Items Similar to Canine Fantasy

Annie Coe - Dog Dream, Cattle Call

Linda Mitchell - Relevance

Alicia Rothman - Pico

Linda Mitchell - Patience

Vera Barnett - Archie

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 8

Laura Benjamin
Canine Fantasy

Name: Canine Fantasy
Brand: Laura Benjamin
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

$5,000

£3,790.95

€4,425.76

CA$7,149.51

A$7,259.74

CHF 4,144.25

MX$87,721.62

NOK 48,680.97

SEK 48,548.15

DKK 33,086.09

About the Item

Original. Part of Candy Wrapper Collage series in Pop Art style. Natural wood frame. Inside a dog's dream. About the Artist: Benjamin received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the American University in Washington D.C. and her Master’s Degree in Art Education from New York University. In addition she received an Associate’s Degree in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and studied at The Art Student’s League, The Parson’s School of Design and The New School. Benjamin taught art for 34 years. While on sabbatical from teaching she studied textile design. For the next 15 years she continued to teach, as well as freelance as a textile designer in both home furnishings and the apparel markets. In the mid 90’s her focus turned towards computer graphics, and as an art educator, she incorporated this into her curriculum. She was awarded for a “successful practice in crossing the digital divide through art and technology” by the United States Department of Education. Her early works were oils and acrylics. During the late 60’s her interest was in pure abstraction. Pop Art and the human figure began to interest her in the early 70’s. Gradually, Benjamin was drawn to experimenting with mixed media. In the 80’s there was the influence of a career in textile design that moved her towards a more decorative style. In the 90’s, she became involved in the teaching of computer graphics. This was to have a profound influence in aiding and developing a more recent “POP” style. She began to incorporate into her paintings, torn pieces of digital printouts of her subjects. “The part of me that is the “digital artist” became very inspired by the use of the computer as a tool with which I could manipulate my subject and its color energy. The “fine artist” in me was then able to incorporate these concepts into a new image on my canvas. Having always had an interest in mixed media, my current work is now a combination of both POP and Collage. Since 2008 I have been creating a body of work dubbed “Candy Wrapper Collage”. A juried show’s theme, “gluttony”, challenged me to ultimately explore my POP figures through a new medium….candy wrappers! Razor blades are my new paintbrushes and candy wrappers are my new paints. Utilizing torn, cut and expired candy wrappers and their packaging, I render my subjects in diverse and colorful forms. I create representational images of celebrities and pop-culture objects. The wrappers are manipulated to give color, form, movement and whimsy to the subjects, creating both a carnal delight and an exciting visual effect. My work is inspired by the sensual delight of sweets. The physical wrappers serve the colors of the pieces as well as using the candy names to comment on the subject they are portraying. The result that I aim for is a nuanced iconography that is visually energizing, provocative and humorous.”

Creator:
Laura Benjamin (1945, American)
Dimensions:
Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Medium:
Mixed Media
Movement & Style:
Conceptual
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU64435875692

More From This Seller

View All

Donna BernsteinThe Patriot

The Patriot

By Donna Bernstein

Located in New York, NY

Horse portrait. Americana colors. Acrylics, mixed media on canvas, 60" x 48"x 2". Gallery wrapped, wired and ready to hang. In “The Patriot”, the harnessed strength of the wor...

Category

2010s Conceptual Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Cabell MolinaDreaming Is A Form of Planning

Dreaming Is A Form of Planning

By Cabell Molina

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media. Female centric. Birds. Tans, Browns. Whites. Blues. Figurative art. About the Artist: Cabell Molina is a contemporary artist transplanted from California to th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Diego VelezJust Words

Just Words

By Diego Velez

Located in New York, NY

Vibrant, Picasso-style piece. About the artist: Born in 1963 in Cali, Colombia, Diego Velez is a self-taught painter who began painting at the age of 6 years old. Velez is always ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Carol Schanker1

Located in New York, NY

Abstract painting. Acrylic paint and ink on archival paper. In white frame.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

John QuigleyTimeless, 2019

Timeless

By John Quigley

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media on panel. Homage to the famed Channel. Fashion. Artist Statement: "I am a self-taught artist who utilizes an experimental approach. I let the experience of creating...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

FRINGESome Change - Framed

Some Change - Framed

By FRINGE

Located in New York, NY

Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring Snoopy. Brown wooden frame included. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an anonymous figure known as Fringe. Hi...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alicia RothmanTurning Dog, 2023

Turning Dog

By Alicia Rothman

Located in New York, NY

"Turning Dog" oil on wood 8 x 10 inches 2023

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Acrylic Painting on Canvas of a Dog, 1990

Acrylic Painting on Canvas of a Dog

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Modernist acrylic painting on canvas of a stylized dog on a mystical background. Signed Klug in the lower right.

Category

20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Alicia RothmanTurning Dog, 2024

Turning Dog

By Alicia Rothman

Located in New York, NY

oil and gold leaf on wood panel

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Caitlin Flood-MolyneuxWarmth, Contemporary, dog, Original, mixed media, 2025

Warmth, Contemporary, dog, Original, mixed media

Located in Deddington, GB

This painting continues Caitlin Flood-Molyneux’s ongoing exploration of the black dog, a symbol she returns to as a metaphor for struggle, heaviness and quiet resilience. Rooted in p...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Edward McHughThe Good Dog, Original Painting, 2026

The Good Dog, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Edward McHugh's affinity for animals shapes this playful composition. A well-behaved dog wearing a crown remains still, even as a nearby door stands slig...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Brian HibbardTreat Time

Treat Time

By Brian Hibbard

Located in Atlanta, GA

My paintings and sculptures bridge ancient and modern sensibilities. The subjects are often classical figures and portraits, but my use of materials is pure expressionism. I am mos...

Category