2010
Wegner was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He earned his BA at Yale University. He works in multiple media, ranging from paintings and photography to large-scale installations and wall works. Systems The first theme is the idea of systems and their hidden inadequacies. As architectural scholar Noah Chasin wrote in a 2007 essay, Systems often make appearances in Wegner's work to suggest the potential for order, yet the artist continually exposes them as means of introducing disorder… [H]e systematically questions their foundations from within so that the very integrity of each system's signifying capacity is compromised…. Wagner'ss official bio states that "[h]e often works between conventional categories, creating sculpting, paintings, painterly installations, and architectural photographs." However, Chasin advises viewers to see this aspect of the artist's approach as a constructive rather than a destructive one: “We should not conclude that Wegner’s subversion eliminates meaning but instead that it draws our attention to the way that meaning is created and naturalized.” Color Professor, author, and critic Eve Meltzer noted in a 2002 review that “color may be the… center” of his entire practice. Poet and essayist John Koethe also described Wegner as "obsessed with color." The artist first began deconstructing the subject in the late 1990s with his "Remarks on Color" series, which used commercial paint chip samples as their starting point. Wagner's color-based "D65" series, begun in 2014, takes its title from "the standard scientific shorthand for the color of daylight, roughly 6500 degrees Kelvin" and is "inspired by sunlight in California," according to Wegner. More than a decade earlier, Meltzer linked his use of color with market mechanisms. She wrote of the paint chip works that "...there is always the problem of capital and its ideological effects. After all the paint chip is an advertising tool—a ploy to make a buck on a dream. Wegner's work makes these systems palpable, not through barefaced institutional critique, but by quietly elbowing some room into their rigid structures or—as he says in his book The Other Today Is the One You Want by opening up the space between the lines’ and pushing back the horizon.’" Language A third theme identified in Wegner's work is language. Meltzer writes that Wegner's paint chip pieces beg the question: “How can so many shades of red claim the same name when, clearly, language’s system of difference can’t fracture fast enough or splinter small enough to cover the range?” In a 2007 essay, Henriette Huldisch observed that Wegner “repeatedly invokes language specifically to create associations, to link his works back to the world of ideas and things from which they originated: systems of classification, names of places, and the incidental items of our daily lives (rulers, billboards, contracts, and so on).”
Very Large Constructed Abstract Mixed Media Painting Wall Sculpture Tom Holland
By Tom Holland
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Holland (American, b. 1936) Hopps fiberglass and aluminum with epoxy paint Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 1982, hand signed and dated Dimensions: 65.5 X 78 X 10 inches Tom Hollan...
Metal
Large Abstract Wood Sculpture Colorful Wooden Painting John Okulick Wall Hanging
By John Okulick
Located in Surfside, FL
John Okulick, large colorful wood wall sculpture construction "Perfect Harmony" Hand signed and dated, 1999 Dimensions: H: 52 inches: W: 54 inches: D: 10 inches John A. Okulick...
Metal
Very Large Constructed Abstract Mixed Media Painting Wall Sculpture Tom Holland
By Tom Holland
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Holland (American, b. 1936) Rivero fiberglass and aluminum with epoxy paint Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 1981, hand signed and dated Dimensions: 73 x 58 X 10 inches Provenance: C...
Metal
Large Modern Abstract Cast Stencil Painting Paul Maxwell Mod Constructivist Neon
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul E. Maxwell (1925–2015) This is a unique painting on either paper or canvas. It is framed. Framed 46 X 34 sheet 41 X 29 inches Hand signed and dated. This can be hung either hori...
