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The Powerful and captivating paintings of Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe

Myartisreal — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 23:13:44 +0000

Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe’s paintings will stop you in your tracks. Painted with such power and grace the subjects in Quaicoe’s paintings don’t ask you to interpret them but tell you who they are outright. Otis grew up in Ghana Africa and later moved to Portland Oregan in 2017 where he lives and works. Coming from Africa and moving to the United States seem to impact him and how he feels others…

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Paintings that distort our view and make us question our reality, a look at Kim Byungkwan

Myartisreal — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:11:13 +0000

Painter Kim Byungkwan distorts our view, turning popular icons and images into abstract figurative masterpieces. From viewing his works you learn to expect the unexpected. Nothing is as it seems in Byungkwan’s paintings no matter how familiar they may feel, and this is exactly his goal. He wants to break up the mundane, break up the familiarity, and push the viewer to look deeper.

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The impactful and colorful paintings by Martine Johanna

Myartisreal — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:11:17 +0000

Martine Johanna explores the nuances of navigating a patriarchal society with the pressures of societal norms. The figurative paintings of female subjects are juxtaposed with abstract elements blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. Johanna’s process of blending fantasy with reality begins in the earily stages of her works. The painting technique used consists of small strokes of unmixed…

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‘Rayuela’ a series of wooden sculptures by Willy Verginer

Myartisreal — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:02:35 +0000

Italian artist Willy Verginer is known for his figurative wooden sculptures which focus more on creating dreamlike scenes and surreal elements rather than realism. Using realistic wooden sculptures of adolescent figures accompanied by magical imagery like floating orbs. Much like Verginer’s other works we see a minimalist approach to painting of these sculptures with most of them keeping a natural…

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Poetic paintings depicting the pressures of domestic life, a look at Chidinma Nnoli

Maggie Johnson — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:15:38 +0000

Poetic paintings depicting the pressures of domestic life, a look at Chidinma Nnoli 22-year-old Nigerian artist Chidinma Nnoli uses acrylic and oil-based paints to create surreal and often poetic pieces that reflect the incredibly ingrained pressures enforced upon women by a patriarchal societal framework. Chidinma exhibits a constant struggle for safe space by creating a pastel, cloudy environment with elements of tranquility like flowers, comfortable sofas, and indiscernible artworks. These constituents create a cozy, homelike feeling that is juxtaposed by […]

Pixelated wooden sculptures by Han Hsu-Tung showcase our reliance on technology

Myartisreal — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:12:55 +0000

In the age of technology, we can often feel our lives becoming more focused on our digital presence rather than our physical one. Han Hsu-Tung a Taiwanese artist is depicting this digital and invisible merging of life in the most physical way possible, through wooden figurative sculptures. These sculptures depict men, women, and animals all fading into pixels. Each sculpture is designed like a…

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