Tag Archives: Realism

Mal Luber

My individual realist style combines painting with drawing, juxtaposing stark black and white graphite images on paper, with opulent acrylics on canvas. My somewhat oversized canvases transport the viewer to rambunctious inner-city settings, where counter-culture characters wearing street inspired dress, and reflecting an abrasive, yet nonchalant attitude, aggressively confront and engage with the audience. Abandoned […]

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Alessandra Ricci

Artistic action posits a relationship with the spectator that prompts emotions and reflections through visual content.Through my art, I express concepts and emotions that are tied to my life experiences. After months of meditation, I impress my conceived images on canvas using varied and new techniques. My double canvas paintings represent explicit messages where the […]

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Sarah Hartshorne

My work is an exploration of shape and color, inspired by the ever-changing play of light and shadow.  Realism is the structure on which I build my images, but the focus is more on the abstract quality of the visual world than on actual content.  I am most often inspired by the natural world, the […]

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Katja Granzin

A good picture doesn’t have to be perfect, it says something. katja-granzin.com

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David Michael Bowers

Most people create a mask of respectability that other members of society see. These masks might fool the outside viewers and may even fool the individuals who create them. If you rip off the masks, the primal passions that control humans emerge from the deep recesses of our psyche… My paintings reflect my observations of […]

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Becky Franco: Chosen at SOHO20

Being an artist is all about vulnerability. Some artists are pretty afraid of this, creating a product that feels very closed-off and protected from the prying eyes of their viewers. Becky Franco is not one of these artists. Her large realist works on canvas are now on view through May 18th at SOHO20 Gallery in […]

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Dorel Topan

I paint contemporary realism, inspired by pop art, approaching a hyperrealist style. I arrange puppets or objects of consumption that evoke sentimental moods while personally witnessing the hypocrisy of contemporary man’s relationship with objects of consumerism. I want my work to expose contemporary idols and highlight the loneliness of the individual in question. doreltopan.com

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