Painting

February 28, 2018

Iris Scott’s Solo Show Features New “Cosmic Patchwork” Finger Paintings

With a playful preference for painting with her fingers, Brooklyn-based artist Iris Scott creates one-of-a-kind works on canvas. For her latest solo show, The Door is Ajar, Mind the Cat, Scott features these familiar finger paintings alongside a new series of Klimt-like pieces she describes as “cosmic patchwork paintings.” Like her old work, Scott completes her new pieces with a brush-free approach. What sets her current series apart, however, is the artistic process.

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February 6, 2018

Beautiful Landscapes Get a Surreal Twist as Paintings Within Paintings

British artist Neil Simone creates stunning surrealist paintings that fuse reality with fantasy. His growing collection of trick-of-the-eye oil paintings depict his own canvases and easels merging with landscape scenes to create the illusion of paintings within paintings. Each artwork aims to captivate the viewer and lead them through “journeys into other worlds and the deepest corners of imagination.” Born in London in 1947, Simone studied graphic design in art school.

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January 30, 2018

Surreal Portraits Celebrate “Mother Earth” With Women Made Out of Nature

Artist Brian Kirhagis (aka BK The Artist) couples socially conscious concepts with surrealist subject matter to craft distinctive paintings. Challenging the capabilities of the human mind, he presents viewers with multi-layered imagery, combining several styles and motifs into complex compositions. This artistic approach is evident in EARTH, a recent body of work that celebrates the “Sacred Mother” through striking female portraiture. Each powerful portrayal features a woman composed entirely of lush plants, colorful flowers, and sinuous wood.

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