Monday, December 7, 2009

Inspirations for 3rd painting

Chris Ofili
Afrodizzia
1996
Acrylic, oil, resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins & elephant dung on canvas
96" X 72"



Wangechi Mutu
Your Story, My Curse
2006
mixed media on mylar
101.5" X 109"


Fred Tomaselli
Hang Over
2005
Leaves, pills, acrylic resin on wood panel
84" X 120"



Beatriz Milhazes
Avenida Brasil
2003-4
Acrylic on canvas
300 X 400 cm

Sunday, November 1, 2009

sculptural paintings


Lee Bul
"Mon grand recit...because everything..."
2005
installation



Cathy de Monchaux
Dangerous Fragility (Part 2)
1994
Brass, leather, ribbons, chalk
48 X 40 X 13



Petah Coyne
Untitled 1234 (Tom's Twin)
2007-8
Mixed media sculpture



Petah Coyne
Vermillion Fog
2007-8
Mixed media sculpture



Judy Onofrio
A Pair of Hares
Mixed media
23" X 30" X 16"



Lee Bontecou
Untitled
1959-60
Welded steel, canvas, fabric, and copper wire
38.5" X 30.5" X 10"



Nancy Graves
Everyone Scurries
1989
Oil on canvas with gold leaf and anodized aluminum element
40" X 40" X 17.5"



cian donnelly
The Light in a Raindrop Wizard
2006
Acrylic and medium
65cm X 15cm X 20cm


i was looking for artists whose work crosses the boundary between sculpture and painting and this is what ive come up with. the majority of these are female sculptors whose aesthetic is something i'm after right now in my own work. i'm really enjoying the excessive, decadent sensual nature of these pieces.

eva hesse

2 in 1, 1965
Ringaround Arosie, 1965
Ohne Titel, 1966
Expanded Expansion, 1969
Untitled, 1970
Right Now, 1969

Eva Hesse Estate