Oil Painting

October 8, 2026

Large-Scale Paintings of Wide-Eyed Women Explore the Tension Between Inner and Outer Worlds [Interview]

Three women stare directly at the viewer from within a wild, tangled landscape. Their bodies fold and intertwine across Trying to Transcend in the Midst of Everything, a monumental triptych by Tania Marmolejo. Created for ELIGERE Gallery’s presentation at Kiaf SEOUL 2026, the work responds to two gilt-bronze Pensive Bodhisattvas at the National Museum of Korea. Marmolejo was drawn to their quiet gestures and inward expressions, which convey a movement from human anguish toward enlightenment.

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July 2, 2026

Artist Paints “Glitches” Into Surreal Candy-Colored Landscapes With Giant Dandelions and Floating Cacti

Artist Alexis Mata was walking between the trees and mountains in Tepoztlán, Mexico, as dandelions drifted across his vision. Their existence fascinated him; the way they moved so freely, the seeds taking hold and pollinating new places. “In that instant,” he explains, “I experienced a strange sensation, as if I were standing on another planet, in another time, confronted with an entirely new landscape.

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May 6, 2026

Luminous Oil Paintings Capture the Powerful Path of Light From Sky to Sea

Artist Haley Greco’s paintings begin with light. Working in oil and based in St. Augustine, Florida, she treats illumination not simply as a visual effect, but as a force that shapes the atmosphere and structure of a painting. Beams cut through dense clouds, horizons glow with suspended color, and ocean surfaces fracture light into shifting reflections.

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April 23, 2026

This Figurative Painter Captures the Intricacies of Detroit Through a Local Tattoo Artist

Last year, Liu Xiaodong visited Detroit with the intention of painting its various residents—perhaps he would portray retired workers from the motor industry, he thought, or maybe rappers from the city’s prominent music scene. Instead, the figurative painter decided to significantly narrow his scope. For the first time in his career, he honed in on a single subject: John Mcintyre, a Detroit-based tattoo artist and a member of a local medieval fighting team.

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