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Sebastian Black

New York, United States

Drawing Painting

Sebastian Black is an American artist known for his vibrant, expressive paintings that often feature abstract forms and recurring motifs. His work explores the act of painting itself, embracing spontaneity, gesture, and the interplay of color and texture to create dynamic and emotionally resonant compositions.

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Georgia Gardner Gray

New York, United States

Painting

Georgia Gardner Gray is an American painter known for her distinctive, often whimsical, figurative canvases. Her work frequently depicts surreal narratives and stylized figures, exploring themes of femininity, social dynamics, and identity with a unique blend of humor, irony, and melancholic introspection.

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Soshiro Matsubara

Tokyo, Japan

Mixed Media Painting Sculpture

Soshiro Matsubara is a Japanese artist known for his diverse practice encompassing painting, sculpture, and installation. His work often uses fragmented forms and found objects to explore themes of perception, memory, and the uncanny, creating enigmatic compositions that hover between reality and illusion.

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Ernst Yohji Jaeger

Heidelberg, Germany

Drawing Painting

Ernst Yohji Jaeger is a German artist known for his vibrant, expressive paintings that often feature fragmented figures and dreamlike narratives. His work blends influences from Japanese woodblock prints and Western expressionism, creating visually rich, melancholic compositions that explore identity and emotion.

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Pierpaolo Campanini

Cento, Italy

Drawing Painting

Pierpaolo Campanini is an Italian artist known for his meticulously crafted, often surreal paintings that blend elements of still life, landscape, and architectural space. His work features a distinctive flat, graphic style and vibrant colors, creating enigmatic scenes that blur reality and illusion.

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Abel Auer

Munich, Germany

Drawing Painting

Abel Auer is a German painter known for his expressive, often fantastical canvases that blend figuration with abstract elements. His work draws from mythology, folklore, and personal narratives, creating dreamlike scenes with a distinctive, raw aesthetic that invites multiple interpretations and explores the unconscious.

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Alvaro Barrington

St. George's, Grenada

Installation Art Mixed Media Painting

Alvaro Barrington is a Grenadian-British artist known for his vibrant, mixed-media paintings and installations. His work explores themes of identity, community, and cultural memory, often incorporating diverse materials and techniques to create textured, layered compositions that blend abstraction with figuration.

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Michael Craig-Martin

Dublin, Ireland

Digital Art Drawing Painting

Michael Craig-Martin is an Irish artist, a pivotal figure in British conceptual art, known for his bold, graphic paintings and installations of everyday objects. His work employs a distinctive minimalist style and vibrant colors to explore the representation of objects, language, and perception.

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Julian Opie

London, United Kingdom

Digital Art Painting Sculpture

Julian Opie is a British artist known for his distinctive minimalist portraits, landscapes, and animations characterized by bold outlines and simplified forms. His iconic style captures the essence of his subjects through a reduction of detail, exploring perception, movement, and the modern urban experience.

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Jim Dine

Cincinnati, United States

Drawing Painting Sculpture

Jim Dine is an American artist, a pivotal figure in Pop Art, known for his diverse practice spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking. His work often features recurring motifs like hearts, tools, and bathrobes, imbuing everyday objects with personal symbolism and emotional depth.

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