The NSA Has Seen You Naked

Todd Bienvenu

The NSA Has Seen You Naked, 2018213.4 x 243.8cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
acrylic on canvasGalerie Sebastien BertrandGenève
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This vibrant, abstract painting presents a visually complex collage of colorful shapes, forms, and symbols. The composition is densely packed, with an array of expressive, gestural brushstrokes and a harmonious blend of hues ranging from bold primary colors to muted pastels. The subject matter appears to be a chaotic, cluttered interior space filled with various found objects, figures, and representations of popular culture, alluding to the complexities and fragmentation of contemporary life. The artist's distinctive style and unconventional use of materials and techniques suggest a thought-provoking exploration of themes related to consumerism, media, and the human experience. ...

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Todd Bienvenu
Artist
Todd Bienvenu
1980, American

Todd Bienvenu’s thick oil and acrylic paintings are expressive, resplendent and uninhibited. Emerging first from his dense figurative compositions are the power and energy of his strong colors and their spontaneous movement. He begins by applying colors directly: abstract forms emerge, and the subjects develop naturally, excavated through the process of addition and subtraction of paint. Bienvenu never hesitates to fill his paintings with self-mockery. He takes us with him to drunken parties by the pool, stages us in our most intimate and almost shameful moment with a very thick and chromatically dense touch. He depicts beaches, alcohol, sex, tattooed rockers, urban scenes and fragments of the everyday life – his biographical universe. Although his subjects are often burlesque, we perceive a form of underlying melancholy. Indeed, many of them are the result of a reflection that is a source of both nostalgia and solace. Embedded within the artist’s sense of humor and freewheeling paint, the paintings bear within them major and timeless existential questions. A more profound feeling, a tragic dimension offset the apparent lightness. In Bienvenu’s recent work, the vulnerability of the body holds an important place. In this respect, subjects such as snowboard and skateboard crashes and then, by extension, bike and car accidents, echo the physical changes related to age and the fragility of a body that is no longer 18 years old. Bienvenu speaks as much of the party as of its end. It is as if the deep solitude of being has been made visible, even within the most banal and “good-natured” day-to-day. Yet it is a question neither of sadness nor of resignation, it is the opposite. ...

Todd Bienvenu: Artworks
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Man on couch with cat
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Seagulls
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The NSA Has Seen You Naked
Todd BienvenuThe NSA Has Seen You Naked, 2018Price on Request
The Dude Abides
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Pizzabutt
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Lake Oachita
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Elevation
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Big Pink Wipeout
Todd BienvenuBig Pink Wipeout, 2022Price on Request
Shades 2
Todd BienvenuShades 2, 2016Price on Request
Beach Towel
Todd BienvenuBeach Towel, 2016Price on Request
Wipeout #5
Todd BienvenuWipeout #5, 2021Price on Request
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Todd BienvenuMan With Cat, 202118000 USD
Lazera
Todd BienvenuLazera, 2021Price on Request
Nick at the beach
Todd BienvenuNick at the beach, 202217000 USD