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]]>Pause has a background in graffiti, where he started his artistic journey as a teenager. This medium allowed him to broaden his horizons regarding the possibilities of art. In the following years, the Ontario native experimented with different techniques and materials, which led to him finding his own voice as an artist.
“The place where my style has ended up is simply a combination of my favorite styles to paint—a mix of cubism, collage, illustration, super flat, and abstract styles organized together in a very clean fashion,” he explained in a recent interview.
In his works, Pause uses a limited color palette that includes various shades of blue, grey, and wood grain. This is a deliberate decision, as they produce a “calming” effect, according to the artist himself.
The complexity of Pause’s artworks and the way all the geometrical shapes correlate with one another give a sense that there is a long process of mapping and planning behind each painting. But the truth is that this talented artist actually only has an idea of an emotion he wants to project with each piece.
“I tend to start with an idea of what kind of emotion or story I want the finished painting to convey, and work backward from there,” he explains.
Continue scrolling to check out more of Pause’s works.
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]]>“I used to draw and paint people primarily, portraits and self-portraits,” recalled the painter in an interview with Maake Magazine. “When I was in grad school I started keeping potted plants, and they occasionally made their way into my paintings. In about 2009 I got more interested in painting plants and since about 2012 plants and landscape are pretty much the only thing I paint.”
Talking about her initial inspiration, she adds that her mom has an incredible garden that has always been a big creative outlet for her. “I think growing up next to a beautiful garden with a mom who was very enthusiastic about plants probably influenced my work,” she admits.
Explaining her choice of color she says: “I often try to make the color be as vivid as possible, while still modeling a form in light and dark. Color is often the starting point for each painting. I’ll try to think of a color combination that I haven’t used before, or think of how I can change certain colors in a landscape so that the value still makes sense for a day or night scene, but the color is something surprising.”
She mixes the colors with a brush on a paper palette, using as few pigment ingredients as possible. “Using few ingredients makes it easier to remember, and tends to keep the color really bright,” she explains.
Enter her bright-colored worlds in the gallery below/
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]]>The Paris-based graphic artist and painter creates artworks that showcase the special kind of bond that women share, and evoke a sense of longing. But while portraying the modern women, her composition is Renaissance inspired.
“I don’t know if I can describe a signature visual language,” Dal-Pra explained in an interview with It’s Nice That, “but most of the time, I’m trying to find the balance between realism and abstraction.”
It’s this distinctive blend of modern and classical that has caught the world’s attention, with clients that include Gucci and Rus. “I love to give life to my painting, that’s why each collaboration is for me the opportunity to make it live differently, on different surfaces for different projects,” said the artist. “I love to confront and bring together my aesthetics with the aesthetics of other entities, that’s partly why I love working with brands with a strong identity.”
Check out some of her work below.
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]]>The post Eric Pause Captures “Fractured Moments of Time” in His Acrylic Paintings appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>Pause has a background in graffiti, where he started his artistic journey as a teenager. This medium allowed him to broaden his horizons regarding the possibilities of art. In the following years, the Ontario native experimented with different techniques and materials, which led to him finding his own voice as an artist.
“The place where my style has ended up is simply a combination of my favorite styles to paint—a mix of cubism, collage, illustration, super flat, and abstract styles organized together in a very clean fashion,” he explained in a recent interview.
In his works, Pause uses a limited color palette that includes various shades of blue, grey, and wood grain. This is a deliberate decision, as they produce a “calming” effect, according to the artist himself.
The complexity of Pause’s artworks and the way all the geometrical shapes correlate with one another give a sense that there is a long process of mapping and planning behind each painting. But the truth is that this talented artist actually only has an idea of an emotion he wants to project with each piece.
“I tend to start with an idea of what kind of emotion or story I want the finished painting to convey, and work backward from there,” he explains.
Continue scrolling to check out more of Pause’s works.
The post Eric Pause Captures “Fractured Moments of Time” in His Acrylic Paintings appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>The post Amy Lincoln’s Paintings Revolve Around Plants appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>“I used to draw and paint people primarily, portraits and self-portraits,” recalled the painter in an interview with Maake Magazine. “When I was in grad school I started keeping potted plants, and they occasionally made their way into my paintings. In about 2009 I got more interested in painting plants and since about 2012 plants and landscape are pretty much the only thing I paint.”
Talking about her initial inspiration, she adds that her mom has an incredible garden that has always been a big creative outlet for her. “I think growing up next to a beautiful garden with a mom who was very enthusiastic about plants probably influenced my work,” she admits.
Explaining her choice of color she says: “I often try to make the color be as vivid as possible, while still modeling a form in light and dark. Color is often the starting point for each painting. I’ll try to think of a color combination that I haven’t used before, or think of how I can change certain colors in a landscape so that the value still makes sense for a day or night scene, but the color is something surprising.”
She mixes the colors with a brush on a paper palette, using as few pigment ingredients as possible. “Using few ingredients makes it easier to remember, and tends to keep the color really bright,” she explains.
Enter her bright-colored worlds in the gallery below/
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]]>The post The Modern and the Classic Blend Together in These Acrylic Paintings appeared first on PlayJunkie.
]]>The Paris-based graphic artist and painter creates artworks that showcase the special kind of bond that women share, and evoke a sense of longing. But while portraying the modern women, her composition is Renaissance inspired.
“I don’t know if I can describe a signature visual language,” Dal-Pra explained in an interview with It’s Nice That, “but most of the time, I’m trying to find the balance between realism and abstraction.”
It’s this distinctive blend of modern and classical that has caught the world’s attention, with clients that include Gucci and Rus. “I love to give life to my painting, that’s why each collaboration is for me the opportunity to make it live differently, on different surfaces for different projects,” said the artist. “I love to confront and bring together my aesthetics with the aesthetics of other entities, that’s partly why I love working with brands with a strong identity.”
Check out some of her work below.
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