Work from the following artists purchased recently including:
DANIEL GREENE
"Central (Grand Central)"
Artist's Info:
Greene is one of America’s leading figure, portrait and still life artists. His paintings and pastels hang in more than 500 public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since 1990, Greene has used the New York City subways as a source of inspiration, rendering their intricate mosaics and aging walls with characteristically rich coloration and attention to detail. His aptitude for composition is discernable in these works, as it is in his still-lifes and figurative paintings, where the interplay of abstract design elements such as symmetry, space, light and contrast provide structures for the realist surfaces of the canvas.
DAVID KASSAN
http://davidkassan.com
"Stare"
Artist's Information:
As an expression of his own calculated observation and visual consumption of surrounding landscape, introspective glimpses of reality imbue the art of David Jon Kassan. By immersing himself into his subject matter, Kassan is able to infuse his painting with life and realism.
David Kassan is a Brooklyn based painter who has studied under the auspices of Sharon Sprung at The National Academy of Design and Harvey Dinnerstein at the Art Students League. David has been honored with numerous awards from Arts organizations and magazines including The National Academy of Design Museum of Fine Art, The Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. Most recently David was awarded The Newington-Cropsey Foundation's Travel Grant to paint and study in Italy. While in Italy, David was able to assemble his thoughts and sketches into a limited edition book titled "Lentamente Italia". He has also lectured at Universities around the nation including Rochester Institute of Technology, Western Illinois University, Syracuse University, and University of Alabama.
His paintings have been exhibited in the United Nations, The Museum of American Illustration, The National Academy of Design Museum of Fine Art, Gallery 1199, The Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, The Salmagundi Club, Huntington House Museum, CT, The Wethersfield Museum, CT and has had his work placed in collections worldwide.
CESAR SANTANDER
"Mickey, Donald and Pluto"
"The Reunion"
Artist's Information:
Cesar Santander uses antique toys to create a tapestry of colors and shapes. By surrounding the toys with mirrors, he is able to increase the number of objects in his composition. At once whimsical and surrealistic, his paintings engage the viewer with undeniable magnetism.
He writes of his own work, "The idea of using toys and dolls in my works evolved from different subject matter I was painting - mostly other tin objects, which I was interested in for their surface quality, their reflective veneers, and the printing, designs, and patterns on them. I also liked the bright colors, the stains and the rust - the small inconsistencies that make them unique."
SHARON SPRUNG
"B"
Artist's Statement:
A drawing, like time, is a painstaking accumulation of ten thousnd strokes, captured layer upon layer. But time is fugitive - fleeting, volatile; like the movement of light, the infinite possibilites of pattern, color and shadow. The figure, architecture, the still life is a living entity within the flow of season; conspicuous of its passage, mass and line subtly or radically altered, the remnants of its history intertwined withe the contemporaneous now. Unlike the photograph, a frozen instant, drawing is the synthesis of hours and days of intense observation. It is a mediation, a fascination that casts its bewitching spell - first on the artist - then, the viewer. A work of art transcends the moment; embodying mulitudes of dimentsion within a single image, objectifying a reality that is so much more than just the subject, a witness to the cumulative mark of existence. -Sharon Sprung
STEPHEN WRIGHT
"Figure, Coat and Chair"
Artist's Statement:
"What I'm looking for is to push an image as far as I can take in terms of visual force and clarity. Much like advertising, how do you force the image to the attention of the viewer in order to make a change in their thinking or feeling. Technique and subject matter do not matter. What matters is to create an arresting image that makes an impression deep enough to become part of the viewer's lexicon. Anything less will not endure. I treat painting like a design problem, laying out, freely adding or subtracting to the composition, sometimes all the way till the end. Working on paper gives me this flexibility, as well as teh sharp contour and clarity of draughtsmanship I want. I prefer a personal painting style, building separate areas of interest up, then artfully forcing them to harmonize. This often causes a tension in the picture that I think adds to the drama and individualism I want to depict." -S. Wright
DARRYL ZUDECK
"Lucky Dave"
Artist's Info:
Steeped in traditional influences, Darryl Zudeck paints with the precision of the Old Masters. His portraits and still life paintings exemplify technical abilities developed through training as an illustrator. Within his painting, Zudeck successfully balances his skillful draftsmanship with insight and emotion. This fusion between expression and concern for detail ultimately shows through in the quality of his painting.
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