Christian Quin Newell
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This powerful painting depicts two muscular, shirtless men engaged in an intense embrace against a dramatic, fiery backdrop. The bold use of earthy tones and thick, textural brushstrokes create a sense of raw, visceral energy. The figures' physical intimacy and the emotional tension in their expressions suggest a narrative of struggle, passion, or conflict. This work reflects the artist's skillful handling of the human form and their exploration of the complexities of human relationships and the human condition. The powerful, emotive style and subject matter likely have origins in the artist's personal experiences or perspectives on the human experience. ...
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Christian Quin Newell
1991Christian Quin Newell's work, which includes paintings, drawings, and miniatures, features coded narratives that reflect on the world around him. His practice blends his studies of mysticism, psychology and art history, and employs a unique iconography of symbols, archetypal images, historical characters, and multi-layered plots. He uses underpainting techniques and palettes from the Venetian Renaissance, as well as natural semi-precious pigments such as cinnabar and malachite, which are found in Indian miniature painting. With a mixed Jamaican and Italian heritage, he creates imagined worlds reminiscent of Metaphysical Painting, an early 20th-century Italian art movement, filled with enigmatic objects, where principles of time and space are distorted, featuring hybrid figures from a possible mythic past or imagined future. It is difficult for the viewer to place the scenes within a recognisable context, giving the impression that these images exist somewhere in the vastness of the universe. ...
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