Posts Tagged ‘American figurative painter’
Her Sweet Excess: Interview with American Painter Adrienne Stein
“My work is personal, containing symbols and codes for things that are taking place in my life or what I yearn for. The stakes are high, so when others disapprove of your work, they essentially disapprove of you. It is a great risk. The life of an artist is full of self-doubt and isolation. Yet this is a part of everyone’s experience.”
Read MoreThe Poetry of Synchronicity: Interview with Erin Anderson
“I think synchronicities are most noticeable when we look backward. In the moment, our experiences can feel disjointed, especially when the unexpected happens. But when you stand from a higher vantage point looking backward, the individual pieces of your experience fit together with a poetic elegance that just feels right.”
Read MoreWhen Courage and Goodness are Synonymous: Interview with Classical Figurative Painter, Luke Hillestad
“It’s when characters in a picture are overflowing with Dignity, when I feel empathy for them, and I can sense they feel that for each other. All of my favorite work seems to have an abundance of dignity, empathy, and fantasy. For me, Courage and Goodness are synonymous.”
It seems to me that if we meet our truth with goodness/bravery – the result is beauty…Comfort – protection – consolation – we definitely long for these. Irony – at least as a philosophical groundwork – seems a shortcut – with no real satisfaction
Read MoreAleah Chapin, Figurative Painter, New York City
One of the gifts of Aleah Chapin’s body-of-work is the idea that true intimacy is achieved first and foremost by revealing oneself honestly. That through vulnerability we are able to deeply connect. One’s imperfections can actually make connection with others deeper, stronger. More real.
Read MoreDorielle Caimi: The Feminization of Parody
“I am not interested in painting images of sexual penetration. I really think that that kind of shock value in art is starting to desensitize people. My goal is to start making people more sensitive.”
~Dorielle Caimi
Update: New Works By Contemporary Oil Painter, Steven DaLuz, San Antonio, Texas
“I am compelled to do work that conjures up a sense of mystery and ethereal light.”
~Steven DaLuz, contemporary oil painter, Antonio, Texas
Update on Jason Bard Yarmosky, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painter, Brooklyn, New York
Jason Bard Yarmosky included in We Could Be Heroes: The Mythology of Monsters and Heroes in Contemporary Art
Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Rose Freymuth-Frazier, neo-realism painter, New York City
“My paintings are allegorical, but I expect each viewer will bring their own interpretation to a piece. The question one asks depends on the individual interpretation. If it’s a superficial read of literal abuse or abasement, then that is the subject being addressed within the viewer. If there is a more complex interpretation stemming from one’s life experiences, then the piece becomes personal, and asks questions the viewer is interested in answering.”
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