Expressionism
Expressionism is an art style that distorts reality in order to emphasise personal expression, characterised by intense colour and brushwork.
Expressionism encompasses diverse artistic approaches focused on intense personal expression. Rejecting the rigid bourgeois values of the early 20th century, and breaking away from state-sponsored art academies, Expressionist artists embraced bold simplification, distortion of forms, vibrant, and – at times – discordant colours. Expressionism can be viewed as a natural extension of the Romanticism movement.
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Bridget Riley
Discover the illusionary artworks of a trailblazing British painter.
Cecily Brown
Discover how British artist Cecily Brown made her mark as a painter despite spending her formative years on the installation-obsessed ‘90s British art scene.
George Condo – Rethinking reality
Condo coined two terms to describe his radical art style – artificial realism and psychological realism.
What is Generative Art?
Humans have been experimenting with generative art for centuries, but Web 3.0 technology such as NFTs and smart contracts has unlocked new possibilities. Here’s what you need to know about the movement that’s shaking up the art world.
Sensory Inspiration
The origin story for a new collaboration with New York legend José Parlá got us thinking about some of the unexpected places where artists find their art.
José Parlá: The Founders
Read a text written by José Parlá to accompany the timed release of our our latest collaboration, The Founders.
Rafa Macarrón
Rafa Macarrón (he him) was born in 1981 in Madrid, Spain where he continues to live and work.
Tomoo Gokita
Tomoo Gokita (he/him) is a Japanese artist born in Tokyo in 1969, where he continues to live and work.
Isshaq Ismail
Isshaq Ismail was born in 1989 in Accra, Ghana. He uses his art as a tool to make polemic statements, working in a style he describes as infantile semi-abstraction.
Robert Nava
Robert Nava was born in 1985 in East Chicago, USA, and now lives and works in New York.
Wang Yan Cheng
Wang Yan Cheng was born in 1960 in Guangdong, China, and now lives and works in France.
Jenny Brosinski
Jenny Brosinski was born in 1984 in Celle, Germany, and now lives and works in Berlin.
Chris Succo
Chris Succo was born in 1979 and lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Mecha
Generative expressionism meets hyper-textured printmaking in a new series by Michael Kozlowski (mpkoz).Written entirely in GLSL and JavaScript, Mecha is centred on synthesised texture - procedurally, thematically and physically. It represents the final evolution of a photoreal painting algorithm mpkoz started developing two years ago.“The narrative behind Mecha is an exercise in maximalism. I wanted to push my technical skills, the complexity of the outputs, and the technology used to print them, to their limit.”In doing so, Mecha became a visual reflection of this process: a series of complex, tactile compositions each replicating physicality, consistency, light and shadow to an uncanny level. It is the first body of work that mpkoz has created in which the technical processes used to create the artwork directly influence the visual composition of the outputs.This narrative of maximalism extends into the printing process. The artist worked closely with the printmakers at Make-Ready in London for over a year, perfecting a cutting-edge technique to physically reproduce the simulated depth of Mecha’s outputs.Each artwork is printed with up to 31 layers of UV-cured ink on an aluminium plate – resulting in a variable build-up of texture, highlighting the level of detail present in the algorithmic outputs and bringing them to life in a way that simply isn’t possible on a digital display.
Katrin Fridriks
Katrin Fridriks was born in 1974 in Reykjavik, Iceland, and currently lives between Luxembourg and Paris.
Tomás Sánchez
Tomás Sánchez was born in 1948 in Cuba, and is now based in Costa Rica.
Ali Banisadr
Ali Banisadr was born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran, and now lives and works in New York, USA.
Angel Otero
Angel Otero (he/him) was born in 1981 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He now splits his time between the island and his studio in New York City.
Kour Pour
Kour Pour was born in 1987 in Exeter, UK, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.
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