This vibrant abstract artwork features a dynamic composition of bold, contrasting colors and explosive shapes. The central focus is a striking burst of yellow and orange hues, conveying a sense of energy and dynamism. The surrounding shapes and forms, rendered in a range of blues, greens, and blacks, create a sense of movement and depth, hinting at a cosmic or otherworldly landscape. The artist's unique style and expressive brushwork imbue the piece with a captivating sense of spontaneity and visual intrigue. The work invites the viewer to explore the interplay of color, shape, and symbolism, encouraging a contemplative and imaginative interpretation of its underlying themes. ...
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. ...
