those long Siberian nights, I would hideaway in a tent made out of blankets to draw or make figurines. When I grew up, I chose architecture as …
Zhanna Martin – Characters in clay, figurative sculpture Read More »
