The artwork features a whimsical depiction of a farmhouse in a rural landscape, with a large, hovering, saucer-shaped UFO hovering above it. The vibrant colors, including the yellow beam of light emanating from the UFO, and the simple, almost child-like style, suggest a playful and imaginative take on the idea of extraterrestrial visitation. The composition is balanced, with the central elements of the farmhouse and the UFO creating a striking visual contrast. This work likely reflects the artist's fascination with the intersection of the mundane and the extraordinary, inviting the viewer to consider the possibilities beyond the ordinary. ...
Viewing Harold Ancart’s paintings begins with a recognition of naturally occurring elements or forms – seascapes, sunsets, icebergs – but his works move beyond representation. They draw out, magnify and invert natural colour palettes, simultaneously simplifying and complicating forms, and leaning into abstraction. The artist presents technicolour vignettes of minute acts alongside seismic shifts. The geometry of Ancart’s forms, and the play and tension between surface and depth is reminiscent of Bay Area Figurative Movement painter Richard Diebenkorn. Ancart is also inspired by Frank Auerbach and Oskar Kokoschka, which is apparent in his bold use of colour and his embracing of expressionism and representation with a reluctance to be consigned to either genre.
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C L E A R I N G is a contemporary art gallery based in New York, Los Angeles and Brussels. The gallery was founded in 2011, with the focus of showing emerging art. It now represents over 20 living artists, providing many of them - such as Harold Ancart, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Chase Hall, Calvin Marcus and Marina Pinsky - with their first gallery exhibition. The gallery also represents the estates of Eduardo Paolozzi, Bruno Gironcoli and René Heyvaert. C L E A R I N G supports its artists by producing works, exhibitions and books, as well as working closely with public and private institutions. ...
