Richard Serra
I was fortunate enough to see the Richard Serra drawing retrospective at the Met this past weekend and was blown away. Most people are probably familiar with his sculptures, but his drawings are equally as interesting. Have a look.
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Blank, 1978 Paintstick on Belgian linen; 2 parts, each 10 ft. 1/4 in. x 10 ft. 1/4 in.
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Untitled,1972 Charcoal on paper; 29 3/4 x 41 1/2 in.
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Weight and Measure IX, 1994 Paintstick on two sheets of double laminated Hiromi paper; 11 ft. 11 3/4 in. x 80 1/8 in.
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James Gobel
I Dont Know if I Am Coming or Going - 60" x 44" felt, yarn, rhinestones, & acrylic on canvas, 2010
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What I Want, I Will Never Have - 20" x 16" felt, yarn, rhinestones, & acrylic on canvas, 2010
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* Above images from Max & Zavattero. Go check them out because they show some fantastic artists.
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Ridicule is Nothing to be Scared of - 2005, Felt, yarn, acrylic on canvas, triptych: 90 x 192 inches overall
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* Above image from Steve Turner Contemporary.
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James Gobel
Paul Corvers
Take a gander at his website HERE.
Also, be sure to look at the interview he did with Studio Critical.
If you still want more go take a peek at his work on Dripbook.
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Untitled (616) - 57 x 51 cm, oil on panel
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Untitled (609) - 45 x 68 cm, oil on panel
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Untitled (376) - 40 x 40 cm, oil on canvas
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Untitled (584) - 25 x 30 cm, oil on canvas
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Untitled (576) - 13 x 18 cm, oil on canvas
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Untitled (506) - 130 x 160 cm, acrylic and oil on canvas
Patrick Bremer
Click HERE to take a gander at his website.
I found his work on Artsy Shark, so go check them out and the interview Patrick did with them.
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Daisy - 60 x 42 cm, Collaged magazines, photographs and drawings on paper, Commission
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Tommy - Oil on canvas, 100x150cm
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The Castle - 85 x 120cm, Collaged magazines on paper
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Much of his work is available for purchase HERE.
Benjamin Meyer
Take a look at this website HERE.
If you’re lucky enough to be in San Francisco stop by The Lab to see “Pursuing a Calculated Distance” with Seth Curcio and Bradley Hyppa.
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Grandview (obstructed) - Oil on canvas 32" x 52" 2010
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Corona - Oil on canvas 32" x 52" 2011
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Washout - Oil on canvas 48" x 78" 2011
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Cut - Oil on canvas 48" x 78" 2011
Paul Wackers
Take a gander at his website HERE.
He did a fantastic interview with Cheap & Plastique HERE.
Artist Statement courtesy of Morgan Lehman Gallery.
My work is first a response to the world and then a reaction to what it has to offer. Images surround me as abstract concepts, presented by the curious interaction of forms, feelings, and situations. They offer a glimpse into the way the world is constantly being reloaded with opportunities and options for reinterpretations and impressions. It might start with a beam of light passing through a window in the afternoon and that within that beam there is the potential of a full spectrum to appear. In my paintings I try to create the feeling of getting lost in the thoughts that are easily ignored or put aside. Many of my paintings will come from moments seen in films or articles read in the newspaper or simply from a walk down the street. The images tend to be of non-places where the specifics of them are not important but how the elements within the picture interact as parts of another world that is sometimes jarringly familiar to our own. It might be seconds away from becoming reality or lifetimes in the past as a fleeting memory.
P.M.A. - acrylic on panel 30”x40” 2007
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Interactions of Objects in Space - (2010) Acrylic, Spray Paint On Panel 24h x 28w in
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sculpture - acrylic, spray paint on panel 23 1/2”x 23 1/2” 2008
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solar do nothing machine - acrylic on panel 30”x36” 2007
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Systems of Support - (2009) Acrylic, Spray Paint On Panel 60h x 70w in
Ted Larsen
Go look through his website HERE.
Gamed - 10x18" Produced 2010
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Cover Up - 9x11" Produced 2011
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Sepped Structure - 14x15" Produced 2009
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Vandal - 10x5" Produced 2007
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Mallet - 22x24" Produced 2008
Ron van der Ende
Check out his fantastic website HERE.
Read THIS interview to learn more about him.
From his website:
About the artist:
Ron van der Ende is a sculptor living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He specializes in wall mounted bas-reliefs constructed from found wood. The original color and texture of the wood is utilized to form a gripping and realistic mosaic. The realism is further enhanced by the perspective built into the relief. Van der Ende uses his method to conjure up dark industrial and space age imagery.
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Shipsection - 2003 bas-relief in used wood, 185x195x16cm, (corporate collection Rotterdam)
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Still Life - 2010 bas-relief in salvaged wood 180 x 102 x 12cm (private collection NY NY)
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Shotgun Shack Row - 2010 bas-relief in salvaged wood 236 x 84 x 14 cm (private collection Connecticut)
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Axonometric Array - 2008 Bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, size variable ca. 7m50 x 3m50 x 25cm Built on assignment for WORM alternative music and film venue in Rotterdam (on permanent display)
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Space-Ops (Mc-Murdo) - 2007 bas-relief in reclaimed timbers, 115 x 85 x 12cm (collection Fortis Bank)
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VO-1810 (Sony U-Matic) - 2006 Bas-relief in reclaimed timber, 175 x 110 x 14cm
Sarah Awad
Arms, 2010 - Oil on canvas 22x28"
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Base, 2010- Oil on canvas 54x72"
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Ditch Painting #5, 2010- Oil on Canvas 60x60"
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Pile, 2009- Oil on canvas 60x72"
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Playground 2, 2009- Oil on paper 8.5x10"
Robert Moya
Robert Moya’s website can be found HERE.
Statement (courtesy of his website):
I view my paintings as two-dimensional, topographical readings of three-dimensional surfaces rendered with a handmade aesthetic. I work within a limited system with specific rules. I consistently rely on one process, one orientation, and one modular shape. My painting materials are reduced to glue, pre-mixed craft paint, and food coloring, as well as dried and colored glue remnants taken from previously or simultaneously-made paintings. I choose to work within this specific economy in order to force innovation and a deeper investigation into certain nuanced relations in space, color, surface, and composition. It is the possibility of exploration and variance that exists within such a seemingly confining system of working that engages me.
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12 x 11"
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16 x 22"
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14 x 16"
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42 x 44"
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