The Four Seasons - A Benefit Painting of the Hyde Park Art Center, 1974127 x 127cmSign in to view price
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oil on canvas
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This contemporary artwork comprises a series of four panels depicting a stylized urban landscape. The visual elements feature a dominant use of geometric shapes, particularly rectangles and squares, in shades of grey, yellow, and green. The composition emphasizes the architectural features of the buildings, with rows of illuminated windows creating a visually striking pattern. The subject matter appears to be a representation of city life, with the inclusion of silhouetted human figures suggesting a sense of activity and interaction within the urban setting. The artist's distinctive style and technique reflect a modernist approach, utilizing a flattened, two-dimensional perspective to create a visually arresting and thought-provoking scene. ...
One of the leading members of Chicago Imagists, an art movement based in Chicago in the 1960s, Roger Brown creates bold works tied with social commentary. His familial ties drove him to the American South and its distinctive culture of materialism and folk art. Later in life, Brown grew interested in the aesthetics of comic books, Art Deco and interior design, and influences visible in his graphic, skewed perspective and apocalyptic backgrounds. Dedicating works to the state of post-war America, vernacular cultures, alienation and human tragedy, Brown further created theatre sets, mixed-media sculptures, mosaic murals and prints. Aware of his own mortality when living with AIDS in the last decade of his life, Brown’s work manifests an uncanny darkness, evermore relevant to the political context of his lifetime. ...
