2022
A forerunner of the post-painterly abstraction movement, contemporary artist Gary Komarin approaches each composition with a pure openness to inspiration. With every brushstroke, he builds a visual interpretation of his mindset in that moment, never knowing what he's going to paint next. Komarin asserts that, for him, "the best paintings are the paintings that paint themselves."
Komarin invites risk into his abstract work, and employs daring in every element of his pieces. From his adventurous deployment of spackle and house paint as mediums to his playful use of color and imperfect lines, he pulls forms from a backdrop of consciousness, rather than merely delivering images to a surface. He enjoys instilling a child's sense of wonder into his abstractions and still-lifes, invoking a toddler's experience of "seeing things without knowing what they are."
Born in New York City, Komarin is the son of a Czech architect and Austrian author. He attended art school at Boston University, where painter Phillip Guston became a mentor. Much of Komarin's work nods to Guston, without mimicking or replicating the latter’s signature cartoonish style.
Komarin has exhibited in the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom and throughout continental Europe. In 1996, his work was included in an exhibition at 41 Green Street in New York. He has received numerous awards, including the New York Foundation for the Arts grant in painting, the Joan Mitchell Prize in Painting and the Edward Albee Foundation Fellowship. Komarin lives in rural Connecticut, where he continues to create new work.
Find original Gary Komarin paintings, drawings and mixed media works on 1stDibs.
The Search for Pure Meaning
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin The Search for Pure Meaning,, 2021 Hand signed and dated on overlap Mixed media on canvas. 138.0 x 127.0 cm Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop c...
Mixed Media
The Geometry of Love
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin The Geometry of Love, 2023 Mixed media on canvas 182.9 x 152.4 cm 72 × 60 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and house pa...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Small Canvas
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin Small canvas, 2024 Oil on canvas 35.6 x 27.9 cm 14 x 11 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and house paint, Gary Komarin ...
Canvas, Oil
Small Canvas
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin Small Canvas, 2024 Oil on canvas 35.6 x 27.9 cm 14 x 11 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle and house paint, Gary Komarin ...
Canvas, Oil
The Magician's Assistant
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin The Magician's Assistant, 2020 Signed titled and dated on overlap Mixed media on canvas. 152 x 122 cm 60 x 48 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps a...
Mixed Media
The Ballad of Leandro and Luz
By Gary Komarin
Located in London, GB
Gary Komarin The Ballad of Leandro and Luz, 2022 Mixed media on canvas 152.4 x 182.88 cm 60 x 72 inches Eschewing traditional materials in favor of tarps and drop cloths, spackle an...
Mixed Media
Loosha
By Gary Komarin
Located in Fairfield, CT
Mixed media on paper 34 x 12 in. Work is currently unframed. Framing is additional
Paper, Mixed Media
P4011
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fragmented space, examining human demand and the effects of environmental d...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
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By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: acrylic, flashe, collage, pencil, paint pen, crayon and glitter on canvas. Our gallery is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of Tucson-based artist Jenny Day, ent...
Crayon, Glitter, Acrylic, Pencil
Maximum Saturation
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY is a painter who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fa...
Enamel
Down the Apoxee
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: acrylic, enamel, ink, pencil, and collage on canvas Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fragmented spa...
Normal Probability
By Jenny Day
Located in New Orleans, LA
materials: acrylic, glitter, colored pencil, paint pen, collage on canvas --- JENNY DAY is a painter who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing fr...
Canvas, Paint, Glitter, Acrylic, Color Pencil
