Tar Figurative Paintings

Martin Adalian "Park Life" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.5 x 47.75 in. Martin Adalian "Afternoon Garden" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.75 x 47.75 in. ___________________ Martir...

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is loosely figurative. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism and Figurat...

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is figurative and symbolic. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism - my favorite contemporary art movement. I tend not to beat collectors over the head with fatuous "meanings" of my work, but this one does have a subtext, a rather personal one. But you are welcome to read whatever you want into it." Comes framed in a professional high-profile float frame. “Lyman’s work evolves restlessly, with the common elements generally being deft and unusual color choices that balance assonance and dissonance, and vestiges of the hand and facture purposely left in the paintings. The negative space is often so meticulously worked that it’s almost as if the objects – usually simple shapes – are there as much to complement the background as vice versa. Despite the often bold colors there is an elegance about his paintings that prevents them from being either loud or decorative. " Artbeit Zeitschrift “His paintings are a refreshing departure from the current abstract art world’s seemingly endless parade of fields of color with scribbles providing form, a style that is easily mimicked and has become a sort of “safe,” accessible go-to. There are confident decisions in these paintings appearing as commitments of strongly delineated forms and unexpected collisions of color that give the work a visceral, confident and playful soul, increasingly missing from contemporary expressionist abstraction. They are the paintings of a real painter rather than a decorative artist.” ArtSeen, 2018 (from a collector): "Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...

Martin Adalian "Since in Vain" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62 x 47.5 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He started painting when he was three years old as a result of growing up amongst a dynasty of artists - his father, uncle, cousins are all artists...

Martin Adalian "Park Life" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.5 x 47.75 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He started painting when he was three years old as a result of growing up amongst a dynasty of artists - his father, uncle, cousins are all artists...

Martin Adalian "Afternoon Garden" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.75 x 47.75 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armen...

Martin Adalian "Watching" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.5 x 44.25 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He st...

Martin Adalian "Leaning" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.5 x 44 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He starte...

Martin Adalian "Four Sticks" Acrylic, Oil, Tar on Canvas 62.25 x 47.5 in. ___________________ Martiros Adalian was born in 1972 in Yerevan Armenia. He started painting when he was three years old as a result of growing up amongst a dynasty of artists - his father, uncle, cousins are all artists...

A recent, large work by the masterful Giancarlo Impiglia, whose value has been steadily increasing. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signa...

A playful acrylic and pastel on tar paper by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the ...

A stunning oil and pastel on tar paper by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the sho...

A stunning oil and pastel on tar paper by world-renowned Giancarlo Impiglia. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signature style on the sho...

A work by Donald Sultan. "Yellow Tulip #18" is an oil and tar on paper executed in primary green and yellow on a black ground and depicts an abstr...

Gary Wolfe works in painting, drawing, monotypes, video, and mixed media. Coming from a family that has roots in Western New York reaching back at least four generations, he was born...