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Acrylic

  

Ghanaian Movie Posters

November 3, 2011 by Hannah Brockway | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

    These large movie posters, painted with acrylic on recycled grain sacks, are original African movie posters from Ghana. In the 1980’s, the video camera was brought to Africa and homegrown movies became a popular business. Dramatic promotional posters were hand-painted to raise awareness about movie showings in makeshift,

Hilary Baker

November 1, 2011 by Hannah Brockway | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

    Southern California artist Hilary Baker lives and works in her hometown of Los Angeles. The artist’s work sits daringly along the line between abstraction and figuration; the abstract shapes found in Baker’s work resemble natural elements found in our modern world. Baker received her Bachelor

YEK

October 31, 2011 by Hannah Brockway | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

    Op artist YEK uses atmospheric abstraction to reach a new level of perspective. Constructing his distinctive style using airbrushed, concave canvases, YEK’s work envelops the viewer and generates a tranquil experience. Playing with color and light, many of the artist’s pieces gradually fade from one luminosity to another using reverse

Kris Chatterson

October 25, 2011 by Hannah Brockway | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

    Artist Kris Chatterson uses technology and unconventional tools to create his large, abstract paintings. Chatterson, a native of Orlando, Florida, currently lives and works in New York City. With a lifestyle closely tied to the ocean– Chatterson grew up in Florida and lived in Los Angeles for

Patrick Wilson

June 1, 2010 by | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

  “The key value of abstraction to me is its openness. The best abstraction isn’t didactic, it’s experiential.” — Patrick Wilson, excerpted from the Color Space exhibition essay by Sarah Bancroft, published by Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, 2011. Wilson’s painting, Red Emperor, was featured in an exhibition titled, Color Space, at Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe in New York

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