Thursday, October 22, 2009

JOHN SONSINI

DANIEL, RUDY, JOSE, GABRIEL, 2004, Oil on canvas, 80 x 96 inches


ISMAEL, 2008, Oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches




BYRON & RAMIRO, 2008, Oil on canvas, 80 x 84 inches
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The paintings of John Sonsini are imbued with a heaviness of materiality. They state that they are not illustration. Paint is slathered on with plenty of brushwork. Neel, Soutine, Bellows, and Sorolla come to mind.
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Images Courtesy Cheim & Read, New York.







Sunday, October 11, 2009

PATRICK BERRAN

Suppers, 2007, oil and acrylic on panel, 24" x 24"

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Scapegoats, 2008, oil on panel, 18" x 18"

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This guy has an interesting personal background: BFA in painting from Virginia Commonwealth University, MFA in painting from Hunter College, former assistant to Franz Ackermann, and lead vocalist in a band. I really like what he's done so far and will be watching for his new work that, according to Pat, will be ready soon.
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Images courtesy of the artist. More of Patrick's work can be seen at his website: patrickberran.com