This vibrant contemporary artwork features a striking juxtaposition of elements. The composition is dominated by a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds, contrasted by a wooden easel grounded in a lush field of colorful flowers. The artist's use of surreal imagery, including a disembodied shoe and floating feathers, imbues the scene with a dreamlike quality. The overall style blends realism and whimsical abstraction, showcasing the artist's skilled technique in rendering both detailed natural elements and imaginative, fantastical details. This thought-provoking piece invites the viewer to ponder the relationship between artistic expression, nature, and the boundless realms of the human imagination. ...
Michael Hilsman makes non-literal paintings of objects and figures that explore the absurdity, magic, and latent spirituality of the physical world.
Utilizing formats associated with classical painting such as portraiture and still life, and employing a wide visual vocabulary ranging from naturalism to expressionism, Hilsman builds monumental paintings whose objects and figures are in a state of dissolution and fragmentation, often seeming to disattach from themselves and form anew, appearing both familiar and foreign.
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