Category Painting
HEATHER DRAYZEN
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? HD: I make small intimate paintings that sit between figuration and abstraction. I render descriptive elements with varying levels of information to summon a psychological energy. Each painting is a vignette within the larger narrative of […]
DANIEL FREAKER
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? DF: I studied graphics, film and photography at university and these have all had major influences on my painting. I would like the work to have a visceral impact on the viewer, where the colors and […]
JEFF OSTERGREN
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? JO: I make work about the intertwined histories of pharmaceuticals and color. My hyper-synthetic paintings, sculptures, drawings, and videos are infused with actual pharmaceuticals and chemicals. I appropriate imagery from art history and advertising to create […]
XINYI YANG
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? XY: I would describe my work as surrealist painting which combines both figuration and abstraction. My current body of work depicts minimal landscapes in which I seek to reflect my emotions, conscious and subconscious. I would summarize […]
MARIA OROZCO
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? MO: Brutalist, because my visual and conceptual references go back to brutalist architecture. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? MO: Brutalist architecture and HardEdge. CH.89: Can you talk a little bit about what your […]
LORNA ROBERTSON
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? LR: I would say I fall into the abstract and semi abstract category of oil painting. My most pure abstract work comes out when I am representing sound and rhythm visually in a painting, and for […]
DAVID OLESKI
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? DO: I have two bodies of work. Initially I painted large contemporary still-life paintings, so the category might be “representational impressionist still life oil paintings”, but in the past 7 years I have transitioned into a […]
ASHLEY LUSIETTO
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? AL: Lucid dreaming – my work develops through autobiography and magical realism. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? AL: Whatever things & feelings I fixate on. CH.89: Can you talk a little bit about […]
GUILAINE JEANPIERRE
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? GJ: For a long time, I didn’t really know how I would describe my work, but it is definitely figurative work that tends to be surrealist and dreamy. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? […]
ALEX JONES
CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? AJ: I guess I’m a painter as I primarily use paint, but the construction of the work feels much more sculptural. The works are less painted and more assembled. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration […]
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