Acrylic
Painted Wood Assemblage Abstract Art Sculpture Painting Gordon Powell Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
Gordon Powell (American, 1947-) Hand signed and dated verso. Trio 2006 Pine and gesso Dimensions: Framed 23 1/2” x 18” Gordon Powell received his M.F.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute, where he now serves as a full adjunct professor. His many awards include the prestigious Prix de Rome and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in numerous collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago abstract artist Gordon Powell describes his work as having to do with “building, about putting things together to make a physical form.” He manipulates common objects and positions them in new and unexpected contexts. In this piece, Powell uses pieces of wood to create a sculptural relief. He forms a puzzle-like surface with carved and whitewashed pieces, joins them together to provide linear definition, and adds surface cuts in some areas. Notice how Powell allows the grains, imperfections and natural formations of the wood to be an integral part of his work. "In my practice I work with “fragments” which I make from old pattern paper templates, mdf, and paint. Laid out on the table or floor, the materials are cut into different shapes and the surfaces painted or marked. They are then brought together and arranged or composed into a form and then glued together. The process and choices are the result of improvisation; comparing one fragment next to another to see how they work together." The images and shapes are abstract.His style is similar to the collage and assemblage works of French artist Georges Noel, Arman and Cesar and American artist Cecil Touchon. Select Exhibitions Gordon Powell has participated in include the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, Racine Art Museum, Sculpture Center, New York, Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago and Los Angeles, Virgina Zabriskie Gallery, New York, Perimeter Gallery Chicago and New York City, the American Academy in Rome, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, and Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Select Collections include The Art Institute of Chicago, State of Illinois, City of Chicago, Rockford Art Museum, Racine Art Museum and the Elmhurst Art Museum. (see complete resume) Select Awards and Residencies include the Rome Prize (Prix de Rome), National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Arts Council Fellowships, School of the Art Institute Of Chicago Faculty Enrichment Grants, Yaddo Residency, Dora Maar House, Manerbe, France, American Academy in Rome Residencies, and Krems, Austria Residency, Karl Hofer Gesellschaft Residency, Berlin. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2024 Anonymous Drawings Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany 2013 Metropolitan Capital, Material Manipulation and Transformation: Barbara Cooper and Gordon Powell An Impromptu Art Show, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, Mi 2011 Anchor Graphics: Surveying the collection, Riverside Arts Center, artists included Tim Anderson, McArthur Binion, Nyame Brown, Amanda Burk, Paul Coffey...
Gesso, Wood
Large Modern Abstract Cast Stencil Painting Paul Maxwell Mod Constructivist Neon
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul E. Maxwell (1925–2015) This is a unique painting on either paper or canvas. It is framed in a gold toned metal frame Framed 46 X 34 sheet 41 X 29 inches Hand signed and dated. T...
Acrylic
Rethink (series), Mixed Media on Wood Panel
By Adam Colangelo
Located in Yardley, PA
Original copper artwork (21in. W x 37in. H x 2.5in. D) - Oxidized copper on wood panel. Satin epoxy-resin finish. Walnut stained ash wood floater frame. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract ::...
Mixed Media
Contemporary Wall Mounted Sculpture from 'Delta' Series by James Rowland
By Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
A piece from the 'Delta' abstract sculpture series by James Rowland made from Brazilian wood Caxeta dyed with watercolor paint. Scottish Artist and fu...
Wood
Contemporary Abstract Painting, Carved Wood and Acrylic, 82x67 cm
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Wooden Painting, Contemporary Acrylic on Wood - Large Format
By Giorgio Petracci
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Giorgio Petracci (born in 1974, Fermo, Italy) is an artist based in Paris, whose work is deeply inspired by the seaside landscapes of his childhood and the personal experiences that ...
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Large modern abstract painting on board by Sylvia Ortega - 004
Located in Malton, GB
On our last buying trip to France we met Sylvia by chance and got talking about her interest in antiques and the fact she was an artist. We looked at her work and I fell in love with...
Paint
Wall Relief 3 - Oil Paint and Resin on Wood - Modern Abstract - Multicolored
By Ned Evans
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary, mixed media Wall Relief by Ned Evans features multicolored oil paint and resin on wood. Its modern design turns your guest ...
Resin, Wood, Paint, Oil
