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.

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

SUSANN BRÄNNSTRÖM

Untitled, 2006, tempera on wood, 51 x 60 inches

Don't be down, 2007, tempera on wood, 48 x 48 inches

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Untitled, 2006, watercolor on paper, 114 x 127 inches


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Untitled, 2007, ink on paper, dimensions unknown


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All images © Susann Brännström. More of her work can been seen at her website: http://www.susannbrannstrom.se/

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